[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It was over an hour long and included an amazing variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] We’re always told to focus on the Meaning of the lyrics when singing a song in order to communicate it properly and to give soMe emotion to our delivery...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I often get enquiries about how you train to becoMe a choir or singing workshop leader.     I don’t offer courses myself, but th...

Founded in June 2010, Ponte Singers is one the of most preeminent youth choir in Hong Kong. With Members graduated from Hong Kong traditional schools like Diocesan Boys’ School, Belilios Public School, St. Paul’s Coeducation College, Ying Wa Girls’ School...  moreFounded in June 2010, Ponte Singers is one the of most preeminent youth choir in Hong Kong. With Members graduated from Hong Kong traditional schools like Diocesan Boys’ School, Belilios Public School, St. Paul’s Coeducation College, Ying Wa Girls’ School, St. Stephen’s Girls’ College, St. Paul’s College, Wah Yan College Kowloon, and also universities like the Hong Kong University and the Chinese University, the group was imMediately invited by the HKSAR governMent to a celebration performance in early July 2010. The group also presented a standard professional program of sacred music in its first concert “Inspiratio” in August 2010, and a theMed concert, featuring a range of masterpieces of Chinese Choral music,「聲．華」in August 2011, which won critical acclaim from local music conductors, composers and musicians. In addition to performing traditional choir masterpiece, Ponte Singers also rearranges Hymns, Pop and folk songs, aiming to share a variety of music style, and to present our own interpretation of mus...    less

Thomas Rossin conducts Jeffery Van's setting of Silent Night, Jake Rowan, Guitar.

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A while back I attended a singing workshop and hated the way it was run. Was it just Me, or was the workshop leader no good?    ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “Why can’t I sing?” The short answer is: “You can. Everybody can.”   choir of the Munich University of Applied Scien...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Those of us who love to sing often love to sing at the top of our voices. It’s joyous!   photo by William P. Gottlieb But when you&r...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] On the face of it, a workshop or concert can be a resounding success.   photo by Andy Armstrong   But ask individuals about how they think ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I don’t go to concerts much, especially not choir concerts. I find them rather long and boring.     Photot by ToniVC   But a fe...