[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Music and singing are auditory experiences. We don’t need to see the musicians or singers to appreciate their music. So why bother going...
Isang Gabi Ng Pasasalamat (A Farewell Concert)
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last week I wrote about choirs that choose not to perform. None of the choirs or singing groups that I have run were formed as performing groups. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Do you have to be able to read music to sing? Lots of people believe so and are put off joining choirs, or even singing at all, as a result. &n...
Last week we kicked off a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to professionally record an album of brand new choral music written by new and as yet unrecorded composers. This project is not about us as a choir. Our project is about giving new and emergin...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]It’s that time of year again when you still have time to to pop to the local garage for last-minute presents. What on earth can you get for the choral...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Hark the herald angels sing. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s Merry Christmas everybody. White Chr...
The moment before a concert begins, when singers and audience members wait for the downbeat, is a magical time. Our first video seeks to capture that shared moment - the hushed anticipation, the sound of coordinated footsteps, the group intake of breath.... more
[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...