Choir in Focus is a European research network, inititaed by Dr Ursula Geisler and Dr Karin Johansson. It is based at the Southern Choral Centre, a joint venture between the University of Lund and Malmo Academy of Music in southern Sweden. It has been funded by the Swedish foundation Riksbankens Jubilemsfond. It has met annually in 2009, 2010 and 2011, producing a book of proceedings. I have been privileged to be an invited member of this network and a regular contributor to its publications. The 2010 meeting coincided with the Lund Choral Festival and the symposium presentations were open to members of the public attending the festival.
A similar plan for 2011 saw the network meeting coinciding with the Chor.Chom international choral festival in Dortmund. The theme for this year is choral leadership in Europe. You will be able to view my presentation on the leadership of boys in choral singing here soon. Download programme.
Dr Ursula Geisler has now completed a very useful and hugely comprehensive bibliography of choral research in Europe. You can download it here. (Don't be put off by the Swedish, it's in English too!)
The new Choir in Focus 2011 publication is now available. I have a few copies. Please get in touch if you would like me to post you one.
