Balchik, Bulgaria 2011

This post was originally written for www.onlinerehearsals.blogspot.com - I thought it might be of wider interest The time has come; some might say the time is long past, for us to decide what we are as a Choir and how we move forward. In many ways...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...

[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Over the years I have run Choirs and singing groups all based on the same principles, but in different locations. The general mix of genders, ages, backgro...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I have to admit that I’m not really a lyric person. I might have been listening to a particular pop song in English for years when I suddenly realise...

Traditions. It is important for you to show your folklore style, to save and hand on the next generation? We think so. You sing in a Choir or dance in a Folklore group? We can give you great platform for your aim. Please check the dates and location...

De Profundis for SATB Choir and organ which I wrote in remembrance for the dead of the First World War. If you would like to see the score with a view to performance I'd be delighted to let you have a free copy. Email bernardheyes@talktalk.net www.bernard...

The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada’s first professional choral group dedicated to Afrocentric music of all styles, including Classical, spiritual, gospel, jazz, folk and blues. The 21 Classically trained outstanding vocalists of The Nathaniel Dett Chora...  moreThe Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada’s first professional choral group dedicated to Afrocentric music of all styles, including Classical, spiritual, gospel, jazz, folk and blues. The 21 Classically trained outstanding vocalists of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale have shared the stage with internationally recognized artists such as Juno Award-winning jazz pianist Joe Sealy, singers Molly Johnson and Jackie Richardson, and opera star Kathleen Battle and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The ensemble has performed for such luminaries as opera singer Jessye Norman and Dance Theatre of Harlem founder Arthur Mitchell. The Chorale has performed at events honouring world leaders Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, personality Muhammad Ali, and pianist Oscar Peterson and was the only Canadian ensemble invited to perform as part of the celebrations surrounding the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama in January of 2009.  less