Posted on 18 November 2015
Reports on singing come thick and fast these days, such as the recent one published by the Royal Society, entitled 'The ice-breaker effect:...
Posted on 18 November 2015
It’s easy for conductors starting their careers to regard amateur orchestras as a step en route to the inevitable glory of the Berlin...
Posted on 16 October 2015
It’s been a great summer for specialist Concert Tours Operator, Rayburn Tours, having helped heaps of choirs, youth ensembles, bands and...
Posted on 24 September 2015
When you’re a London music critic, going to the Proms becomes a temporary change in life. You give up on the Southbank and the Barbican,...
Posted on 19 September 2015
I was surprised and delighted to be selected to take part in Making Music’s Adopt a Composer scheme. It’s a great opportunity to work...
Posted on 12 September 2015
Working with an amateur ensemble is all about the relationship. Walking into rehearsal with the Strathaven Choral Society for the first time, I had...
Posted on 30 July 2015
A few years ago I reached retirement age and had to step down from my job, even though I didn’t want to. This wouldn’t be legal nowadays...
Posted on 9 July 2015
As a guest representing Making Music, it was a delight to join this very friendly chorus for the day and to be guided through the work by NLC patron...
Posted on 1 April 2015
The Fleet Singers – being a very ambitious lot – are always able to rise to the challenges that they set themselves musically, so when...
Posted on 14 April 2014
Jo Churchill OBE was on the Executive (equivalent of today's Board of Directors) and subsequently became Chairman of the National Federation of...
