Performance of "The Lord Bless You and Keep You" in St. Stephans (Baden, Austria), the church where Mozart premiered "Ave Verum Corpus."

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]    Some people I know think that to sing harmony with others you have to get on with them.   Photo by woodleywonderworks   But I don&rsq...

Prélude for mixed Choir

Andalousi Heritage

Schubert's Ständchen (Serenade) arranged for unaccompanied Choir (with my singing translation shown on the video). Does anyone know who did this arrangement?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week in Part 1 of How to deal with song lyrics, I looked at the pros and cons of using written words as opposed to learning entirely by ear.   &...

天主在天受光榮 韋瓦第應用整首音樂的中心調性──D大調，巧妙地開始了首段，先是弦樂的八度大跳及連 續不斷的快速音群配合燦爛的小喇叭二重奏，為經典式的教會慶典音樂的代表；而合唱團以 和聲式的方式呈現，一開始即以強而有力的"Gloria"一詞，讚揚上帝的榮耀與偉大 ，不但充滿催眠似的力量，更使聽者有觸電般的感受。 指揮: 翁佳芬 伴奏: 巴洛克獨奏家樂團 時間: 2007/12/11 地點: 高雄市文化中心至德堂

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   We bandy terms around like ‘authentic voice’ and ‘natural voice’ when we talk about singing.   photo by Jean Spector &nbs...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Like a newspaper headline, or a title for a blog post, a good name for a singing workshop can make all the difference.   Queue for the Banksy Exh...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The fact is that most of us don’t fit neatly into SATB boxes. What are we to do? Once upon a time we used to sing together and somehow find a place ...