[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...

A performance of a movement from Hubert Parry's Songs of Farewell - Never weather beaten sail, sung live in concert by the Vasari Singers directed by Jeremy Backhouse. Filmed live from St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, Thurs 24th October 2013. http:...  moreA performance of a movement from Hubert Parry's Songs of Farewell - Never weather beaten sail, sung live in concert by the Vasari Singers directed by Jeremy Backhouse. Filmed live from St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, Thurs 24th October 2013. http://www.vasarisingers.org  

Hear My Prayer - Moses Hogan - Jakarta Festival Chorus (JFC) 13 October 2012, Aula Simfonia Jakarta, Indonesia. Conductor: Rev. Lee Chong Min.

The Salt Lake Vocal Artists perform "Los Mareados" by Juan Carlos Cobián/arr. by Liliana Cangiano live in concert on October 31, 2010 in la iglesia de San Jorge, Santurtzi, Spain, under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred. Los Mareados was performed as par...  moreThe Salt Lake Vocal Artists perform "Los Mareados" by Juan Carlos Cobián/arr. by Liliana Cangiano live in concert on October 31, 2010 in la iglesia de San Jorge, Santurtzi, Spain, under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred. Los Mareados was performed as part of the Vocal Artists program for the Tolosa Choral Contest's "Musica Profana" category of competition, in which they were awarded First Prize. Soloist: Aimee Frederick Spain Tour: Oct. 23-Nov. 2, 2010 Los Mareados (Translation) Strange, as if lit up, I found you drinking, pretty and ill fated; You were drinking, and in the din of the champagne crazily you laughed, so as not to cry... Pity I felt at finding you because looking at you I saw your eyes shine with an electric fire, your beautiful eyes that I adored so much. Tonight, my friend, with alcohol we're getting drunk; I don't care if they laugh and call us "tipsy." Everyone has their sorrows and we have ours. Tonight we will drink because we won...    less

[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...

  Life works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, without meaning to, you can get a Song or a jingle stuck in your head and end up singing or humming it for hours - or even days. On the other hand, when you are actively trying to learn a poem, lyric, or a...

[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...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

"Forever Young" - @Bob Dylan Performed by Cape Town Youth Choir Arranged by Stephen Carletti Conducted by Leon Starker Soloists: Lauren Patterson, Jared Henry, Kate Farquharson October 2013 Bishops Chapel, Cape Town Stream this track at: