John Rutter writes beautifully about Christmas carols and Singing in the Spectator.     So, Christmas carols — they haven’t really gone away, but we don’t Sing them as much as we used to. We aren’t, in general, much ...

Register at http://www.trybooking.com/IEJK to join the chorus this summer in the California premiere performances of STREET REQUIEM, benefiting Singers of the Street (SOS) - a program that enables homeless and marginally housed San Francisc...

Lass="view_more">Our motto is "We Sing for the love of it" and the group is known for its musical excellence and community service throughout Durham Region. Though founded and based in Whitby, our membership is made up of residents from all over Durham Region an...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="dispLay:none;">Our motto is "We Sing for the love of it" and the group is known for its musical excellence and community service throughout Durham Region. Though founded and based in Whitby, our membership is made up of residents from all over Durham Region and the GTA. We truly represent and reflect the diversity of the Region in which we perform. The choir currently numbers 70 to 80 choir members ranging in age from 18 to 80.  

Lass="view_more">Rainford Ladies' Choir is a warm and friendly group of Singers who enjoy meeting each week to Sing and socialise; based in Rainford, Merseyside. The choir currently has around 30 members, with Martin Weston as musical director. The choir's repertoire i...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="dispLay:none;">Rainford Ladies' Choir is a warm and friendly group of Singers who enjoy meeting each week to Sing and socialise; based in Rainford, Merseyside. The choir currently has around 30 members, with Martin Weston as musical director. The choir's repertoire is wide and varied, with many songs taken from shows and films. We also Sing sacred, gospel, jazz, pop and world music, with the odd novelty number thrown in! We perform at many events in Lancashire and Merseyside, including two main concerts each year at Rainford Parish Hall, plus charity events and private functions.  Lass="view_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">less

Lass="view_more">Burstin' with Broadway is a 130 member NON-AUDITIONED choir in North Vancouver, BC. Canada. We are an amazing community of people who love to Sing,have fun, learn music from all different genres represented in Musical Theatre repertoire. We work all seas...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="dispLay:none;">Burstin' with Broadway is a 130 member NON-AUDITIONED choir in North Vancouver, BC. Canada. We are an amazing community of people who love to Sing,have fun, learn music from all different genres represented in Musical Theatre repertoire. We work all season to put together one huge year end show, staged and in a theatre. Our season goes from September until May.  

Lass="view_more">Mandskoret is a remarkably vigorous 100 year old male chorus, and is Haugesund (Norway) oldest choir. Mandskoret of 1914 are a group of adult, personable men who like to Sing, from the experienced to the new Singers. Mandskoret av 1914 Mandskoret e...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="dispLay:none;">Mandskoret is a remarkably vigorous 100 year old male chorus, and is Haugesund (Norway) oldest choir. Mandskoret of 1914 are a group of adult, personable men who like to Sing, from the experienced to the new Singers. Mandskoret av 1914 Mandskoret er en usedvanlig sprek 100 åring, og er Haugesund eldste mannskor. I Mandskoret av 1914 er vi en gjeng med voksne, omgjengelige menn som liker å synge – fra de rutinerte, til helt nye sangere. 
 Mannskor mer enn bare sang Det handler om opplevelser knyttet til deltakelse, måten vi tar vare på hverandre og den spesielle sosiale aktiviteten. Mannskor favner mer om kvaliteten i musikkaktiviteten, enn kanskje den musikalske kvaliteten. Mannskor er også en viktig bærer av solide tradisjoner i vårt samfunn. Korsang er videreføring av tradisjon. Korsang er en verdifull aktivitet som fremmer livskvalitet. Mannskorsangen er en meningsfull aktivitet som gir helsemessige gevinst. Korsang er helsefremende, og livskvaliteten forbedres som følge av følelsesmessig invo...    Lass="view_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">less

Lass="view_more">Allsorts Performing Choir, Dundee, performing the song commissioned for the Commonwealth Games Baton ReLay by Hands Up For Trad in conjunction with The Big Sing. Singing at the McManus Gallery on 14th November 2014 as part of the Dundee Christmas Light...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="dispLay:none;">Allsorts Performing Choir, Dundee, performing the song commissioned for the Commonwealth Games Baton ReLay by Hands Up For Trad in conjunction with The Big Sing. Singing at the McManus Gallery on 14th November 2014 as part of the Dundee Christmas Light Night Celebrations.  

Lass="view_more">The ArundeLair Chorus comprises women who gather weekly to Sing a cappelLa music in the barbershop style. From many walks of life, we all share our love of music. We are a chapter of Sweet Adelines International in Region #19, and invite women of all ages...  Lass="view_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.dispLay='';$(this).getParent().style.dispLay='none';">moreLass="view_more" style="dispLay:none;">The ArundeLair Chorus comprises women who gather weekly to Sing a cappelLa music in the barbershop style. From many walks of life, we all share our love of music. We are a chapter of Sweet Adelines International in Region #19, and invite women of all ages to visit us. The only requirement is the love of Singing. Any woman, with or without musical training, can find a part that fits her voice. We're looking for melody and harmony Singers. See where you belong. Visit us and find your niche.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “Great, a new song to learn.”   Photo by Michael Wu   “Oh, no, it’s in ‘foreign’. Help!”  ...

Yakinton Sing the Glenn Miller cLassic with The Big Zbang conducted by Sasha Kantsberg