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What exactly is the point of your choir?
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]
I often get people writing to me for advice about Choirs. Some of them don’t agree with the direction their choir leader is taking them, some ...
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Prioritizing Context and Connection in Choirs
In this special Oxford Series episode, I catch Dr. Zanaida Robles for a conversation about her philosophy as a composer, as well as the way all of her musical and personal identities mingle to create a context for her music making. We discuss the composit... moreIn this special Oxford Series episode, I catch Dr. Zanaida Robles for a conversation about her philosophy as a composer, as well as the way all of her musical and personal identities mingle to create a context for her music making. We discuss the compositional process, including the philosophy she holds related to the "end product" for singers. Namely, the importance of the singers exploring their own communities and connections WHILE also exploring the music. We also bounce ideas back and forth related to composers having to be careful about "over refining" a composition, as well as the music world's attempt to balance goals of equity with the human need for each composer to be valued based on their OWN music and individual expression. You won't want to miss this conversation!If you enjoy this content, please consider supporting the show at http://www.patreon.com/choralosophy for as little as 3$ a month and receive subscriber only content there.
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Lied ohne Grenzen (song without borders) | Uraufführung (premiere)
Text: Christina Koenig, Music: Sabine Wüsthoff
Contributors: Daejeon Observatory Children's Choir (Republic of Korea), Project Choir of the Laborschule Dresden, Junior Concert Choir of the Berlin Girls Choir
Piano: Keiko Yuasa | Conductor: Sabine Wüstho... moreText: Christina Koenig, Music: Sabine Wüsthoff
Contributors: Daejeon Observatory Children's Choir (Republic of Korea), Project Choir of the Laborschule Dresden, Junior Concert Choir of the Berlin Girls Choir
Piano: Keiko Yuasa | Conductor: Sabine Wüsthoff
German-Korean choir concert
Saturday, 4 May 2019, Berlin
SONG WITHOUT BORDERS - World premiere
For the meeting of three Children's and Youth Choirs.
the first of the three verses is sung in German, the second in Korean, the last in English - so each choir has to learn to pronounce the language of the other, an adventure! With simple, poetic words, "Song without borders" deals with the chance of Children to create a future worth living for the adults of tomorrow through mobility, empathy and energy. the music to it illustrates in the first verse the sea as a metaphor of eternal movement, in the second the feeling together, in the third the positive action of holding together. less
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Go forth.wmv
Go Forth on your journey, Movement 8 of Requiem aeternam by UK Composer Tim Knight
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Choirs and copyright: a beginner’s guide for the bewildered
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]
[NB this post is about UK copyright laws. Although the situation will be similar in other countries, the various copyright and performing rights agencies a...
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Why Choirs shouldn’t sing pop songs
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]
I used to lead a women’s singing group. We tried a Bob Marley song once. One of the singers used to say: “If it sounds like the Women’s In...
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the Gesualdo Six
the Gesualdo Six are a vocal sextet specialising in the performance of renaissance polyphony, directed by Owain Park. the ensemble is made up of undergraduates and graduates of Cambridge University, and currently the Choirs of King’s, St John’s and Trinit... morethe Gesualdo Six are a vocal sextet specialising in the performance of renaissance polyphony, directed by Owain Park. the ensemble is made up of undergraduates and graduates of Cambridge University, and currently the Choirs of King’s, St John’s and Trinity colleges are represented.
Recent concerts have included performances of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday (Feria Quinta), Monteverdi madrigals and anthems by Byrd. the ensemble has also performed music by Ligeti, Rheinberger and arrangements by Philip Lawson. Future engagements include a lunchtime concert in the Cambridge St John’s Music Festival, as well as concerts at Jesus and Caius colleges. less
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10 golden truths I have learnt from 25 years of choir leading
[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...