Singing Retreat Holiday Hauteville Sur Mer, Normandie France 20-27 May 2023   Breath in the fresh sea air, sing From the heart & enjoy delicious home cooked food on our small group singing retreat holiday on the stunning Normandy coast A place f...

This post was orginally published on Embro Thistle Singers blog. When I was 15, I took singing lessons From the nuns at "The Pines".  These ladies were well respected for the results they achieved in musical training.  Our performance group o...

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

[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...

Gita Puja Wiyata (GPW) choir ,SMA 3 Semarang, sang @ 2nd Bali International Choir Festival 2013 ( 2nd BICF 2013 ), champion of Youth category (Gold Medal) Comp. by Mr. Kentaro Sato (special thanx From us, Mr....) Conductor : Jefry Franklin Bode GBI...  moreGita Puja Wiyata (GPW) choir ,SMA 3 Semarang, sang @ 2nd Bali International Choir Festival 2013 ( 2nd BICF 2013 ), champion of Youth category (Gold Medal) Comp. by Mr. Kentaro Sato (special thanx From us, Mr....) Conductor : Jefry Franklin Bode GBI Rock, 26 July 2013, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia  

Laudate Dominum by Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657-1743). This Italian composer wrote some fifty masses for three or four choirs. He is the one who extended until the middle of the 18th century the roman school influence, still attached to the so Called "T...  moreLaudate Dominum by Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657-1743). This Italian composer wrote some fifty masses for three or four choirs. He is the one who extended until the middle of the 18th century the roman school influence, still attached to the so Called "Treditions Palestriniennes". read more - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Ottavio_Pitoni Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius. Laudate eum in firmamento virtutis eius. Laudate eum in virtutibus eius. Laudate eum secundum multitudinem magnitudinis eius. Laudate eum in sono tubae. Laudate eum in psalterio et cithara. Laudate eum in tympano et choro. Laudate eum in chordis et organo. Laudate eum in cymbalis bene sonantibus. Laudate eum in cymbalis iubilationis. Omnis spiritus laudet Dominum! Praise the Lord in his sanctuary. Praise him in his mighty firmament. Praise him for his mighty deeds. Praise him according to the entire range of his greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with lyre and harp. Praise him with timb...    less

An arrangement of the Despacito movement by Eke Chijindu Favour Hedges

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...