Monthly Archives: January 2004

a large interval

Not the musical kind (though there are quite a few of those involved), but the length of time since I last performed Brahms’ German Requiem, which I am doing with the Chantry Singers this term. The only other time I … Continue reading

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Handel in the hymnbook and out

It is at this time of year that I wonder ‘What is it about the hymn Brightest and best that attracts tunes with awkward intervals?’. What I think of as the standard tune, ‘Epiphany’, is straightforward enough. But I have … Continue reading

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Westminster Abbey (2)

On January 2nd most of us were back again, this time for a service where I’d sung neither canticles nor anthem before (a rare thing!). Our canticles were Stanford in F. On singing them I realised why I hadn’t done … Continue reading

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Westminster Abbey (1)

On New Year’s Day/Jan 2nd I was singing Evensong in Westminster Abbey with the Cathedral Chamber Choir. Our programme for the first service was especially appealing to me: the Gibbons 2nd service and Gibbons’ anthem ‘See, see the Word is … Continue reading

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