[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I have a low boredom threshold. There are 100s of gorgeous new songs I want to teach and it’s hard to cram them all in.   Photo by Leo Reyn...

[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...

Performed by Universitair Koor Antwerpen at their Christmas concert "A Midwinter Night's Dream" on December 13-14, 2016. Camera: Jelmer Lokman, Robin Van Limbergen, Ben Verhaegen Sound: Johan De Cock

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m always on the lookout for new songs to use with my singing workshops and choirs.   Sara Bareilles in concert by Anirudh Koul   Th...

The Choralairs are a non-profit 4-part harmony adult choir who sing a variety of popular songs, jazz standards, Broadway show tunes and folk songs. Co-directed by Peter Ness and Asher Farber, with piano accompaniment, the choir requires no auditions, just...  moreThe Choralairs are a non-profit 4-part harmony adult choir who sing a variety of popular songs, jazz standards, Broadway show tunes and folk songs. Co-directed by Peter Ness and Asher Farber, with piano accompaniment, the choir requires no auditions, just a love of singing and the ability to carry a tune! We rehearse from September to June on Tuesday evenings in the Bathurst and Finch area. We also perform regularly for seniors at residences in the GTA. All are welcome at our annual public concerts held in June. President: Yoram Beer 647-709-8927 New Members Coordinators: Elaine Rose 647-692-9213 choralairs@gmail.com www.choralairs.com  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people are put off when they come across a song with foreign words. They prefer to sing songs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not only are they missin...

[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...

PEKTORAL Chamber Choir - is famous in Ukraine and abroad amateur choir, started its history since 1998. The Collective had united singers for whom music is favorite hobby. The repertoire of the Choir consist of real pearls of Ukrainian and foreign sacred,...  morePEKTORAL Chamber Choir - is famous in Ukraine and abroad amateur choir, started its history since 1998. The Collective had united singers for whom music is favorite hobby. The repertoire of the Choir consist of real pearls of Ukrainian and foreign sacred, folk and modern music. Geography of concert trips of the Choir includes сities of Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Estonia, Lithuania, Norway, Italy. The Choir has frequently been the diplomant and prizewinner of the international choral competitions and festivals. Discography of our Choir consist of 2 CD (2000, 2004). Art director of Pektoral Chamber Choir - Andriy Karpinets. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Andriy Karpinets (born in 1975). Andrew began to take his musical education in Dresden (Germany), by piano class. In 1994 he became a graduate of the theoretical and choral conducting branch of college of music in Drohobych (Lviv region)., and in 2001 he was graduated with honors f...    less

Five Mystical songs - Vaughan Williams Downtown Voices Edmund Milly, baritone Janet Yieh, organ Stephen Sands, conductor Trinity Church, NYC Five Mystical songs Song Cycle by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) Text Authorship: by Georg...  moreFive Mystical songs - Vaughan Williams Downtown Voices Edmund Milly, baritone Janet Yieh, organ Stephen Sands, conductor Trinity Church, NYC Five Mystical songs Song Cycle by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) Text Authorship: by George Herbert (1593 - 1633) 1. Easter Rise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise Without delays, Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise With him may'st rise; That, as his death calcined thee to dust, His life may make thee gold, and much more, Just. Awake, my lute, and struggle for thy part With all thy art. The cross taught all wood to resound his name Who bore the same. His stretched sinews taught all strings, what key Is best to celebrate this most high day. Consort both heart and lute, and twist a song Pleasant and long: Or since all music is but three parts vied, And multiplied; O let thy blessed Spirit bear a part, And make up our defects with his sweet art. 2. I got me flowers I got me flowers to strew thy way; I...    less