Il est bel et bon de Pierre Passereau par les Canterbury voices en concert à Ris Orangis sous la direction de Kerry Boyle

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] there are many reasons why you might have to stay home and not be able to get to choir. How can you keep your choral and musical interests alive? Here are 1...

Born and Bred in Wales, Welcomed Everywhere the choir was founded in 1975 in Flintshire on the Dee estuary. the boys are dedicated to their singing and passing on that enjoyment to it’s audiences. Flint Male Voice Choir is a registered charity No. 510346...  moreBorn and Bred in Wales, Welcomed Everywhere the choir was founded in 1975 in Flintshire on the Dee estuary. the boys are dedicated to their singing and passing on that enjoyment to it’s audiences. Flint Male Voice Choir is a registered charity No. 510346. ​ A Unique Sound What you would expect to hear from a Welsh choir, yet made for today. the choir sings a wide variety of music stretching from the 16th century to the 21st, old faithfuls, traditional Welsh hymns and folk songs, plus modern pop and quality contemporary compositions in many languages. Listen to a sample from the hugely successful “Songs Across the Dee” featured on this site. ​ Your Kind of Choir the choir goes where it is invited, singing for pleasure and to give pleasure. We have covered the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland. In Germany, Austria, Prague, Malta and France. Wherever these men go, new ties are bound and new friendships formed. ​ Universally Recognised Flint choir has always been competitive, it’s the only way to f...    less

Driven and enthusiastic is best way to describe this all new all male - a cappella - vocal group based in Tilburg the Netherlands. Established during the spring of 2011 De Heeren (translated as "the gentlemen") ar...  moreDriven and enthusiastic is best way to describe this all new all male - a cappella - vocal group based in Tilburg the Netherlands. Established during the spring of 2011 De Heeren (translated as "the gentlemen") are the latest ensemble of the Netherlands. De Heeren consists of 8 men, most of whom study at the Fontys Conservatoire in Tilburg. What sets this group apart is that is has musical as well as classical trained singers. Due to this wide variety of musical diversity of this group it allows for a broad selection of repertoire. Most of their repertoire is arranged by members of the group and offers an extensive selection of different styles.  less

Ensemble Nobiles was founded in January 2006. the choristers met each other during their nine-year education in fine arts as members of the St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig. Today the ensemble consists of tenors Christian Pohlers and Paul Heller as well a...  moreEnsemble Nobiles was founded in January 2006. the choristers met each other during their nine-year education in fine arts as members of the St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig. Today the ensemble consists of tenors Christian Pohlers and Paul Heller as well as basses Felix Hübner, Lucas Heller and Lukas Lomtscher. their repertoire ranges from late medieval Mass songs to modern age works. the five young musicians attach great importance to the works of German Romantic composers, such as Schubert, Schumann and Mendelssohn Bartholdy, as well as to their extensive repertoire of church music. the ensemble successfully collaborates with a number of other artists, such as the composer Manfred Schlenker(GER), who dedicated his motet Gott wohnt in einem Lichte to the quintet, on a regular basis. Volker Bräutigam wrote several pieces for them to perform during the festivities at the 35th Leipziger Jazztage. the vocal ensemble Sjaella has been another partner in numerous successful collaborations throughout the years. In...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other day. the character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a song. He then proceeded to speak ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] the socially-distanced reopening of indoor performances in England was due to take place on 1st August, but the government then postponed it for at least anot...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] I occasionally run workshops for members of my choir to help improve their singing technique. photo by Intel Free Press I realised whilst teaching that al...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces.   Photo by...