[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as Well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear uSing a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gary Barlow (2012), Enjoy our latest virtual choir video "Sing". This was one of the first songs We had ever learnt at the choir and is still one of our favourites! If you would like to Sing with us in the next ...  moreWritten by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gary Barlow (2012), Enjoy our latest virtual choir video "Sing". This was one of the first songs We had ever learnt at the choir and is still one of our favourites! If you would like to Sing with us in the next project, send us a message to: stpauls-communitychoir@hotmail.com  

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This setting of the 98th Psalm (Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.) comes originally from my cantata “The Manchester Magnificat”, based on Audrey Vaughan’s poems about the religious and social history of the city. The oratorio was...  moreThis setting of the 98th Psalm (Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.) comes originally from my cantata “The Manchester Magnificat”, based on Audrey Vaughan’s poems about the religious and social history of the city. The oratorio was first performed in Manchester Cathedral in 1994. This psalm forms the climax of the whole cantata and provides an expression of optimism after the tragedies of the previous sections. In this “extracted” version, the tragic surroundings of the history remain in the background and the purebubbling joy of the psalm itself shines forth. Enjoy the complex rhythms and let your hair down! This performance by Daniel Shaw's Composer's Choir (based in Connecticut) is a brilliant rendition of the piece and will, I hope, encourage other church choirs and concert choirs to consider including it in their repertoire.  less

Thank you Aaron for giving me more confidence in my voice and my passion to Sing. Your tips and help alloWed me to have the best of myself. I'd love for more people who are as passionate about Sing and that would like to be an artist. He's worked with the...

While in #choir-antine, LSYC Singers wanted to give back to our community We love so much. LSYC performs Eric Barnum's "I Sing of the Northland," a piece commissioned by LSYC in 2016.

"Christmas day is come, let us prepare for mirth Which fills the heavens and earth at his amazing birth And you, oh glorious star, that with new splendor brings From the remotest parts three learned eastern kings Cease you blessed angels, clamoro...  more"Christmas day is come, let us prepare for mirth Which fills the heavens and earth at his amazing birth And you, oh glorious star, that with new splendor brings From the remotest parts three learned eastern kings Cease you blessed angels, clamorous noise to make Though midnight silence favors, shepherds are awake And you, oh glorious star, that with new splendor brings From the remotest parts three learned eastern kings Gloria in excelsis deo... Christmas is in glory, all torment past What 'ere betide us Now grant us the same at last Through both Thy joyous angels in strife and hurry fly With glory and hosanna they cry." Set by Michael McGlynn of ANÚNA Courtney Williams, soloist www.kantoreikc.org  less

Tallis: How Shall I Sing - The Waldorf Students Choir, conductor: László Bencze. Recorded on 10. 04. 2011. in the BTM Castle Museum, Budapest. The melody is a version of the third tune from the Nine Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter "Why Fum'th In ...  moreTallis: How Shall I Sing - The Waldorf Students Choir, conductor: László Bencze. Recorded on 10. 04. 2011. in the BTM Castle Museum, Budapest. The melody is a version of the third tune from the Nine Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter "Why Fum'th In Fight" (Psalm 2) and also kNown as "third mode melody". The text is from John Mason (1645--1694) a parish priest of St. Giles.  

A demo/medley taken from our "Vocalix goes Vintage" program: All Aboard (arr.Jay Althouse) Don't Get Around Much Anymore (arr.Mark Brymer) Sing, Sing,Sing (Arr. Ph.Kern) Route 66 (arr. K.Shaw) Don't sit under the Apple tree (arr.A.Billingsley) We'll...  moreA demo/medley taken from our "Vocalix goes Vintage" program: All Aboard (arr.Jay Althouse) Don't Get Around Much Anymore (arr.Mark Brymer) Sing, Sing,Sing (Arr. Ph.Kern) Route 66 (arr. K.Shaw) Don't sit under the Apple tree (arr.A.Billingsley) We'll meet Again (arr.R.Emerson)  

Why We Sing performed by Kirkintilloch Male Voice Choir at their 93rd Annual Concert in St Mary's Parish Church Kirkintilloch near Glasgow in Scotland. This song just sums up Why We Sing.