The Choir Director Podcast

The Choir Director Podcast is the essential resource for choir directors, conductors and vocal leaders who want to build stronger choirs, run better rehearsals and create outstanding musical experiences.

Hosted by international conductor and festival producer Russell Scott, each episode shares practical strategies for rehearsal technique, vocal training, repertoire choices, choir recruitment, leadership, performance preparation and managing real-world community and amateur choirs.

Whether you lead a school choir, church choir, community choir or professional ensemble, this podcast gives you actionable ideas you can apply immediately — from improving blend and tuning to motivating singers and growing your choir.

Featuring expert interviews with leading conductors, vocal specialists, composers and choir educators, alongside solo coaching episodes packed with real solutions for real choir challenges.

If you’re a choir director who wants practical tools, musical insight and leadership strategies to help your singers thrive, this is the podcast for you.

Guest

Jack Blume

Jack Blume is a UK-based composer, record producer and music supervisor, specialising in vocal and choral writing for stage and screen. He is the arranger, orchestrator and musical supervisor of the Olivier-nominated West End show The Choir of Man, shaping its signature “gig” sound across multiple casts and touring productions. His credits span feature films, TV, West End and international tours, and include arranging and vocal production work for primetime UK television and commercial campaigns such as Baileys (2023/2024). Jack has also worked as an arranger and vocal coach on BBC1’s Pitch Battle, produced recordings connected with The Choir of Man, and contributed to other vocal-led theatre projects including Gobsmacked! and Noise Boys. He also runs vocal workshops and has presented a TEDx talk exploring the human voice.

http://www.jackblume.co.uk

Guest appearance on:

Ep #30: Jack Blume: The Impact of ‘a cappella’ Singing on Modern Day Communities