International Choir Festival Harmony 2015-Harmanli,Bulgaria Photo:Katerina Mindova

Recorded at the Bentall Centre, Kingston, Surrey on 14th February 2015 as part of Love Kingston Day. Love Kingston is supporting five local community projects committed to ‘pathways out of poverty’ and building a Legacy Fund for the future. Please give...  moreRecorded at the Bentall Centre, Kingston, Surrey on 14th February 2015 as part of Love Kingston Day. Love Kingston is supporting five local community projects committed to ‘pathways out of poverty’ and building a Legacy Fund for the future. Please give generously to this worthy cause by visiting our fundraising page http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/northkingstonchoir To find out more about our informal non audition choir check out our website http://www.northkingstonchoir.org.uk  

Leatherhead Choral Society singing Eric Whitacre's Seal Lullaby live at the Menuhin Hall, Stoke D'abernon Surrey in November 2015.

Midsummer Magic Comes to Surbiton On Saturday 28 June Kingston Choral Society (KCS) returns to St Andrew’s Church, Surbiton, KT6 4DS to present Rhymes & Charms. A selection of charming songs from across five centuries which evokes green summer m...  moreMidsummer Magic Comes to Surbiton On Saturday 28 June Kingston Choral Society (KCS) returns to St Andrew’s Church, Surbiton, KT6 4DS to present Rhymes & Charms. A selection of charming songs from across five centuries which evokes green summer meadows and skies buzzing with life. There is a particular emphasis on the elusive magic of flying creatures, with bees, bats, ladybirds and crickets, featuring alongside birds of many feathers, including swans, cuckoos, crows, owls and magpies. Contemporary composer Kerry Andrew’s Rhymes & Charms for Flyaway Things inspired the concert’s title. The piece was commissioned by Making Music after Andrew won their prize at the 2010 British Composer Awards. KCS Musical Director Andrew Griffiths’ imaginative programme juxtaposes this modern collection of “very sweet” songs about nature with well-loved renaissance madrigals, and further blends tradition with modernity with a performance of the beautifully harmonised arrangements of John Rutter’s folk song cyc...    less

Over the last 13 years Barisons Chamber Choir has built up a reputation for excellence, versatility and sensitivity in both live performances and recordings. The choir gives and annual Easter and Christmas performance, an annual Summer Concert and Euro...  moreOver the last 13 years Barisons Chamber Choir has built up a reputation for excellence, versatility and sensitivity in both live performances and recordings. The choir gives and annual Easter and Christmas performance, an annual Summer Concert and European Tour. Their repertoire ranges from Handel’s Zadok the Priest to Karl Jenkin’s The Armed Man. The Choir has performed in many major venues around in Europe, including St Nicolas Church Prague to St Mark’s Venice, and has sung in many commercial concerts including premiere of James Brett’s Book of Dreams and performed for the Queen’s arrival at Bushy Park during her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee, where the choir also deputised for the Opera Babes. The singers in the choir are experienced musicians, many having sung with other choirs and choral societies and many are instrumentalists and instrumental music teachers. The choir has regularly performed with the Prague Conservatoire String Quartet and have performed and recorded with the London Metropolitan Or...    less

Rushmoor Odd Fellows male voice choir sing for Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Heart to Heart appeal to raise £1.5 million for a regional heart attack centre for Surrey, East Berkshire and North East Hampshire.

Christmas concert December 2022

[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...