[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...

This post first appeared on Helping You Harmonise   I was listening recently to a Stuff You Should Know podcast about cults and thought reform, and it made me notice how a number of areas I have been interested in as both scholar and musician inter...

Do you know what Toruń in Poland is famous for? Besides this place is the hometown of the Renaissance mathematician and astronomer, Copernicus, next June this marvelous city will again host to the PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA 2016 International Copernicus Cho...

Are you up for a challenge? Yes? No? Maybe? Do not worry, any answer is good – we have a festival where every choir can find the activity that they feel suits them the most. meeting music kindly invites you to the   6th edition of Laurea Mu...

    Since I have been conducting Choirs in UK, there is something that I found intriguing. That is the fact that some people gave me, amongst other kinds of positive and most interesting feedback, comments about “surprising” and &l...

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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I keep seeing virtual Choirs on Facebook and hearing about amazing Zoom singing sessions. Photo by Virginia State Parks It’s hard not to compare and...