2005 was bound to be a pretty quiet year for singing and I didn’t make many resolutions. So I didn’t get to any new cathedrals, or sing anything from the wishlist (though I did sing several pieces new to me). I did however do something about the ‘all purpose low note’ I wrote about a year ago, and it’s now largely been replaced by notes of a determinate pitch.
So what are the wishes for 2006?
a) to perform in at least one of the four remaining C of E cathedrals in England: Birmingham Cathedral, Leicester Cathedral, Bradford Cathedral or Wakefield Cathedral.
b) again, to sing something from the wishlist
c) to get opportunities to perform at the level I was doing before Magnus’ birth, either with the Exultate Singers or elsewhere. One such opportunity will be the Bath Camerata’s Good Friday concert, though I don’t expect it to lead to more
d) related to the last I suppose, but also a repeat: to sing in the Bath Festival Chorus, which was not practical for me to do in 2005
e) having got rid of the all-purpose low note, to work on another weak point in my choral singing. I need to watch more, especially at the ends of phrases! This is related to a general tendency to lose interest at phrase ends; I sometimes catch myself in a ‘been there, done that’ attitude when I get to them.
f) to learn some demanding new solo repertoire. There are a number of such pieces which I’ve been putting off for a few years. Perhaps 2006 should be the year to tackle some of them.