[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I have to admit that I’m not really a lyric person. I might have been listening to a particular pop song in English for years when I suddenly realise...

The BIG Sing choir has performed at many community events in Essex, Kent and London in just two years since its birth in Essex. Last July, over 100 BIG Sing members flash mobbed the Maldon Tesco Store and the YouTube video has had over 16,000 views, rais...  moreThe BIG Sing choir has performed at many community events in Essex, Kent and London in just two years since its birth in Essex. Last July, over 100 BIG Sing members flash mobbed the Maldon Tesco Store and the YouTube video has had over 16,000 views, raising money for Cancer Research UK. As well as community events, The BIG Sing have hosted their own sold out shows in Essex and have many more coming up this year! As The BIG Sing grows we are continuing to reach out to more people of all ages and backgrounds. We aim to unite people with uplifting music and have seen the choir members grow in confidence, experience the thrill of performing on stage, make new friends and belong to a new choir family. The BIG Sing not only has several thriving community choirs but also advanced choirs (The BIG Sing Pro), children's choirs (LITTLE Sing), singing groups for babies and tots (TINY Sing), school choirs, and corporate singing choirs. Join the family at www.big-sing.com  less

Universal Gospel choir (UGC) is a community-based group of singers passionate about raising the roof. Known for fun, musical diversity and standing room only concerts, we celebrate all genres of music from old school gospel, to current uplifting pop, to c...  moreUniversal Gospel choir (UGC) is a community-based group of singers passionate about raising the roof. Known for fun, musical diversity and standing room only concerts, we celebrate all genres of music from old school gospel, to current uplifting pop, to civil rights anthems, to traditional songs from nations all over the world. 60 voices strong, the Universal Gospel choir is an open, justice-oriented group celebrating the best of choral music and committed to lifting and inspiring the human spirit.  

Erik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. For a long time, I felt there was an a cappella choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One day I got inspired and gave it a try. Creating a choral adaptation of a piano piece ha...  moreErik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. For a long time, I felt there was an a cappella choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One day I got inspired and gave it a try. Creating a choral adaptation of a piano piece has its challenges. I tried to keep faithful to Satie's original musical inspiration and created lyrics to go with my arrangement that evoke an early summer morning, one of my favourite times of the year. Several months later, I applied to be a participant at one of the Vancouver Chamber choir's Interplay workshops funded by the SOCAN Foundation and to my delight I was accepted. "As dawn breaks" was one of the pieces that this amazing choir sight read for me on the spot. VCC director Jon Washburn and choir members then provided me with valuable feedback, for which I am very grateful. NB: One day I woke up to the realization that I had independently written four choral works, each of which had evoked a different season, and so it seemed natural to group ...    less

Founded in 2002, the Chamber choir is a talented group of singers from the Surrey Children's and Youth choirs, chosen for their ability to read music, their colour and range, and their commitment to choral music. The 2011 Chamber choir consists of 12 treb...  moreFounded in 2002, the Chamber choir is a talented group of singers from the Surrey Children's and Youth choirs, chosen for their ability to read music, their colour and range, and their commitment to choral music. The 2011 Chamber choir consists of 12 treble voices, with singers aged 16-24. Accomplishments of this distinguished group include: Gold Standing at MusicFest Canada, Richmond, 2005 "Your choir resides at the level...of artistry. The level trod by musical saints..." - Malcolm Edwards, University of Alberta Second Prize in the CBC National Radio Competition for Amateur choirs, Vancouver, May 2006 and 2008 First place winners, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival - followed by wins at Provincial and National level Vancouver/Saskatoon, 2009 Score of 97% in Female Voice Competition, International Musical Eisteddfod, Llangollen, Wales, July 2009 First Prize Equal Voices & Second Prize Chamber choir at the International Choral Kathaumixw, Powell River, ...    less

Côr Meibion Pontypridd (Pontypridd Male choir; the name means choir of the Sons of Pontypridd) was formed in 1949 for traditional Welsh singing. The choir performs frequently both in Pontypridd and overseas, and has visited Poland, Ireland, the USA and...  moreCôr Meibion Pontypridd (Pontypridd Male choir; the name means choir of the Sons of Pontypridd) was formed in 1949 for traditional Welsh singing. The choir performs frequently both in Pontypridd and overseas, and has visited Poland, Ireland, the USA and Germany. Links have been forged with Liederkranz Oberensingen, a German male choir from Pontypridd's twin town, Nürtingen. The choir also performs regularly at the National Eisteddfod of Wales and takes part in the HTV male choral competition. The choir is currently broadening and improving its repertoire to provide a wide-ranging concert program. The choir is a member of the National Association of choirs, the Welsh Association of Male choirs and the Welsh Amateur Music Federation, and is a past winner of the HTV Male Choral Competition and at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.  less

E per finire.... Padre Nostro (Our father) in lingua Swahili. Canto imparato grazie al Coro Col di Lana di Vittorio Veneto. Eseguito nella Chiesa di Meschio (Vittorio Veneto) il 19.5.2012 dal Coro parrocchiale di Anzano (cappella Maggiore, Treviso)

MCchoir is the choir of choice to belong to in Melbourne's North. New members are always welcome and your first session is free so register your interest today at www.mcchoir.com and get your singing out of the shower and onto the stage!