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Celebrating USB Discographies

Christopher Sutton — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:30:59 +0000

Just a short post to celebrate the notion of USB Stick Discographies. We live in an always-online world where increasingly we prefer downloadables and streaming media over physical products. And that’s certainly the case in the world of music (…with the possible exception of vinyl junkies). One special case for me is the trend of [...]

Who decides the Future of Musicianship?

Christopher Sutton — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:45 +0000

A few days ago I attended a fantastic discussion panel session at The Hub, Westminster, entitled “The Future of Musicianship”. It was the first event put on by the newly-launched “Loving and Living Music” project, brainchild of Ben Hillyard and Heli Rajasalo. The goal of the initiative is outlined in detail here but to give [...]

“Transcendental Youth” at the Barbican

Christopher Sutton — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:41:31 +0000

The Mountain Goats played an incredible gig at the Barbican on 2nd April 2012, featuring Anonymous 4 and Owen Pallett, previewing tracks from the upcoming album "Transcendental Youth". Read about it and download recordings.

An online springboard for learning piano: PianoMusicInfo.com

Christopher Sutton — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:17:36 +0000

As a keen self-taught pianist I’m always excited to find innovative new web sites or apps that try to help you learn piano. I’ve written previously about OnlinePianist, which recently launched a more slick and powerful version of their interactive tutorial app. Another richly rewarding site is PianoMusicInfo.com. I must confess that at first my [...]

London Vocal Project and The Swingle Singers at LACF 2012

Christopher Sutton — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:09:30 +0000

This is one of a number of posts on the London A Cappella Festival 2012. You can also read more about Saturday’s events and several other posts about the festival! After some interesting workshops in the morning, a fun barbershop concert, a fascinating discussion on music education and panel session, Saturday finished the festival strong [...]

LACF Panel: The Global A Cappella Community

Christopher Sutton — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:37:22 +0000

This is one of a number of posts on the London A Cappella Festival 2012. You can also read more about Saturday’s events and several other posts about the festival! It would be a great pity to have so many top a cappella groups, and industry movers-and-shakers in one place and not sit them down [...]

Improv, Crossfire, Cottontown Chorus & The Refrains at LACF2012

Christopher Sutton — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:18:30 +0000

After two stellar nights at the London A Cappella Festival (Thursday, Friday), I was excited to get stuck into the jam-packed Saturday agenda: three full concerts, plenty more foyer performances, an improvisation workshop, a panel talk and a music education discussion group. Improvisation Workshop I started the day by attending one of the three vocal [...]

Cadence and FORK at LACF 2012

Christopher Sutton — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:15:20 +0000

Another amazing night at the London A Cappella Festival. I’m trying hard to avoid these posts just being whole-hearted enthusiasm, but the music is just so good – and let’s face it, there are plenty of professional music critics who can cast a negative light. Let them. I’m having a fantastic time! Tonight’s line-up was [...]

The Vasari Singers and The Boxettes at LACF 2012

Christopher Sutton — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:18:29 +0000

Last night was the first night of the London A Cappella Festival 2012, and it certainly got off to a tremendous start. The evening began with foyer performances by several choirs from the “Music In Offices” initiative, including from the BBC and Channel 4. They sang from the balcony above the concert hall foyer downstairs, [...]

How to teach music… in perfect harmony

Christopher Sutton — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:04:52 +0000

Discussion group“How to teach music… in perfect harmony”at the London A Cappella Festival 201214:50-15:30 in The Wenlock RoomSaturday 14th January, Kings Place, London The last few years have seen a sharp increase in people’s interest in singing. From X-Factor and Pop Idol, to SingStar and Rock Band, to High School Musical and Glee, it’s clear [...]