Monthly Archives: June 2008

grade 1 piano

My daughter did Grade 1 piano about a week ago. I cast my mind back to dim memories when I was doing the same exam and tried to compare the experiences. For one thing, the Associated Board has livened up … Continue reading

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a plea to the Barbican

To make it up to my daughter for having forgotten the LSO concert at the Bath Festival, my husband took her to the Barbican in London to hear the same performers and composers, but different symphonies (Schubert’s Unfinished and Bruckner’s … Continue reading

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two other 2008 Bath Festival concerts

I wasn’t able to attend more than two concerts because of my own singing commitments during the Festival but others in the family got out more. My husband went to the concert of Indian classical music given by Partho Sarothy … Continue reading

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two piano recitals

I have a great backlog of recent/current events to write about. I’ll continue with a further writeup of the 2008 Bath Festival. We had a ticket for Alfredo Perl, but sadly he was nursing an injury and pulled out, taking … Continue reading

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Bach’s B minor Mass

A few weeks ago I was listening to Bach’s B minor mass on the radio and regretting as I always do that I’d never sung soprano in a performance. (I did sing in a performance as a student, with the … Continue reading

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the Hilliards in Christ Church

I got along to hear the Hilliard Ensemble at Christ Church Julian Road, as did quite a lot of people I knew. Dufay isn’t quite my style somehow, but I enjoyed the programme which mixed old and new. All beautifully … Continue reading

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