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Bath Mozartfest, I want to be your friend

Posted on January 25, 2012 by vhk10

Or rather, my family would like to buy me ‘Friendship’ of the Bath Mozartfest, which gets you priority booking, an invitation to a party and the warm glow of knowing you’re helping to support this festival. This started as a … Continue reading →

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The long arm of Minerva

Posted on January 21, 2012 by vhk10

It had to happen sooner or later – after being asked a number of times I am singing a concert with the Bath Minerva Choir. They’re doing Bruckner’s Mass in F minor, which I’ve never sung, and it fills the … Continue reading →

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An Exultate Singers reunion

Posted on January 12, 2012 by vhk10

I have been excited to get wind of the possibility of reuniting former members of the Exultate Singers (of whom I think there are quite a few) with the current choir, to celebrate the choir’s 10th anniversary this year. Early … Continue reading →

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Low Sunday in Liverpool

Posted on January 12, 2012 by vhk10

A year or so ago one of my choirs arranged to sing a weekend of services at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, over 14/15 April this year, the Low Sunday weekend. In the lull after Christmas, some of the choir started to … Continue reading →

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2011 and 2012’s resolutions

Posted on December 31, 2011 by vhk10

There were no obvious musical high points to 2011 but a lot of things I’d wanted to do for a while actually happened. I sang in Leicester Cathedral and Wakefield Cathedral; this means that Bradford Cathedral is the only Church … Continue reading →

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Lots of carol-singing: outside church

Posted on December 31, 2011 by vhk10

A few days before Christmas I did something I haven’t done before: joined the Chandos Singers for carol-singing at Bath’s Green Park Station (for non-Bathonians, this is a former railway terminus which now houses shops and a brasserie). One of … Continue reading →

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Purcell’s monument

Posted on December 31, 2011 by vhk10

While on a shopping trip to London, I found time to go to evensong at Westminster Abbey, which I’d never done before (I’ve been at evensongs there, but singing them!) The attraction was Byrd’s Great Service, a setting I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Lots of carol-singing: in church

Posted on December 31, 2011 by vhk10

This year I’ve done/heard more carol services than usual; fortunately there was plenty of variety on offer. The festive marathon began with my singing at the Bathwick 9 Lessons, where there’d been a lot of illness in the soprano section. … Continue reading →

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O magnum mysterium

Posted on December 30, 2011 by vhk10

This was the theme of the Chandos Singers’ Christmas concert, which we put together fairly quickly after the Russian folk-song performances. The first half of the concert was built around Victoria’s mass and motet on this text, both familiar repertoire … Continue reading →

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The Golden Apples

Posted on December 26, 2011 by vhk10

The Chandos Singers ventured outside the usual concert format and took part in performances of Russian folk-tales given by Fire Springs (alongside on one evening a one-act opera by our conductor, which I wasn’t involved in) at the Rondo Theatre, … Continue reading →

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Bath Mozartfest 2011 (4): the Hallé

Posted on December 26, 2011 by vhk10

The final Mozartfest event attended by family members was the concert in the Forum given by the Hallé Orchestra. There was a brief talk at the beginning which addressed the question of whether the orchestra had performed in Bath before; … Continue reading →

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Bath Mozartfest 2011 (3): Padmore/Watkins/Drake and Grace Francis

Posted on December 23, 2011 by vhk10

We snapped up a few tickets while the Festival was in progress and so ended up going to lots of concerts. Some of the family went to hear Mark Padmore in the Guildhall accompanied by Julius Drake and alongside Richard … Continue reading →

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