Technology, church music, bicycles, and life in Ireland
The latest advice from the Irish government is that choirs can resume singing together in about a week’s time, at the beginning of Phase 3 of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. After months of silence – or solo singing from home as part of virtual choirs – singers will be able to rehearse and perform […]
The Irish government has released specific recommendations for choirs and group singing for when we enter Phase 3 of COVID-19 restriction easing on Monday 29th June. It says the following: Choir rehearsals have previously been linked to outbreaks in a number of countries (UK, US, Netherlands, South Korea). In addition, there is some evidence emerging […]
Throughout the Anglican Communion there is a tradition of singing the Psalms in services using Anglican Chant. This involves combining a 4-part harmony chant with the pointed words of a psalm. Structure of a chant The musical structure of a standard Anglican Chant in the format of: 3 bars / 4 bars / 3 bars […]
I’m mulling the idea of creating a new web site, to serve the Irish choral music scene. It would primarily be a concert listing site, perhaps with some kind of directory of choirs, so that anyone interested in choral music – whether as a singer or audience member – would be able to find choirs […]
