Monthly Archives: March 2009

the Festival becomes a Fest

I’ve been booking tickets for the Bath International Music Festival. I think that’s what it’s still called in full, but the brochure for it now has ‘Bath International MusicFest’ on the cover, followed by a funny little splodge of a … Continue reading

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the work I’ve waited ten years to hear

A few years ago I took a ‘Which major work of Alban Berg are you?’ test*, and came out as the Chamber Concerto. I’m not sure this was very flattering, as the Chamber Concerto has the reputation of being the … Continue reading

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another anniversary

Bet you didn’t know it was the tercentenary of Pergolesi’s birth this year! His dates are usually given as 1710-36, but the first of this is the registration of his birth in early January, rather than the birth itself, so … Continue reading

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Hear my prayer

I celebrated my birthday by going and singing Mendelssohn’s anthem with a visiting choir (the combined forces of St. Peter’s Caversham and St. John’s Mortimer) in Bristol Cathedral. It seems to be one of those anthems that is famous, but … Continue reading

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Bellringers’ hymns

On my recent visit to Canterbury Cathedral one of these was a late substitution at evensong, in honour of a presentation to leaders of the bell-ringing team. All English hymnbooks seem to have at least one hymn for bellringers, and … Continue reading

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