We are sorry to announce disappointing, upsetting news. After 4 ½ years of ambitious, adventurous music-Making, Albion is coming to an end. It’s been tremendously hard to contemplate this as a way forward, and equally so to decide on it....

This video Highlights The mission, work and outreach of The MN based professional vocal ensemble, "From Age to Age". The ensemble is now gaining international presence and is being compared by audiences to well known groups such as: Cantus, The Rose Ense...  moreThis video Highlights The mission, work and outreach of The MN based professional vocal ensemble, "From Age to Age". The ensemble is now gaining international presence and is being compared by audiences to well known groups such as: Cantus, The Rose Ensemble, The Dale Warland Singers, Chanticleer, The Sixteen, and The Cambridge Singers.  

[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...

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE NOW TO HELP US HELP OTheRS!!! For our 40th anniversary! If you love our music, a Donation would be appreciated Please DONATE to our 40th fundraising goal of $15,000 to celebrate this milestone! http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Donate....  morePLEASE SUBSCRIBE NOW TO HELP US HELP OTheRS!!! For our 40th anniversary! If you love our music, a Donation would be appreciated Please DONATE to our 40th fundraising goal of $15,000 to celebrate this milestone! http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Donate.html All Donations receive a charitable tax receipt ! A loving overview spanning The Stairwell Carollers 40 years of existence. Compiled and edited togeTher by Stairwell Caroller Director and creator, Pierre Massie. Photos property of The Stairwell Carollers and Holly Massie, all rights reserved. Video clips property of The Stairwell Carollers, Holly Massie, Pierre Massie unless oTherwise credited. Thanks to: Joel Haslam and CTV and Regional Contact, CBC Radio and TV, Dominion Carillonneur, Andrea McCrady, and Parliament hill, all The wonderful venues we have sung at, and all The lovely people that we have met and helped us out along The way, and of course all The Stairwellers now and in The past -- some, sadly, no longer with us. xo Holly and Pet...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   As a member of The Natural Voice Network I share Their belief that everybody can sing and nobody should be excluded from music-Making. Which is why n...

(This post was orginally written for The Embro Thistle Singers blog.)   I think sometimes we get so focused on Making The music as directors and singers, we forget that The people around us have "baggage" good and bad that we need to unpack before ...

LEARN HOW YOU CAN STAND A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO SGD $25,000! Event: 12th International Choral Festival Orientale Concentus, Singapore 2019 Date: 29 July - 1 August 2019 (4 Days) Location: Singapore Orientale Concentus, conceptualized in 2008 with th...  moreLEARN HOW YOU CAN STAND A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO SGD $25,000! Event: 12th International Choral Festival Orientale Concentus, Singapore 2019 Date: 29 July - 1 August 2019 (4 Days) Location: Singapore Orientale Concentus, conceptualized in 2008 with The purpose of promoting international arts and cultural exchange and youth choral music development. This will be a unique opportunity for all choirs to step into a holistic and memorable international choral learning journey, all in one place. The upcoming 12th International Choral Festival Orientale Concentus, Singapore 2019 is scheduled to take place once again in Singapore from 29 July - 1 August 2019 (4 Days). Watch our 11th Orientale Concentus' highlight video to have a glimpse of what you can expect participating in OC11 and how we are different from oTher choral festivals!  less

In this special Oxford Series episode, I catch Dr. Zanaida Robles for a conversation about her philosophy as a composer, as well as The way all of her musical and personal identities mingle to create a context for her music Making. We discuss The composit...  moreIn this special Oxford Series episode, I catch Dr. Zanaida Robles for a conversation about her philosophy as a composer, as well as The way all of her musical and personal identities mingle to create a context for her music Making. We discuss The compositional process, including The philosophy she holds related to The "end product" for singers. Namely, The importance of The singers exploring Their own communities and connections WHILE also exploring The music. We also bounce ideas back and forth related to composers having to be careful about "over refining" a composition, as well as The music world's attempt to balance goals of equity with The human need for each composer to be valued based on Their OWN music and individual expression. You won't want to miss this conversation!If you enjoy this content, please consider supporting The show at http://www.patreon.com/choralosophy for as little as 3$ a month AND receive subscriber only content There. Please support our sponsors by checking out These sites. Be su  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] We are not all born equal. Some have longer legs which helps Them to win at hurdles or The high jump. Some have longer fingers which helps Them to play jazz ...

LCGC to Host International Choir Festival As Part Their 30th Birthday Celebrations   One of The Highlights of LCGC’s 30 year anniversary is The gaThering of at least thirty choirs from all corners of The World to celebrate in London over The ...