[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] 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...
Music for soloists, mixed choir and strings. PerforMed by Belarussian Musical Capella "Sonorus". Conducted by Aleksey Shut.
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Planning a singing workshop is a lot like planning a regular choir session. Photo by Pink Singers The main differences are t...
