Monthly Archives: February 2004

Britten and Duruflé for Holy Week

I’ve accepted invitations to take part in in a couple of concerts in Holy Week. On Palm Sunday I shall be singing Rejoice in the Lamb for the first time in over a decade. I remember it accurately enough, but … Continue reading

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memory

This year, for the first time, I’m entering the Mid-Somerset Festival. I am competing in two classes, singing a Handel aria and a song by Copland. I took part in a similar event years ago, and didn’t enjoy it, perhaps … Continue reading

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which composer are you sitting on?

We’re buying a new sofa and found that several models in a local shop were named after composers. (We think that it may have been the same shop which used to have on sale – quite without irony – an … Continue reading

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things I’d like to sing (2)

A sequel to my earlier posting of anthems etc. I feel overdue for singing. Now for some of the larger scale works. In some cases the reason I haven’t done them is clear; I’ve been in small chamber choirs rather … Continue reading

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singing at the nursery

Yesterday I repeated something I did a couple of years ago and went to my son’s nursery to lead the children there in some singing. They like parents to come in and do things for the children from time to … Continue reading

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secular gringing

This item of news appeared on the BBC website yesterday. Of course it’s not really news because organists have been sneaking secular themes into their improvisations for as long as they’ve been able to improvise in church. I once spent … Continue reading

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