[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...

[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...

[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...

A Choral Suite in 4 movements. Music and Text by Kentaro Sato (Ken-P) based on the text by L. C. F. Lactantius (c.250 - c.325)

Final Year Recital for Conducting Major, (Bachelor of Theology, concentration in Church Music program). Performed in Peter Wongso Auditorium, SEABS Campus, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia. Oct. 2nd. 2015. Malang Motet Choir, conducted by Richard S. ...  moreFinal Year Recital for Conducting Major, (Bachelor of Theology, concentration in Church Music program). Performed in Peter Wongso Auditorium, SEABS Campus, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia. Oct. 2nd. 2015. Malang Motet Choir, conducted by Richard S. Awuy. Richte Mich Gott (Mendelssohn), a Capella. F. Mendelssohn費利克斯·門德爾松·巴托爾迪 | “Richte mich, Gott” 詩篇 43. 神啊，求你申我的冤，向不虔誠的國為我辨屈， 求你救我脫離詭詐不義的人！ 因為你是賜我力量的神。為何丟棄我呢？ 我為何因仇敵的欺壓時常哀痛呢？ 求你發出你的亮光和真實，好引導我，帶我到你的聖山，到你的居所。 我就走到神的祭壇，到我最喜樂的神那裡。 神啊，我的神，我要彈琴稱讚你。 我的心哪，你為何憂悶？為何在我裡面煩躁？ 應當仰望神，因我還要稱讚他，他是我臉上的光榮，是我的神。  less

The vocal octet Octarium, based in Kansas City, has gained a national reputation for performances suffused with what composer Morton Lauridsen called, “stunning artistry combined with an absolutely beautiful blending of voices.” Composer Stephen Hatfield ...  moreThe vocal octet Octarium, based in Kansas City, has gained a national reputation for performances suffused with what composer Morton Lauridsen called, “stunning artistry combined with an absolutely beautiful blending of voices.” Composer Stephen Hatfield raves, “Octarium’s ability to change the nuance of their tone and timbre without disrupting the flow of the music enables them to pack their performances with riches without ever over-reaching for their effects.” At each presentation, Octarium offers the polished choral sonority and embodiment of the philosophy, “Eight Singers, One Voice” for which the ensemble has become well-known and respected. The Riverfront Times writes that the “eight members of Octarium go beyond raising their voices together in song; their voices warp and weave together, coalescing as a single instrument of tremendous power and depth. Octarium wields this might gracefully, never overpowering, opting instead to revel in the pliancy of the human voice.” In addition to a Kansas City-a...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I teach Songs without using any kind of musical notation. Like other members of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network I believe that singing should...

OK so some Songs we recorded didn't make the CD "These Islands". Here is one that got away. The Miller of Dee. We will soon be putting up a podcast of the Choral Celebration, for a limited time in the run up to the Grand Depart. Keep your eyes and ears...

[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 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...