Monthly Archives: February 2007

two familiar pieces for Ash Wednesday

Just a brief note until I can prepare some longer entries. On Ash Wednesday we sang two very familiar pieces: Allegri’s Miserere and parts of Byrd’s 4-Part Mass. I know both pieces very thoroughly, but as it happens I haven’t … Continue reading

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Birmingham falls

This blog proved its usefulness when a reader saw that I wanted to sing in Birmingham Cathedral and suggested that I join his choir (the Peterborough Chamber Choir) for a weekend of services there. Evensong on the Saturday had a … Continue reading

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Vengerov at the 2007 Bath Festival

A friend emails me about a forthcoming concert of traditional music at the Bath Festival this year. It’s not uncommon for performers to advertise their appearance at the festival in advance of the release of the official programme. Probably with … Continue reading

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Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky

In previous posts I dealt with the BBC’s airing of the complete works of Beethoven and Bach. This time it was the turn of Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, done jointly. I rather dipped in and out of this, though I tried … Continue reading

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Lassus – or is it?

For Candlemas last week we sang a Mass setting new to me: Lassus’ Mon cœur se recommande à vous. I’ve sung surprisingly little by Lassus – I’m not really sure why not – and it’s arguable that I still haven’t … Continue reading

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