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blog: Choosing choral repertoire

Choosing exactly the right repertoire for an ensemble is one of the most essential responsibilities of a conductor.  We want music that stimulates growth within the ensemble, and also enriches the musical palette of the Singers and of the audience me...

blog: Singing the same note - differently!

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Men and women’s voices are different.     Obvious really, but it’s something many Singers find it difficult to come to terms wit...

blog: Putting the hours in – are Singers born or made?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I had a girlfriend who believed that we are all capable of anything if we just put enough effort in.   Photo by _foam   She believed that ...

blog: How to draw out the reticent Singers in your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When a nervous singer turns up to your choir or someone comes to your singing workshop who’s never sung in public before, it’s all too easy for th...

blog: Why choirs shouldn’t sing pop songs

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I used to lead a women’s singing group. We tried a Bob Marley song once. One of the Singers used to say: “If it sounds like the Women’s In...

Kerstgroet MBS 2014
video: Kerstgroet MBS 2014

Our singing christmas card with seasons greetings and wishing everybody a wonderfull 2015!

Arbutus Voices
group: Arbutus Voices

A flexible chamber ensemble providing professional singing for weddings, memorials and other occasions.

blog: Why ‘singing for fun’ doesn’t mean low standards and poor performances

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The other weekend 50 Singers performed in public to a large, appreciative audience. We performed eight songs in four part harmony, most in foreign languag...

blog: What the job of choir leader involves

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The other week I wrote about who your choir actually ‘belongs’ to (Whose choir is it any way?). Does it belong to the Singers, the...

blog: World Choirs

Greetings to all Choir Lovers! I am so excited to be a part of the growing world choir phenomenon. So many possibilities exist for Singers, composers, and lovers of vocal music to connect and collaborate not only musically, but socially as well. Having be...