Interviews with Choir Leaders
What makes a choir leader tick? Dan Bennett interviews fellow choir leaders to find out. Listen to hear about choir leaders’ origin stories, their loves and hates, their favourite methods and secrets to success.
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Episodes
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
In episode 6 of Interviews with Choir Leaders I talk with Ewan Lawrie, founder of the Canberra Shanty Club and self-proclaimed “hack choir leader”.
Expect to learn:- How a love for impromptu singing in a stairwell led Ewan to form a group of his own- How sea shanties spread via TikTok and took over the world- What it’s like to attend (and lead) a shanty session- The problem with reality TV singing shows
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
In episode 5 of Interviews with Choir Leaders I talk with Drew Wheaton, Canadian born choir leader and all-round barbershop legend.
Expect to learn:- How Drew’s handyman skills led him to record a whole album with a top notch quartet- How to rehearse like a legend: the step-by-step blueprint Drew used for each rehearsal of the Louisville Thoroughbreds – 7-time champions of the International Chorus Contest- Is reckless singing ever the answer? How the Westminster Chorus champions used this approach to bring Drew and the audience to profound tears- The simple trick to ensure your singers leave every rehearsal on a high
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
In episode 4 of Interviews with Choir Leaders I talk with Nick Schurmann, Perth-based choir leader. Nick shares invaluable education theories and practices that he uses with his ensembles including The Baden Street Singers. Nick is definitely a choir leader to watch!
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
In episode 3 of Interviews with Choir Leaders I talk with Ryan Nicholson, Perth-based choir leader.
Ryan shares ideas about how to get men singing, how a "hard pivot" can turn a rehearsal around, and how he does his best work spontaneously, “in the moment”.
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
In episode 2 I talk to Rachel Hore OAM, leader of Canberra's Pop-Up Choir and founder of Big Sing Inc.
Rachel shares insights on why the Pop-Up Choir was founded, how competitive the choirs in Fiji are, her time learning from Richard Gill at the Sydney Conservatorium, and how she uses Garage Band to arrange her songs.
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
In episode 1 I talk to Alpha Gregory, local Canberra legend and accomplished choir leader of numerous groups including the Woden Valley Youth Choir.