[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I was collecting money at a workshop recently (something I nearly always forget as I always get so carried away with the singing!) and somebody mention...

Cantores Celestes Women's choir Kelly Galbraith: Director Tom Power: Banjo John Showman: Fiddle recorded on Dec 6, 2014 'An Appalachian Christmas' recorded by Patric McGroarty www.cantorescelestes.com http://www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes http...  moreCantores Celestes Women's choir Kelly Galbraith: Director Tom Power: Banjo John Showman: Fiddle recorded on Dec 6, 2014 'An Appalachian Christmas' recorded by Patric McGroarty www.cantorescelestes.com http://www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes http://www.youtube.com/user/cantoresc... http://twitter.com/Cantores_choir  

„…I want to make a trip. With my choir friends. Seeing famous cities and sights. Also having sun, beach and sea. Meeting new folks from all around and sing with them. I want to stroll around a Mediterranean old town in the evenings hearing mu...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Somebody asked me the other day if I do workshops on songs from the musicals. I don't like musical theatre, so the answer was a resounding “No&rdquo...

A non auditioned choir singing a hugely eclectic range of arrangements, mainly bespoke, but also

8 травня 2014 року Академічний камерний хор "Хрещатик" на славетних Київських пагорбах виконує шедевр корифея сучасної української музики композитора Лесі Дичко"Достойно є" Літургія №2, диригент Павло Струць, відео Віктор Бондаренко

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] The last time I was in a room with a group of singers was nearly six months ago. If I had known then that I wouldn’t be singing like that for the fore...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]At any singing workshop I run there will probably be someone who already knows one of the songs I’m teaching. photo by Sludge G If that is you, what ...