An evening of stunning Bulgarian harmonies and fiery irregular rhythms in the beautiful surroundings of St Luke's Church - Kingston. Veda SLovena Bulgarian Choir with special guests Perunika Trio will perform Bulgarian Christmas carols, wedding and Love s...  moreAn evening of stunning Bulgarian harmonies and fiery irregular rhythms in the beautiful surroundings of St Luke's Church - Kingston. Veda SLovena Bulgarian Choir with special guests Perunika Trio will perform Bulgarian Christmas carols, wedding and Love Songs and traditional seasonal blessings. Other guests include Bulgarian virtuoso folk instrumentalists Iliya Shikov and Konstantin Lirov. http://www.Songlines.co.uk/gigs/index.php?eID=20273 http://www.stlukeskingston.co.uk/ The video is a joint effort or in other words - it is all about team work, THANK you Nikolay Naydenov at https://www.facebook.com/n7studio?fref=ts  less

IT was great to see new faces and welcome our new Friends, president and vice-presidents at the Elgar Chorale's summer get-together.   Truly an evening of wine, women and Song - there were even a few gentlemen and a  mouthwatering feast laid o...

The Mishawum Choral Society is a community chorus for experienced singers with a Love of choral music who wish to rehearse and sing in our concerts. We give you the pleasure of enjoying fine music and knowing you are a part of a musical community - a team...  moreThe Mishawum Choral Society is a community chorus for experienced singers with a Love of choral music who wish to rehearse and sing in our concerts. We give you the pleasure of enjoying fine music and knowing you are a part of a musical community - a team that enriches the life of all of us. We currently have about 50 members. We feature a variety of music from popular to classical. Our selections are fun and challenging for singers and entertaining and rewarding for audiences. Open rehearsals for potential new members are held in September and January at the beginning of the rehearsal seasons. No formal auditions are held, but we do expect new members to be experienced in four part choral singing, and to have some ability to read along with sheet music. We are always concerned with maintaining a good balance of voices, and we cannot promise to accept all applicants. More information at: http://www.mishawumchoral.org/h...    less

Introducing Hymnpact!® - a brand new digital resource from the Royal School of Church Music to bring music in schools and churches closer together. “I Love to hear people sing because it lifts my spirit” – Justin Welby, Archbishop...

[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...

Fantasy Choir is a vocal group of young people expressing their Love and passion for the fantasy world through music , namely polyphonic music (SATB). The Fantasy Choir was created in January 2014 and is the first and only choir in Greece repertoire recla...  moreFantasy Choir is a vocal group of young people expressing their Love and passion for the fantasy world through music , namely polyphonic music (SATB). The Fantasy Choir was created in January 2014 and is the first and only choir in Greece repertoire reclaimed exclusively from fiction .  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a Song. He then proceeded to speak ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many people have no idea how a Song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been singing (and l...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in the musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...

A tu lado - Javier Busto (Bass' Guide) Lyrics: Matías Antón Mena Music Arr.: Javier Busto An absolutely romantic text that a man writes to his wife as a declaration of Love. The piece was written for the 50th anniversary of the Habaneras Contest in Tor...  moreA tu lado - Javier Busto (Bass' Guide) Lyrics: Matías Antón Mena Music Arr.: Javier Busto An absolutely romantic text that a man writes to his wife as a declaration of Love. The piece was written for the 50th anniversary of the Habaneras Contest in Torrevieja, Spain. The musical writing has nothing of a traditional habanera. The constant habanera rhythm is not present but must be felt as an internal rhythm. What I have included is the alternation of minor and major modes so typical of habaneras. More Information, contact us: guide4score@gmail.com  less