[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Most singers in choirs don’t fit neatly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze Them in to our off-The-shelf arrangements, chastising Them when ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir] The choirs and workshops that I lead are run on The principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] We’re in The middle of learning a Song. People are struggling a bit. Then someone asks: “What note is that?” Photo by ph...
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] A while back I taught a Song wrongly. Not for The first time! Even though I corrected myself quickly, The original version stuck in peo...
Say No ! is an international project for choirs and small musical ensembles. TogeTher we sing ‘No to War’. Our Song is a tribute to deserters and war objectors. This hymn is also a call to FleeTheFrenzy: say 'No' to The madness of weaponry and war.
Camelot: The Shining City The Albion Choir (VERY appropriately named, no?) were magnificent in singing some of The Song arrangements for The show. They’re a fairly New choir based (handily) in Sheffield, a small but mighty bunch of ridiculous...
Every Choir in Cornwall will have its own personal arrangement of this Song. It is an iconic piece of music . You sing it at weddings ,funerals,pubs ,clubs.Too your loved ones who are with you now and those who have departed. Thanks to MIke Bryant for The video
At The piano: Dmitry Semenovsky. The lyrics of The Song is a translation from GoeThe's "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt."