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blog: What are rehearsals for exactly?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There’s a strange thing that happens in choirs just as a concert is coming up. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong.     Benny G...

Silent prayer - Mikhail Shukh
video: Silent prayer - Mikhail Shukh

Mikhail Shukh. "Silent prayer" for choir Kiev chamber Choir "Khreschatik", conductor Larisa Bukhonskaya

Exultate - Agnus Dei - Samuel Barber
video: Exultate - Agnus Dei - Samuel Barber

Thomas Rossin conducts the Exultate chamber Choir & Orchestra in Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei / Adagio for Strings.

blog: I hate a choir in uniform

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many choirs dress identically when they perform. Some have a choir uniform, some choose a particular colour for a particular concert, some have specially m...

blog: How singing can stress you out

Is singing good for stress? Yes, it can actually stress you out a bit... By rushing to rehearsals, trying to park the car and not finding a space, or getting stuck in public transport at peak times (I really wish there were more morning choirs) By ...

blog: Finding song information – Chinese whispers, wishful thinking and the oral tradition

[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...

blog: Using reductive metaphors won't solve your choirs problems

One of my favorite choir tricks was to telling my singers to ‘aim for the top side of the pitch.’  This was, of course, because they were singing flat, and I thought the imagery would give my singers a way of thinking about an abstract co...