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blog: Putting the hours in – are singers born or made?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I had a girlfriend who believed that we are all capable of anything if we just put enough effort in.   Photo by _foam   She believed that ...

blog: We’re all equal here: singing together is the great leveller

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Singing together is one of the most egalitarian experiences we can have.   Photo by wynlok   It doesn’t matter how much you earn, wh...

blog: Choirs and copyright: a beginner’s guide for the bewildered

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] [NB this post is about UK copyright laws. Although the situation will be similar in other countries, the various copyright and performing rights agencies a...

kinderkoor ursem
group: kinderkoor ursem

We are a local childrens Choir with a long tradition. our goal is to perform our songs to please the audience and make them aware of 'all things bright and beautifull'

blog: Why Choirs shouldn’t sing pop songs

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I used to lead a women’s singing group. We tried a Bob Marley song once. One of the singers used to say: “If it sounds like the Women’s In...

blog: De profundis by Nancy Telfer for Mixed Choir (SAATBB )

To put a good program together is not easy and sometimes it seems hard to find the perfect song. With this short recommendation we would like to assist you in this. Nancy Telfer has composed more than three hundred works for orchestra and solo instru...

blog: Note-bashing for the eager non-musicians.

Firstly, I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself. I'm a good musician, and a reasonable singer. I sit in the back corner of the Choir and sing second bass, trying to sing so low that I can make the plastic chairs vibrate. Now, I say I'm a good musi...

blog: Is community singing dead?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many people look back to the good old days when we all used to gather round a piano and sing for hours, or join in a good sing-song down the local pub. &n...

blog: Music lives in flawed humans and not on the page

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I met a painter a while back and he asked me if I was an artist. I told him that I didn’t paint, but that I worked with music. He then asked: “...

blog: "Leve sangen" (long live the song) - singer competition in Norway

Os Male Choir arranges songs convention 20 - 22 May 2016 in the town of Os 30 km south of Bergen. Visit our website for more information - http://osmannskor.no/leve-sangen.html