The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs movements 1 & 2 of "Songs for Braithwaite" by CWU Faculty member and composer Vijay Singh. "Songs for Braithwaite" was inspired by some of the poems of William Stanley Braithwaite. A two minute com...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs movements 1 & 2 of "Songs for Braithwaite" by CWU Faculty member and composer Vijay Singh. "Songs for Braithwaite" was inspired by some of the poems of William Stanley Braithwaite. A two minute commentary (at 7:45 of the video) by the composer follows the performance of the two pieces. The choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Claudio Monteverdi, Ola Gjeilo, John Muehleisen and Einojuhani Rautavaara., and Tomás Luis da Victoria. Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve written before about finding Songs for your choir (Where do you find all your Songs? and Easy Songs for your choir and Finding Songs for your ch...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I love Georgian Songs and singing.     Not Songs from the Georgian era in British history, not Songs from the state of Georgia in the US...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]I teach Songs from all over the world, often in foreign languages. But people are always asking me for more Songs in English. Why is this? Especially since ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Out come all the favourite Songs that everyone loves – Songs that you’ve sung hundreds of times before.   photo by John Bencina ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some teachers find themselves having to lead singing sessions at their school. But often they don’t have that much experience of teaching Songs ...

Share the Harmony choirs come together to learn unaccompanied Songs from around the globe and original Songs written by Myself. You don't need any experience as all the Songs are taught without music. It's really about having fun and enjoying singing in a...  moreShare the Harmony choirs come together to learn unaccompanied Songs from around the globe and original Songs written by Myself. You don't need any experience as all the Songs are taught without music. It's really about having fun and enjoying singing in a group. for more information about group days and time, please email, Sharetheharmony@hotmail.co.uk  

 [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Back in 2012 The Guardian started a project called Six Songs of Me that asks which Songs matter most to each of us on a personal level (the pro...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Choir leaders often ask me where I source my Songs. I’ve written about this in previous posts: Finding Songs for your choir and Easy Songs for ...

City Songs event at the inaugural City of Derry International Choral Festival. The second performance of the newly commissioned "City Songs" by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds, Australian poet Emma Jones and narrator Imogen Heap. The work was comm...  moreCity Songs event at the inaugural City of Derry International Choral Festival. The second performance of the newly commissioned "City Songs" by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds, Australian poet Emma Jones and narrator Imogen Heap. The work was commissioned by the Voices Now Festival and first performed in the Roundhouse, London, June 2013. The second performance took place on Friday 25th October 2013 in St. Columb's Hall, Derry as part of the inaugural choral festival. This second performance featured the Holst Singers and Roundhouse Choir from London, Codetta, Encore Contemporary Choir, Colmcille Ladies and the Music Promise Junior Choir from Derry and the Orchestra of Ireland, conducted by Stephen Layton.  less