Monthly Archives: September 2007

second-hand sheet music

I was in Oxford at the weekend and, since I needed to get hold of a vocal score of the Mikado, thought I might look for a second-hand one. But second-hand sheet music is now hard to find on sale … Continue reading

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Composers’ political compass

I’ve had my attention drawn to this page on the Political Compass website. It is, as they say, ‘largely for amusement’. I’m not sure they really have Elgar right – I think his position is derived from judgements based on … Continue reading

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more singing for the famous

I don’t knowingly do much of this but got another such engagement later in the week – singing in a small choir at Bel Mooney’s wedding.  This was my first encounter with the book of wedding anthems edited by Judy … Continue reading

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Savitri

I did something rather out of the ordinary last weekend and sang in a private performance of this one-act opera by Holst. I have rather mixed feelings about Holst’s music in general; there are delicate pieces such as the Nunc … Continue reading

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Proms 60 and 66

My husband and daughter went to both of these. Prom 60 was the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra playing Also sprach Zarathustra and Sibelius 2. The verdict was that the Strauss was rather rambling but the Sibelius went down well. Prom … Continue reading

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