Monthly Archives: September 2015

Note-bashing with YouTube

Posted on September 28, 2015 by vhk10

I frequently turn to YouTube to help me learn unfamiliar church music repertoire; even if I already have a recording, it’s often easier to reach for an online performance than trying to locate it on a CD or cassette tape. … Continue reading →

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a Bairstow and Stanford-fest

Posted on September 21, 2015 by vhk10

I took part in the latter part of the Cathedral Chamber Choir’s visit to York Minster. (Rather annoyingly, this meant that I missed meeting the Precentor, a college friend of mine). The visit was a little subdued because one of … Continue reading →

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a change of Musical Director

Posted on September 10, 2015 by vhk10

Bristol Choral Society is advertising for a new Musical Director, as Adrian Partington is stepping down after fifteen years in the post. Further details may be found here. There are a lot of local changes going on, as Bath Camerata … Continue reading →

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Three Proms

Posted on September 10, 2015 by vhk10

Between us we went to three Promenade concerts. Firstly Prom 9 – the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Leif Ove Andsnes conducting and playing Beethoven’s 1st and 4th piano conceros and Stravinsky’s Apollon Musagète, which went down well with those in … Continue reading →

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