[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many of you know that I avoid using the ‘C’ word: choir. But there other similar terms that I find just as bad: chorus, chorale, chamber ...

[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...

Santa Margherita di Fidenza - PR - Italia: 2015.12.18 Dir. Maria Laura Di Gennaro www.coralecontrappunto.it Medesano - Parma - Italia

The Grace University Chorale has now been around for over 5 decades – although just 5 conductors have directed it thus far, a sign of consistency for this 40-voice ensemble that has performed internationally in other countries including Germany, Australia...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">The Grace University Chorale has now been around for over 5 decades – although just 5 conductors have directed it thus far, a sign of consistency for this 40-voice ensemble that has performed internationally in other countries including Germany, Australia, and Austria.  

European Church Music Festival Schwäbisch Gmünd 2019 in the Münster of Schwäbisch Gmünd, 18 July 2019. The concert with John Rutter & Chamber Choir of Europe, conducted by Nicol Matt (Germany) in MÜNSTER of Schwäbisch Gmünd was a huge success! John Rutte...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">European Church Music Festival Schwäbisch Gmünd 2019 in the Münster of Schwäbisch Gmünd, 18 July 2019. The concert with John Rutter & Chamber Choir of Europe, conducted by Nicol Matt (Germany) in MÜNSTER of Schwäbisch Gmünd was a huge success! John Rutter received the prestigious European Church Music Prize 2019 for outstanding contributions to church music.  

From our 2010 Lessons and Carols Candlelight Service. We are joined by six extras (college students from ATU and OBU).

Dedicated to renaissance music and directed by Gabriel Crouch, this new group is bound by a shared love of communicating text, and creates performances which draw out unifying themes within apparently diverse repertoire: to this end they are as meticulous...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Dedicated to renaissance music and directed by Gabriel Crouch, this new group is bound by a shared love of communicating text, and creates performances which draw out unifying themes within apparently diverse repertoire: to this end they are as meticulous about providing context and insight for audiences as they are about crafting interpretations of the music they love. Their first two albums have received great praise.  

Sunset Concert "Sacred Music in a Sacred Place" 

8th International Festival of the Aegean, Syros 2012

 Corfu Youth Choir performing John Rutter's "Look at the World"

 Christina Kalliaridou conducting

 Orthodox Church of St Nicholas, Ermoupoli, Syros

Singkronies Chamber Choir is extremely happy to welcome our new conductor, Charlotte Botha into our midSt. Rehearsals are under way for our first project together: "Bernstein, Barber & Beatles", for which performances will take place at the end of Novembe...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the start of term we have an equal number of singers in each part, but by the end of term, there are always too many altos (or sopranos or tenors &ndash...