The music is now sorted for our #Haworth Sing Day! We've added Stanford's 'Te Deum in Bb' to the list which also features Parry's Blest Pair of Sirens (SATB edition), Wesley's 'Lead me Lord', Stainer's 'God so loved the world', Liddle's 'Abide with me' ...
[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”. ...
Update - Auditions closed for the season -- thanks to all who came out! Searching for just the right choir? Do you Sing bass or tenor? Do you live within driving distance of the Ottawa, Canada's Capital region? Jo...
[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear uSing a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a Song. He then proceeded to speak ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many people have no idea how a Song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been Singing (and l...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in the musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...
Hello! We are The Lost Sound and hail from the edge of Dartmoor in Devon. We've been together for about 9 years now and Sing a mainly folk infused set of contemporry arrangements with thumping Gospel numbers thrown in and some pop masterpieces too! We ge...
Did you think about changing your program for 2016 Celebration and Rehearsal year? Through the past years of competition and festival we found many choirs enjoying their time with - Salutatio AngeFlica by Domenico Bartolucci ...
I can tell a good movie by how uplifted I feel afterward. With really good movies, the feeling of upliftment and expansion can last for hours, or even days. Lincoln was such a movie for me. I saw it at the Grove Theater in Los Angeles. I was str...