[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It’s a dark January evening, cold and rainy, and we’re snuggled up in the warm eating our supper.     choir starts in half an ho...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A few years ago I was asked by BBC Radio Suffolk to create a choir from scratch to perform in a concert in aid of Children in Need: The Big Night Out...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   choir leaders don’t last forever so there will come a time when a choir needs to find a new one.     If you’re the person ...

World of Worship - Coro Et Al Festival 2017

Cunninghame choir is an amateur choir based at Beith Community Centre, N. Ayrshire. We perform 2 concerts a year and cover a wide range of choral genres.

Suomen Laulu ("Song of Finland") is one of the oldest mixed choirs in Finland. Founded as a male choir in 1900, it became a mixed choir in 1907. The choir was conducted for more than four decades by its founder, the renowned choir conductor and ...  moreSuomen Laulu ("Song of Finland") is one of the oldest mixed choirs in Finland. Founded as a male choir in 1900, it became a mixed choir in 1907. The choir was conducted for more than four decades by its founder, the renowned choir conductor and composer Heikki Klemetti. The current artistic director, Esko Kallio (b. 1974), has conducted Suomen Laulu since 2002. The choir's repertoire consists both a cappella works and compositions works for choir and orchestra. Since 1921 the choir has maintained the tradition of performing the St. Matthew Passion by J.S.Bach every Maundy Thursday in St. John's Church in Helsinki. Suomen Laulu has made five recordings, the most recent of which was published to celebrate choir's centenary in 2000. The choir also has its own series of publications, the "Suomen Laulun ohjelmistoa", which contains several of the finest pieces of Finnish choral music.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I watched a TV documentary the other day called How a choir works with Gareth Malone.   Photo by TheCamerons   At one point he talked about...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I’ve written before about how you can use the long choir break to get better at what you do.   photo by troy   One way is to attend sin...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A few years ago conductor Kenneth Woods posted an item on his blog, A View from the Podium, about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in re...