ALBION's second visit to the ancient capital of York, the first of two concerts in Holy Trinity Church on Goodramgate.   This concert is £7.50, a bargain as our concert tickets are normally £10. Hear Albion breath a new live i...

LoveNotes Quartet is the Region 12 1st Place champions for Sweet Adelines 2009. Come Fly With Me was one of the songs in their acceptance performance.

We are a ladies a cappella (unaccompanied) chorus based in Milton Keynes. We call ourselves a ‘chorus’, rather than a ‘choir’ because we don’t just sing our songs, we perform them. We sing for fun, competition and charity in four parts mostly in the ‘...  moreWe are a ladies a cappella (unaccompanied) chorus based in Milton Keynes. We call ourselves a ‘chorus’, rather than a ‘choir’ because we don’t just sing our songs, we perform them. We sing for fun, competition and charity in four parts mostly in the ‘barbershop’ style. Have a look at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Junction14MK/  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   Unless you’re singing vocalises or songs with just one word (‘alleluia’, ‘mravalžamier’), you have to deal with lyrics at some...

Here is the video of the Spinnaker Chorus competing in the UK Sweet Adelines Barbershop Contest. What a fantastic venue to sing in , what a generous audience, what a sizzling pair of songs, what gorgeous singers, sssSSSSSSMokin! These Women are looking...  moreHere is the video of the Spinnaker Chorus competing in the UK Sweet Adelines Barbershop Contest. What a fantastic venue to sing in , what a generous audience, what a sizzling pair of songs, what gorgeous singers, sssSSSSSSMokin! These Women are looking pretty Fierce!  

African-American choral music grew out of the oral tradition of spirituals that was created by African slaves.  These songs, influenced by Christianity and rooted in African culture, expressed the hardship and hope of African slaves in the United Sta...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   “You can’t run a singing workshop here, we don’t have a piano.”   photo by Thomas Quine   It’s amazing ...

Ov'é, lass', il bel viso -- No. 1 from Madrigali: Six Fire Songs by Morten Lauridsen. Performed by the TUKS Camerata (University of Pretoria, South Africa), conducted by Walter Butt

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.     Lind...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   A concert is looming and there are a couple of songs you don’t know that well.   Photo by _foam   You’ll need to put in s...