[The views expressed in this blog are From my personal experiences From 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs From traditions across th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Instead of writing this, I should be planning a one-off two-hour singing workshop for this Saturday. I’m also starting to think of what I’ll d...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I wrote last week about people who think they Can’t ‘sing’ because they think they need training or singing lessons first (Your sin...

The Salt and Light Chorale is an SATB choir that sings music From a variety of genres such as: Gospel, Spirituals, Jazz, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Russian Choral Music. This choir is partnered with a non-profit organization Called the New Yor...  moreThe Salt and Light Chorale is an SATB choir that sings music From a variety of genres such as: Gospel, Spirituals, Jazz, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Russian Choral Music. This choir is partnered with a non-profit organization Called the New York Community Alliance for Sickle Cell Anemia Inc. We plan to use our concert venues for aiding this organization's cause. Our conductor John Hunter II is a young but competent conductor. He received his Master's in Choral Conducting From Mansfield University. To hear some of his works, you may go to his website at ofollow">http://www.wix.com/hunterjj14/my-web . By simply going to the Choral Listening Room in his website you Can hear a number of works conducted by him. We will be holding auditions this Saturday. If you would like to audition for this group, you may email John Hunter at hunterjj14@mounties.mansfield.edu or Contact Mr. John Robinson at 347-409-3860. Compensation is...    less

Performance by the Mansfield University Concert Choir conducted by Peggy Dettwiler at the 2014 World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia. They won a gold medal and second place in the Spiritual Category.

Our Whalley Abbey tour people will be singing an extract From the Messiah at the wonderful Whalley Abbey Church at the Sunday service surrounded by 40 Christmas trees! It promises to be a memorable conclusion to a fine weekend's singing! There are still p...

The Mansfield University Concert Choir at the 2012 World Choir Games in their Gold Medal winning performance in the Musica Sacra competition.

Singing in a choir is fun, it Builds teamwork and confidence in people as they work together to accomplish a common goal. Singing also shares someThing unique From all other musical instruments: words. This means it is a powerful tool for memory and speec...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I’m booked to run a singing workshop for someone, I always make sure that I get there early. I usually arrive to find people milling aroun...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In 2014 a Britney Spears recording escaped into the wild which demonstrates that without Auto-Tune her singing Can be less than perfect (Experience t...