Zulu civil rights Song, one which came to be sung at political funerals in The 1980s. What have we done? We shall meet in heaven This outdoor performance was The culmination of a six-week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night onl... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Sometimes (yes, I admit it), I make a mistake when I’m teaching a New Song. It may be a wrong note, wrong timing or wrong phrasing. ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Unless you’re singing vocalises or Songs with just one word (‘alleluia’, ‘mravalžamier’), you have to deal with lyrics at some...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Choir leaders often ask me where I source my Songs. I’ve written about this in previous posts: Finding Songs for your choir and Easy Songs for ...
Want to bring some Joyful singing to your life? Our Singing in The Pub sessions are on The third Thursday of every second month. At The next one we'll be learning a whole Song in 2/3 part harmony in 90 minutes Then jamming it with a live guitarist! ... more
Zulu church/ protest Song: "The walls of Jericho are falling." Understood to be a reference to The fall of aparTheid. As sung by The Polokwane Choir, taught by NorThern Harmony. This is from The OK Chorale's first ever public concert in Woodbridge, Suf... more
A Song by my friend William Sveglini, whom I had contacted around 2000 through The "Composers' Forum". I have sung it in my one-man-choir "dwsChorale".
Нижний Новгород. Мексиканская народная песня "La Cucaracha".
A tender pastoral part Song (or "glee") by William Paxton based on The poem by Ambrose Philips.