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blog: 10 ways to breathe new life into old songs

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes old choir repertoire becomes stale.   Photo by quinn.anya   Well-loved songs start to wear out and lose their sparkle. What can ...

blog: How to pace yourself in choir rehearsals and singing workshops

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Have you ever been swept along by the enthusiasm of a singing session only to feel drained at the end or with a sore throat and aching legs?   ...

blog: Should your choir perform live? – arguments for and against

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When I started my most recent community choir The OK Chorale back in 2011 I decided it wasn’t going to be a performing choir.     Brig...

blog: Monthly Composer's Challenge- World Choir Music

As a challenge to finish and post one new piece per month for 6 months, Here is my first of six new compositions. Rejoice! is a modern piece based on Veni Veni Emmanuel. It features tight harmony with classical sensitivities for Advent/Christmas designed ...

blog: 6 ways to stop the strain of other singers relying on you (or you relying on them)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The rehearsal begins and the Altos looks around in panic: “Where’s Carol?” Carol is a strong, confident singer, but she’s not here thi...

blog: Can I call myself a ‘singer’?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   One place I work at, they call my workshops ‘singers weekends’.     Somebody once told me they couldn’t come on one ...

blog: 10 reasons why your next singing workshop should be a residential one

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is something different and special about a residential learning experience.   photo by Martyn Gorman   A whole day of singing i...

blog: Raising the bar: singing with people who are more experienced than you

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many of us are wary of attending singing workshops or choirs when we feel that people will be a lot more experienced than us. This is particularly t...

blog: Your Singer MISSED The Concert….What do we do?

(this blog post has been taken from the Choral Clartiy Blog)   Your Singer MISSED The Concert….What do we do? – Use the 5 “E”s It can be quite frustrating when we have prepared for months, have a perfect balance, exact ris...

O vos Omnes, Pau Casals
video: O vos Omnes, Pau Casals

Proyecto "Compasión", Iglesia Santa María, Cádiz, 18 de Marzo de 2015, ciclo MUSICA EN CUARESMA.