Monthly Archives: September 2003

Bruckner

We had a special evensong on Saturday to end an ‘open day’ at church. We sang Walmisley in D minor and for an anthem, Locus Iste by Bruckner. We don’t usually do anthems but when we do it’s often Bruckner … Continue reading

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Parish choir singing

Yesterday I sang ‘Panis Angelicus’ during Benediction at church. I am unusual among the singers in the local choirs I know well, in that I sing regularly in a parish church. From my knowledge of the Chantry Singers, Bath Camerata … Continue reading

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Brandon Hill Singers

Until last Christmas I sang with the Brandon Hill Singers, a chamber choir based in Bristol. I greatly enjoyed this, but unfortunately the choir went into a sudden decline and disbanded. The prevailing opinion seems to be that there were … Continue reading

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a wedding

On Saturday I sang at a wedding at church. The main thing the choir was needed for was the choral part of the Lohengrin wedding march. When I do this I am always amused that the words make it pretty … Continue reading

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Good Friday with the Bath Camerata

So what did I do earlier in the year? One thing was joining the Bath Camerata for their Good Friday performance of Mozart’s Requiem in Wells Cathedral. These days the Good Friday concerts, when the choir is expanded with former … Continue reading

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Audition

I had an audition to rejoin the Chantry Singers (with whom I used to sing) earlier this week. I really dread auditions – much worse than doing solos in front of large numbers of people. This time at least I … Continue reading

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Singing in Llandaff

I did three days of a trip to Llandaff Cathedral with the Cathedral Chamber Choir. No music new to me here* and I got the Balfour Gardiner Evening Hymn for the third time in 4 weeks! I hope it’s a … Continue reading

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