[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] 'Tis the season to be poorly. A warm rehearsal room is the ideal place to spread coughs and sneezes, especially with all that deep breathing and standing c...

choirs are powerful. They bring people together, create community, and offer a space for shared expression. But beneath the harmonies, there are often hidden dynamics - unspoken anxieties, unaddressed needs, and cultural assumptions that can limit who tru...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

PEKTORAL chamber Choir (Kyiv). Art director - Andriy Karpinets. First live performance of Ariel Ramirez' composition ''Mass for Peace and Justice'' (Misa por la Paz y la Justicia) in Ukraine. Solo - Dmytro Foschanka. October 18, 2011. Church of St. Al...  morePEKTORAL chamber Choir (Kyiv). Art director - Andriy Karpinets. First live performance of Ariel Ramirez' composition ''Mass for Peace and Justice'' (Misa por la Paz y la Justicia) in Ukraine. Solo - Dmytro Foschanka. October 18, 2011. Church of St. Alexander, Kiev, Ukraine. VI International Festival "THROUGH THE CENTURIES AND THE COUNTRY". With the assistance Embassy of Argentina in Ukraine. This video contains two pieces of the Mass: 1. Introducción y Señor ten piedad de nosotros. 2. Gloria a Dios. Argentine composer, pianist and music director Ariel Ramírez composed the Mass for Peace and Justice in 1981, during the military dictatorship in Argentina. His childhood friend, the presbytery Osvaldo Catena, assembled the texts, amongst which is the peace message of Pope John Paul II of 1979. Our SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/pektoral-chamber-choir/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PektoralChoir.Ukraine  less