[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When you think you’re not singing well, you’ll often blame yourself. But what if it’s something else, something outside yourself that you ca...
A Traditional Nigerian Piece name Patewo
THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED IN WWW.ONLINEREHEARSALS.BLOGSPOT.COM To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor - Oliver Wendell Holmes It's the Choir off-season at the...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In many ways, we are all defined by the songs we choose to sing. Our favourite ditties say a lot about our tastes, background, age, religion and culture. &...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I often get asked this, along with “How can I sing high without hurting myself?” photo by Allisonnik There is no quick fix, but here are some ...
Wow 40 years! Where did the time go? I've always been one of the oldest members of the Stairwell Carollers - if not the OLDEST - at our Choir's 20th anniversary in 1997 I was 41, but still didn't look a day over 30. Pierre had HAIR - and I sh...
Peparation for or performance in Siena, QC. Year 2012
Ivan Yohan - Dies Irae A join project between Coro Autêntico, Portugal (Gonçalo Lourenço, conductor), The Cygnus Vocal Octet, Japan (Taku Sato, ensemble leader), Lassenne Vocale, Belgium (Ivan Yohan, conductor) and Parahyangan Catholic University Choir, ... more
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was running a workshop recently, and somebody grabbed me in the break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. &n...
Istanbul Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, Dec 8 2013
