[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...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

PSALM 1 for SATB Chorus (divisi) by Stanley M. Hoffman (1998) Performed by Matthew Curtis (www.choraltracks.com) Music and Translation: © 1999 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. ...  morePSALM 1 for SATB Chorus (divisi) by Stanley M. Hoffman (1998) Performed by Matthew Curtis (www.choraltracks.com) Music and Translation: © 1999 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5367  

The East Central University Chorale performing "III. She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep", the third of Morten Lauridsens "Midwinter songs" cycle. Recorded at the Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Oklahoma. January 26, 2001. Dr. J. Steven Walker, Con...  moreThe East Central University Chorale performing "III. She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep", the third of Morten Lauridsens "Midwinter songs" cycle. Recorded at the Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Oklahoma. January 26, 2001. Dr. J. Steven Walker, Conducting Dr. Dennis Boe, Piano  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I really, really don’t like performing outdoors (I’ll come to why in a moment)! But sometimes it’s unavoidable, so what can we do to make...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I recently wrote about some of the reasons why you might think you can’t sing.   Suessian megaphone by theparadigmshifter   One of th...

Odi et Amo by Uģis Prauliņš (Latvia 1957) Coro de Cámara Patagonia – Eduardo andrés Malachevsky, dir. Iglesia Metodista de Bariloche (ARGENTINA) – 20/07/2016 CORO DE CÁMARA PATAGONIA: - SOPRANOS: andrea Sereni, Ariana Paulina, Ginny Jones, Nora Schu...  moreOdi et Amo by Uģis Prauliņš (Latvia 1957) Coro de Cámara Patagonia – Eduardo andrés Malachevsky, dir. Iglesia Metodista de Bariloche (ARGENTINA) – 20/07/2016 CORO DE CÁMARA PATAGONIA: - SOPRANOS: andrea Sereni, Ariana Paulina, Ginny Jones, Nora Schulz, Alejandra Schneebeli, Ivana Evans, Laura Borak, Lucia Bugallo, Silvia Nabarlaz - CONTRALTOS: Coqui Mackey, Edith Douma, Estela Bruera, Gaby Rivas, Lony Häntzsch, Marcela Mansilla, Silvina Abecasis - TENORES: Gustavo Uriburu, Julian Sereni, Luciano Masini, Luciano Lobo, Mestor Prado - BAJOS: Bernardo Glas, Alejandro Matteozzi, Juan Manuel Sahores, Willy Schwer, Wolf Moroder  less

Eric Whitacre conducts Junges Vokalensemble Hannover (Germany): Nox Aurumque. Concert from 25.09.2011 in Konzerthaus Dortmund (Germany), concert during chor.com 2011. Regular conductor: Klaus-Juergen Etzold www.vokalensemble-hannover.de Camera/Edit/...  moreEric Whitacre conducts Junges Vokalensemble Hannover (Germany): Nox Aurumque. Concert from 25.09.2011 in Konzerthaus Dortmund (Germany), concert during chor.com 2011. Regular conductor: Klaus-Juergen Etzold www.vokalensemble-hannover.de Camera/Edit/Sound: Jan Frühauf  

All-Night Vigil, Op.37 (Rachmaninoff) - The Giovanni Consort, with guest conductor Carl Crossin. This is a recording of The Giovanni Consort's performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' on Saturday 24th August, 2013 in the Church of the Res...  moreAll-Night Vigil, Op.37 (Rachmaninoff) - The Giovanni Consort, with guest conductor Carl Crossin. This is a recording of The Giovanni Consort's performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' on Saturday 24th August, 2013 in the Church of the Resurrection, Swanbourne. Carl Crossin, director of the Adelaide Chamber Singers, was the guest conductor for this performance. Michael Grebla (YouTube: GreblaMusic) provided this audio-visual recording. The Giovanni Consort is based in Perth, Western Australia, and is one of the city's most accomplished chamber choirs. The Consort is comprised of a group of 12 core singers each of whom are experienced musicians, with many having studied (or currently studying) music at university and several others singing professionally around Perth. In addition to presenting stunning performances of sacred and secular choral music from the Renaissance right through to the present day, the Consort also acts as a training ground for aspiring conductors, composers and profes...    less

All-Night Vigil, Op.37 (Rachmaninoff) - The Giovanni Consort, with guest conductor Carl Crossin. This is a recording of The Giovanni Consort's performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' on Saturday 24th August, 2013 in the Church of the Res...  moreAll-Night Vigil, Op.37 (Rachmaninoff) - The Giovanni Consort, with guest conductor Carl Crossin. This is a recording of The Giovanni Consort's performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' on Saturday 24th August, 2013 in the Church of the Resurrection, Swanbourne. Carl Crossin, director of the Adelaide Chamber Singers, was the guest conductor for this performance. Michael Grebla (YouTube: GreblaMusic) provided this audio-visual recording. The Giovanni Consort is based in Perth, Western Australia, and is one of the city's most accomplished chamber choirs. The Consort is comprised of a group of 12 core singers each of whom are experienced musicians, with many having studied (or currently studying) music at university and several others singing professionally around Perth. In addition to presenting stunning performances of sacred and secular choral music from the Renaissance right through to the present day, the Consort also acts as a training ground for aspiring conductors, composers and profes...    less