Monthly Archives: September 2022

E.M.

Posted on September 30, 2022 by vhk10

WNO tends not to bring its (frequent) Janáček stagings to Bristol so we braved the ‘Newport bottleneck’ on the M4 to catch their production of The Makropulos Affair at the Wales Millennium Centre. Another inter-war femme fatale who goes by … Continue reading →

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singing at the Oval

Posted on September 19, 2022 by vhk10

One context where I get the chance to sing (but usually don’t) is when attending sporting events. I made an exception at the (officially) third day of the Test Match between England and South Africa at the Oval. We were … Continue reading →

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the last night but not the Last Night

Posted on September 16, 2022 by vhk10

I hadn’t been to a Prom since 2019 and was determined to fit one in from this season, choosing Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis performed by the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique conducted by John Eliot Gardiner, on the Wednesday of the final … Continue reading →

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A busy morning at the Abbey

Posted on September 15, 2022 by vhk10

Although I have sung a number of morning services at Bath Abbey with its Chamber Choir, I don’t think I’ve sung two back to back. It makes for a long morning! We met at 8.30 to rehearse, and sang an … Continue reading →

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Requiem preparation and a funeral

Posted on September 8, 2022 by vhk10

My second overseas choir tour of the year approaches and in preparation for it the director of the German choir we’ll be joining forces with came over to take a day-long rehearsal. We’ll be singing Brahms’ German Requiem (twice!), which … Continue reading →

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a brief burst of Philips

Posted on September 4, 2022 by vhk10

I only gave one performance in August – a Eucharist (including a baptism) at Bath Abbey with the Abbey Chamber Choir.  Our anthem was a piece new to me Peter Philips’ Ave verum.   We were sparse because of people being … Continue reading →

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