[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   It always seems to be the basses who forget their part. I used to think it was a bloke thing, but now I realise that there are good reasons why it’s h...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   For many of us, this time of year is just one concert after another. It’s great to be doing so much singing, but it can have its downsides. &n...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   there is often a mismatch between how good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are.     Some people vastly ov...

the basis for the Utrecht Byzantine Choir lies in a group of Ukrainian seminarians with its professors who came to the Netherlands shortly after the Second World War. Born and raised in Ukrainia dr. Myroslaw Antonowycz conducted the worship services in C...  morethe basis for the Utrecht Byzantine Choir lies in a group of Ukrainian seminarians with its professors who came to the Netherlands shortly after the Second World War. Born and raised in Ukrainia dr. Myroslaw Antonowycz conducted the worship services in Culemborg for the reestablished Ukrainian seminar. After the seminarians were graduated, they swarmed out to fulfill their priestly vocation for the Ukrainians all over the world. the now outside the monastery walls well-known seminarian choir fell apart while applications for the singing of liturgies and concerts throughout the Netherlands, kept coming. On the initiative of Msgr. AG Smith, dr. Antonowycz founded the Utrecht Byzantine Choir on February 9, 1951, consisting of only Dutch men, who specialized in singing the liturgy according to the Slavic-Byzantine rite. In cooperation with the Apostolate of the Eastern Churches, the UBK initially only sang liturgies according to the Byzantine Rite. Hundreds of parishes in the Netherlands became familiar with ...    less

"Exsurge Domine" is a male vocal ensemble performing sacred music, monodic and polyphonic, from Middle Age. It's conducted by its founder, Enrico Correggia.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Occasionally I give questionnaires to choir members in order to get feedback on how people are finding the weekly sessions, what songs they like best, how ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I’m probably preaching to the converted here as I guess most of you reading this already sing regularly.   photo by T Sundup   So ho...

Performed by Nidarosdomens Guttekor (Nidaros Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys) as an encore during their concert in the Berlin Cathedral on 27.11.2016. Directed and conducted by Bjørn Moe Live recording by Nidarosdomens Guttekor This song is also...  morePerformed by Nidarosdomens Guttekor (Nidaros Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys) as an encore during their concert in the Berlin Cathedral on 27.11.2016. Directed and conducted by Bjørn Moe Live recording by Nidarosdomens Guttekor This song is also featured on our latest CD: http://www.grappa.no/en/albums/grappa/Deilig-er-jorden-det-beste-av-nidarosdomens-guttekor/  

Spend a fantastic weekend learning Beach Boys songs in glorious harmony in the beautiful Wye Valley.   Men especially welcome!     Friday 3 May 2019 5pm to Sunday 5 May 2019 2pm Dean Valley Manor (formerly Lindors Country House Hotel...