the Grande Prairie Boys’ Choir is celebrating its seventeenth season, providing audiences at home and away with the gift of song from the hearts of 135 boys between the ages of 7 and 20. Along side intensive voice training, drama instruction, theory and ...  morethe Grande Prairie Boys’ Choir is celebrating its seventeenth season, providing audiences at home and away with the gift of song from the hearts of 135 boys between the ages of 7 and 20. Along side intensive voice training, drama instruction, theory and sight reading in several smaller ensembles for several age categories, the choir produces 6 sold out concerts per year. their most recent ambitions include producing a Symphony and Singing in the City concert with professional orchestral musicians mentoring local professional and semiprofessional performers from Grande Prairie. the Senior and Men of Note Choirs have travelled Nationally to BC, and ON and internationally to Phoenix, Arizona. In 2014, they entered and won second place in the Canadian National Music Festival and in 2016 were chosen out of 45 choirs to perform at the National Choral Conference in Edmonton where they premiered a choral piece Magnificat Anima Mea to huge acceptance. they won first place in Provincials in 2017 and traveled to Irelan...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] When you think you’re not singing well, you’ll often blame yourself. But what if it’s something else, something outside yourself that you ca...

Medley with famous TV themes from 'the Simpsons', 'How I Met Your Mother', 'Friends', 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', 'Family Guy', 'Sex and the City', 'Desperate Housewives', 'Pokémon', 'Two and a Half Men', 'the Big Bang theory' and 'the Office (U.S.)'....  moreMedley with famous TV themes from 'the Simpsons', 'How I Met Your Mother', 'Friends', 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', 'Family Guy', 'Sex and the City', 'Desperate Housewives', 'Pokémon', 'Two and a Half Men', 'the Big Bang theory' and 'the Office (U.S.)'. Arrangement: Stijn Dierckx Performed by Universitair Koor Antwerpen at their Spring Concert "A Blast from the Past" on May 12, 2015.  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   In many ways, we are all defined by the songs we choose to sing. Our favourite ditties say a lot about our tastes, background, age, religion and culture. &...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] I often get asked this, along with “How can I sing high without hurting myself?” photo by Allisonnik there is no quick fix, but here are some ...

We defined storyteller because we range from Musicals (West Side Story) to the blacks of Africa (Homeless), the popular French songs (the Troi Cloches) tango (Libertango) from Scottish songs (Loch Lomond) to the '60s (California Dreaming ) by the Beatles ...  moreWe defined storyteller because we range from Musicals (West Side Story) to the blacks of Africa (Homeless), the popular French songs (the Troi Cloches) tango (Libertango) from Scottish songs (Loch Lomond) to the '60s (California Dreaming ) by the Beatles (Obladi oblada) to Italian folk songs (Improvviso) ... I stop 'cause the papyrus is stretching too ...! Siamo definiti CANTASTORIE perchè spaziamo dal Musical (west side story) ai neri d'Africa (Homeless), dalle canzoni popolari francesi (Le Troi Cloches) al tango (Libertango), Dalle canzoni scozzesi (Loch Lomond) agli anni '60 (Sognando California) dai Beatles (obladi oblada) alle canzoni popolari italiane (Improvviso)...mi fermo perche' il papiro si sta allungando troppo...!!!  less

Member of the Barbershop Harmony Society since 1960. Mainly a show-oriented group, we also enter district competition once a year. Our mission: Singing and sharing barbershop harmony for enjoyment and good will.

the Apollo Chorus of Chicago is the area's premier volunteer choir and one of the oldest musical groups in the United States. Its 125-plus auditioned members include men and women of all ages, races, creeds, and occupations brought together by their love...  morethe Apollo Chorus of Chicago is the area's premier volunteer choir and one of the oldest musical groups in the United States. Its 125-plus auditioned members include men and women of all ages, races, creeds, and occupations brought together by their love of singing. Each season, Apollo presents the masterworks of Western choral music, from Baroque to Broadway. the group has also been featured in several television, recording, and live performance collaborations. Year after year, critics and audiences alike delight in the artistry and passion of Apollo's performances.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I was running a workshop recently, and somebody grabbed me in the break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. &n...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   there are times when it’s not been appropriate for an audience to clap. Funerals and weddings are the obvious ones.   photo by Linda Thomas ...