Monthly Archives: May 2013

aunts and uncles

#earley The Erleigh Cantors’ concert in St. Peter’s Earley (a new venue for us) had a dual theme of Venice and Shakespeare, though we didn’t actually sing anything connected to The Merchant of Venice. The first half was Venetian, and … Continue reading

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Freude!

#colstonhall @bristolchoral I have come round a bit to Beethoven 9 since I last sang it, quite a few years ago. It was the first piece I ever sang with a full orchestra, a performance in Oxford Town Hall when … Continue reading

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Bristol loses a music shop

On my way to work I walk near Providence Music, which has been open in St. George’s Rd for the last few years. It currently has a 25% sale on all stock, sadly because it is closing down. I used … Continue reading

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This way to the telephones

I bet the auditorium to the Victoria Rooms in Bristol is the only concert hall left in Britain with a notice inside indicating which way to go out to find telephones. The concert hall is due to be renovated shortly … Continue reading

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come’n’sings in Bath and Bristol

I have set up a page with details of forthcoming come’n’sing events in and around Bath and Bristol which I happen to know about. I find that I am inundated with information about them on the one hand, and on … Continue reading

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another Mozart Mass at Wells

The following weekend I was in singing a weekend of services at Wells Cathedral, with Priory Voices. Much of the weekend’s music was Priory Voices standards, so I’ll just note the other pieces. For the second time in two weeks … Continue reading

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in the shadow of the Shard

The weekend after Easter was spent in London rehearsing for and singing the Sunday services at Southwark Cathedral. On the Saturday we (the Cathedral Chamber Choir) practised in the chapel of Guy’s Hospital, a little gem, just opposite the Shard … Continue reading

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