[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about the pleasures of being a choir member.     choir conductor Marjukka Riihimäki by Kanttila   This week I ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   After the long summer break, I used to arrive really early at the first choir session, sit by the door, and worry that nobody would come back.   ...

Cantores CeLestes Women's choir Kelly Galbraith Director Paul Halley's Freedom Trilogy Matthew Coons Organist Ellen Meyer Pianist Orly Bitov Cellist Jennifer Harewood-Kokoue soloist Lynette Evans Percussion Colleen Jenkins Percussion Laura Webs...  moreCantores CeLestes Women's choir Kelly Galbraith Director Paul Halley's Freedom Trilogy Matthew Coons Organist Ellen Meyer Pianist Orly Bitov Cellist Jennifer Harewood-Kokoue soloist Lynette Evans Percussion Colleen Jenkins Percussion Laura Webster Percussion Concert: May 3, 2014 25th Anniversary Concert  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] We all know that joining a choir is a good thing to do. But it might not suit everyone. photo by Dave Pearce   Here are five reasons why it mig...

Celtic Celebration Concert Feb. 15, 2014 Conductor Syd Birrell soloist Ev. Brooks

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   When I use the word ‘choir’, an image will pop into most people’s minds.     a bunch of fidgety 7-year-olds...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It turns out that the devil might not have the best tunes after all.     Although I run a secular choir (I don’t have a religiou...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   You work on a song in choir week after week, but slowly things seem to get worse. You worry about getting the words right, you can’t seem to re...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]I’ve been praised many times by the singers I work with for being so patient. Which makes me wonder: what’s the alternative?I must admit that I ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I regularly get emails out of the blue from various singing groups scattered across the globe asking for gigs. Recently I had one from a Russian ensemble, ...