Monthly Archives: February 2012

Eric Roseberry

I was sorry to hear today that Eric Roseberry had died after a very short illness. I sang for him only once, in a Marshfield Bach Singers Christmas concert. He had a deceptively mild and scholarly manner, and nevertheless coaxed … Continue reading

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in the Pump Room

My husband and elder son went to a concert in the Pump Room, promoted by the Bath Recital Artists’ Trust. The performers were two school-age pianists from the RCM. The BRAT (if they will forgive my abbreviating it so) seem … Continue reading

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a gatekeeper in the house of the Lord

As a resident of Bath I ‘hosted’ the Cathedral Chamber Choir’s weekend at Bath Abbey and this entailed letting people into rehearsal venues and generally shepherding them around. A weekend at Bath Abbey is unusual because it includes Matins and … Continue reading

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Kingswood Vocal Week

Just time to note that as part of ‘Kingswood Vocal Week’ I was in the audience for a workshop taken by Jeremy Summerly, putting some of the school choirs through their paces in a selection of pieces from various periods. … Continue reading

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My fantasy Mass

I’m going to put together a Mass setting for my own amusement (and I suppose that of my readers) of some of my favourite settings of these familiar texts. Two constraints: no composer is to be repeated, and the movements … Continue reading

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