[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Most singers in choirs don’t fit neatly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze them in to our off-the-shelf arrangements, chastising them when ...

"Hodie Christus Natus est" Coro de Cámara Reyes Bartlet Grupo instrumental José Híjar Polo, Director Beatriz Rodríguez, Solista Ricardo Rodríguez, Textos y escena Javier Ruiz y Juan Carlos Martín, Creación visual Victor Lentini, Iluminación Igle...  more"Hodie Christus Natus est" Coro de Cámara Reyes Bartlet Grupo instrumental José Híjar Polo, Director Beatriz Rodríguez, Solista Ricardo Rodríguez, Textos y escena Javier Ruiz y Juan Carlos Martín, Creación visual Victor Lentini, Iluminación Iglesia de San Francisco, 13 de diciembre de 2003, Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife). El Códice del Obispo Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón "Trujillo del Perú" reúne en el tomo II diecinueve piezas recogidas en los territorios del obispado de Trujillo en 1789. esta colección se publicó en 1946 con el título de "Folklore Musical del siglo XVIII" conteniendo la reproducción facsimilar de los manuscritos y la transcripción de las letras realizados por Rodolfo Holzmann, César Arróspide de la Flor y Rubén Vargas Ugarte. Es un códice de trascendencia para la música peruana porque documenta nuestras tempranas expresiones populares.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   2012 is almost over so I thought it would be an idea to look back on my most popular posts of the year in case you missed any of them. Just click on the tit...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Just because you as a singer have a great time in a concert doesn’t mean it went well.     Happy audience by Ekke Vasli   Just...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Instead of writing this, I should be planning a one-off two-hour singing workshop for this Saturday. I’m also starting to think of what I’ll d...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Here in the UK the arts seem to cater for just three age groups.   Photo by vintagedept   If you don’t fit into one of these, t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I wrote last week about people who think they can’t ‘sing’ because they think they need training or singing lessons first (Your sin...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   At the end of each of my one-day workshops I’ve recently started to record all the songs I’ve taught during the day. It’s nice for peopl...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The choirs and workshops that I lead are run on the principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’m always on the lookout for new songs to use with my singing workshops and choirs.   Sara Bareilles in concert by Anirudh Koul   Th...