Monthly Archives: February 2018

Jenůfa at Hayesfield

Posted on February 28, 2018 by vhk10

Bath Opera have found a new venue; the Roper Theatre at Hayesfield School, which I visited a couple of years ago (when it was brand new) to see my son’s final-year primary school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We … Continue reading →

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Come and Sing (2): the Mass in Blue

Posted on February 13, 2018 by vhk10

Six days later, it was a very different though equally challenging take on the Ordinary of the Mass, as Will Todd’s Mass in Blue was the featured work in Bristol Choral Society’s first Come and Sing of 2018. I’d heard … Continue reading →

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Come and Sing (1): the Missa Solemnis

Posted on February 13, 2018 by vhk10

I don’t do very many ‘come and sing’ workshop type events, but this spring there are two, six days apart. The first was looking at Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with Gavin Carr (and Gerry Hoddinott on piano). Several dozen of us … Continue reading →

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buying CDs at the farmers’ market

Posted on February 1, 2018 by vhk10

Bath Farmers’ Market takes place on Saturday mornings. The market stalls stand next to other stalls which are there all week, including one that sells second-hand DVDs and CDs. Among the latter there is a small selection of classical ones, … Continue reading →

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