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two free tickets to Tosca

Posted on October 15, 2013 by vhk10

I won a couple of tickets to Welsh National Opera’s Tosca via a competition on Twitter! This allowed us to go to a performance in Cardiff, with front-row seats in the circle and champagne and nibbles also available courtesy of … Continue reading →

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Don’t eat during Prom 68

Posted on October 8, 2013 by vhk10

The Proms season was early this year – looking at our collection of prospectuses we found that it has sometimes ended over a week later in recent years. We returned on Monday of the final week to hear Vasily Petrenko … Continue reading →

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Health and safety at Canterbury

Posted on September 26, 2013 by vhk10

The Cathedral Chamber Choir was at Canterbury for their summer week this year. We rehearsed in All Saints’ Chapel because the song room was unavailable for ‘health and safety reasons’. As one of our singers fell on the steps leading … Continue reading →

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A long day at the Proms

Posted on September 23, 2013 by vhk10

Saturday August 17th was a marathon as there were two Proms to go to. We arrived earlier than we needed to and found ourselves near the head of the queue, which put us among some of the hard-core queuers. This … Continue reading →

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a wedding at Redcliffe

Posted on September 11, 2013 by vhk10

I hadn’t sung at St. Mary Redcliffe for a few years, the last time being my first Exultate Singers concert. I was invited back to join the choir for a wedding. I think that since I last sang there the … Continue reading →

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great composers in Chichester

Posted on August 11, 2013 by vhk10

It has taken the Erleigh Cantors a long time to get round to visiting Chichester Cathedral, but we made our debut appearance at the end of July.  It was an intensive weekend with some notable but taxing pieces by major … Continue reading →

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in which the rest of the family listens to Piazzolla

Posted on August 7, 2013 by vhk10

Actually I think it was just my husband who did so – he went to a recital at the Wigmore Hall by Bernanda Fink and her brother Marcos (accompanied by Anthony Spiri), singing a polyglot selection of songs. The novelty … Continue reading →

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So what next?

Posted on August 2, 2013 by vhk10

To celebrate singing in all 42 Cathedrals I had a party with a rather special cake: Not surprisingly, I’ve been asked several times what my next ambition is. I don’t have anything definite, as it’s nice after all these years … Continue reading →

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Resounding Russian music at the Forum

Posted on July 19, 2013 by vhk10

I signed up for the South West Festival Chorus intending to sing The Kingdom by Elgar, and got as far as borrowing a score, but the programme was then changed to a ‘Russian Spectacular’. It was the first time I … Continue reading →

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Bradford falls

Posted on July 16, 2013 by vhk10

An RSCM ‘Come and sing Evensong with the Cathedral choir’ event provided a chance to sing in the only one of the 42 English Church of England Cathedrals I hadn’t yet performed in: Bradford. I’d not actually ever done anything … Continue reading →

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