The Cape Town Youth Choir is proud to provide an opportunity for young South Africans from all over the Cape Peninsula to sing in a choir of the Highest international standards whilst delivering a moving musical experience to its audiences. Biography Si...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">The Cape Town Youth Choir is proud to provide an opportunity for young South Africans from all over the Cape Peninsula to sing in a choir of the Highest international standards whilst delivering a moving musical experience to its audiences. Biography Since its start in 1997, CTYC (formerly Pro Cantu) has proven itself both in South Africa and on the international stage. Some of the Highlights are: * 2002 Winners of the "Choir of the World" title at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales * 2006 Winners of a gold medal at the 4th World Choir Games in Xiamen, China * 2008 Crowned as a "Champion of the World Choir Games...See More Description Founded in 1997, internationally acclaimed Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu) is proud to provide an opportunity for young South Africans to sing in a choir of the Highest standards whilst delivering a moving musical experience to its audiences. The Cape Town Youth Choir is based in Cape ...    onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Hark the herald angels sing. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s Merry Christmas everybody. White Chr...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In 2010 artist Susan Philipsz won the Turner Prize  for "a sound piece consisting of her own frail beautiful voice singing a Scottish lament over the ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I’m booked to run a singing workshop for someone, I always make sure that I get there early. I usually arrive to find people milling aroun...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In 2014 a Britney Spears recorDing escaped into the wild which demonstrates that without Auto-Tune her singing can be less than perfect (Experience t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sarcastic remarks from X Factor judges. Teachers telling kids to “stand at the back and just mime”. Being made to stand up and sing solo to get...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I always teach songs by ear. Despite my strong belief in the oral/ aural tradition, there is an increasing number of handheld recorDing devices appearing i...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There are times in most choirs when a soloist or a small ensemble is required. These roles can be allocated by the MD but in many cases singers are a...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I ran a gospel singing weekend recently. one of the songs was flagging a bit so I suggested people ham it up a bit and be more “American”.  ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people are put off when they come across a song with foreign words. They prefer to sing songs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not only are they missin...