[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Some people just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me.     ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I was at a business meeting recently and we were asked what we did. I explained as well as I could.   Photo © Copyright Anne Burgess an...

You planned the repertoire.  You sorted the venue.  You learned how to give a decent downbeat and how to coax a reluctant tenor section into something resembling a blend.  What nobody told you - what no conducting course really prepares you...

Sydney Guillaume, conductor Florida All-State Middle School Treble Chorus January 12, 2019 - - - - - Sheet music available at: https://sydneyguillaume.com/product/men-nou/ - - - Spanish translation: Aquí estamos, aquí estamos Somos niños, si...  moreSydney Guillaume, conductor Florida All-State Middle School Treble Chorus January 12, 2019 - - - - - Sheet music available at: https://sydneyguillaume.com/product/men-nou/ - - - Spanish translation: Aquí estamos, aquí estamos Somos niños, si, lo somos! Aquí estamos, aquí estamos Somos niños del mundo. Aquí estamos, aquí estamos Somos la esperanza, si, lo somos! Aquí estamos, aquí estamos Venimos a traerle alegría a todos los corazones. Oh si, somos el amor! Si, somos alegría! Venimos a traerle alegría a todos los corazones. Queremos repartir el amor, repartirlo por todos lados! Venimos a cambiar el mundo… Y verdaderamente, necesitamos cambiar el mundo! Oh, aquí estamos Somos los niños del mundo, somos las semillas de la vida. Oh, aquí estamos Somos los niños de hoy, Somos los adultos de mañana. Oh si, somos jóvenes, Somos la juventud de hoy La nueva generación Nacidos para brillar en un nuevo día; Una generación de Amor, Esperanza y Alegría Que brillará por todos lado...    less

Psalm 121 for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Music and translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (1998) Performed by The American Repertory Singers Leo Nestor, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 1999 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of EC...  morePsalm 121 for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Music and translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (1998) Performed by The American Repertory Singers Leo Nestor, conductor Music and Translation: © Copyright 1999 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5382 Recording: © Copyright 1999 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   First I need to fess up: I have a low boredom threshold and always try to squeeze in as many songs as possible. Not always a good idea!  ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Despite an apparent re-awakened interest in singing, we don’t sing together like we used to.     TV programmes like X Factor, The Voice...

I brought this question up before as one of the fundamental problems of working with, and being a part of, a choral ensemble. After all, no one really wants to listen to an out-of-tune choir.   It’s a complicated issue that involves...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Very, very few people are tone deaf. Tone deafness is an abnormality of the brain which can also affect the understanding of language and certain spatial ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many of us wait until the mood hits us before we do something. But often the doing something is what changes our mood for the better.     Th...