[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I had a friend who moved to a new town and set up a new choir, blissfully ignorant of the 100+ community chorus that already existed there.   phot...

[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...

European Church Music Festival Schwäbisch Gmünd 2019 in the Münster of Schwäbisch Gmünd, 18 July 2019. The concert with John Rutter & chamber Choir of Europe, conducted by Nicol Matt (Germany) in MÜNSTER of Schwäbisch Gmünd was a huge success! John Rutte...  moreEuropean Church Music Festival Schwäbisch Gmünd 2019 in the Münster of Schwäbisch Gmünd, 18 July 2019. The concert with John Rutter & chamber Choir of Europe, conducted by Nicol Matt (Germany) in MÜNSTER of Schwäbisch Gmünd was a huge success! John Rutter received the prestigious European Church Music Prize 2019 for outstanding contributions to church music.  

Okay- so I've been a bit slack about blogging lately.  Not that I have been idol- there is so much to blog about but 24 hours in a day a full time job and more music than I can ever learn to play means there  isn't enough time!   In the l...

Morgen! - Music by Richard Strauss - Arranged for SATB Chorus (divisi) and chamber Orchestra by Stanley M. Hoffman - NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score in search of live performances - Arrangement © Copyright 2015 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of...  moreMorgen! - Music by Richard Strauss - Arranged for SATB Chorus (divisi) and chamber Orchestra by Stanley M. Hoffman - NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score in search of live performances - Arrangement © Copyright 2015 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 7775 - https://youtu.be/u4W7BdswP-E  

Recorded October 2020 Traditional Basque Carol Arr: Barlow Bradford Audio Engineer: John Paul Hayward Video Engineer: Carter Durham Program Notes: http://www.utahchamberartists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CHRISTMAS-CAROLS-notes-rev.pdf ...  moreRecorded October 2020 Traditional Basque Carol Arr: Barlow Bradford Audio Engineer: John Paul Hayward Video Engineer: Carter Durham Program Notes: http://www.utahchamberartists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CHRISTMAS-CAROLS-notes-rev.pdf ...... The angel Gabriel from heaven came His wings as drifted snow his eyes as flame "All hail" said he "thou lowly maiden Mary, Most highly favored lady," Gloria! "For know a blessed mother thou shalt be, All generations laud and honor thee, Thy Son shall be Emanuel, by seers foretold Most highly favored lady," Gloria! Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head "To me be as it pleaseth God," she said, "My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name." Most highly favored lady. Gloria! Of her, Emanuel, the Christ was born In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say:1 "Most highly favored lady," Gloria!  less

Eli Eli (Walk to Caesarea) - the famous Israeli song composed David Zehavi (1910-1977) to words by Hannah Szenes (1921-1944). Arranged for choir by Gil Aldema (b.1928). read more - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Szenes My God, My God May th...  moreEli Eli (Walk to Caesarea) - the famous Israeli song composed David Zehavi (1910-1977) to words by Hannah Szenes (1921-1944). Arranged for choir by Gil Aldema (b.1928). read more - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Szenes My God, My God May these things never end: The sand and the sea The rustle of the water The lightning in the sky Man's prayer. אֵלִי, אֵלִי שֶׁלֹּא יִגָּמֵר לְעוֹלָם הַחוֹל וְהַיָּם, רִשְׁרוּשׁ שֶׁל הַמַּיִם, בְּרַק הַשָּׁמַיִם, תְּפִלַּת הָאָדָם. The Jerusalem Oratorio chamber Choir conducted by Ronen Borshevsky. Recording apeared on a CD which won the Golden Orpheus Award of the French Academy for best vocal music CD for 2007. For more info and purchase - http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-seventh-gate/dp/B001IRSOWK Write us - oratorio.jerusalem@gmail.com --- אלי אלי (הליכה לקיסריה) - מילים מאת חנה סנש, מנגינה מאת דוד זהבי. עיבוד למקהלה: גיל אלדמע המקהלה הקאמרית אורטוריו ירושלים מנצח - רונן בורשבסקי  less