Piano Kensington will be hosting the Barcarolle Belters group (Barcarolle Choir) for a very special Valentine evening   Barcarolle Belters will perform a variety of Love and romance famous tunes under the direction of Sam Evans and accompanied by O...

[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...

[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...

There are Magic Moments of Music in every minute of a choir competition bringing together thousands of young singers from all over the world - the World Choir Games. Electrifying tension in the competitions, great curiosity and Love to experiment in wo...  moreThere are Magic Moments of Music in every minute of a choir competition bringing together thousands of young singers from all over the world - the World Choir Games. Electrifying tension in the competitions, great curiosity and Love to experiment in workshops for international choral music are only two of many possibilities to experience the magic of choir singing. http://www.worldchoirgames.com  

One of my favorite demo recordings ( from Augsburg Fortress) from a few years ago. I Love the tempo, phrasing, rubato and expressiveness. The paraphrase of Psalm 121 is mine. I wrote this as my way of dealing with the loss of two choir members who both su...  moreOne of my favorite demo recordings ( from Augsburg Fortress) from a few years ago. I Love the tempo, phrasing, rubato and expressiveness. The paraphrase of Psalm 121 is mine. I wrote this as my way of dealing with the loss of two choir members who both suddenly died the first year I was in Montana. It was my way of turning to the psalms for prayer. The recent pictures were taken in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.  

A setting of a short Love poem by Gertrude Stein, this brief piece is built on a round - and so can be learned quickly. It was a winning selection in the inaugural Pioneering Voices composition competition held by Mount Holyoke College. "delightful and...  moreA setting of a short Love poem by Gertrude Stein, this brief piece is built on a round - and so can be learned quickly. It was a winning selection in the inaugural Pioneering Voices composition competition held by Mount Holyoke College. "delightful and whimsical....  the singers are really having fun with it." - Colin Britt  

http://www.jeannerabin.com/ Taken from the "Ensemble's" performance, "Tea For Two", at the Ra'anana Music & Arts Center, the hit Love song from "Phantom of the Opera". Arranged, accompanied and conducted by Jeanne Rabin.

ALBION on Radio 3 - find out a little more about us (with the help of Radio 3 BBC engineers) follow the link on the picture.   Andy Throssell talks a bit about the Albion way to the background of Songs from These Islands.

Recorded at our 'Summer Love' gig on 4th July 2015. See www.northkingstonchoir.org.uk for more information.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the end of each of my one-day workshops I’ve recently started to record all the Songs I’ve taught during the day. It’s nice for peopl...