[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Despite an apparent re-awakened interest in singing, we don’t sing together like we used to.     TV programMes like X Factor, The Voice...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Very, very few people are tone deaf. Tone deafness is an abnormality of the brain which can also affect the understanding of language and certain spatial ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many of us wait until the mood hits us before we do soMething. But often the doing soMething is what changes our mood for the better.     Th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] We are living in unprecedented tiMes. People are not allowed to socialise.     How do we keep singing together? I’ll look at soMe of the ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]I teach songs from all over the world, often in foreign languages. But people are always asking Me for more songs in English. Why is this? Especially since ...

Bringing together talented musicians from all over the world, this conductor-less string orchestra performs Vivaldi's Four Seasons with renowned violinist Cho-Liang Lin joining as soloist. Tickets to this event include Museum admission. &nbs...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. "Davidde Penitente". Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra (URSO) and choir Conductor: Volodymyr Sheiko. Soloists: Oleksandr Anischenko (tenor), Irina Ziabchenko (soprano), Tetiana Hanina (soprano).

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   SoMe choirs and singing groups Meet frequently, often once a week, requiring a high level of commitMent. Others Meet less frequently and work on a dr...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Certain people are rather dismissive of “Singing for fun” choirs. If it’s for fun then it can’t possibly be of any quality. ...