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Requiem (1): Fauré

Posted on November 13, 2008 by vhk10

This year we did the Fauré Requiem again for All Souls. This is the third time in the lifetime of this blog that I’ve performed this piece so I’m beginning to run out of things to say about it. There … Continue reading →

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hungry at the Wigmore Hall

Posted on November 5, 2008 by vhk10

After singing at St. Paul’s, I decided to go to Florilegium’s all-Bach programme at the Wigmore Hall. I haven’t been to a concert there for a few years, and the building has been refurbished in the meantime. One change (which … Continue reading →

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the Gloucester Service in St. Paul’s

Posted on November 3, 2008 by vhk10

The following day I was off to London where the Erleigh Cantors were hitting the big time: St. Paul’s Cathedral. This was the first time this choir had sung there; I have previously been with a couple of other choirs, … Continue reading →

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the Gloucester Service in Wells

Posted on November 3, 2008 by vhk10

I made it to the final Priory Voices weekend of the year, at Wells Cathedral.  Strangely enough, this was the first time I’d ever done a full weekend of services in Wells, which has been my local cathedral for over … Continue reading →

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some new musical angels

Posted on October 24, 2008 by vhk10

I haven’t sung an evensong in Bath Abbey for quite a while now, but joined a visiting choir for one last Saturday. (This choir was the combined forces of two churches in the Reading area, with significant overlap with the … Continue reading →

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Duruflé’s Requiem copies in Bath

Posted on October 20, 2008 by vhk10

It’s the time of year when church choirs dust off their scores of Requiem Masses, and for us it brings round the sad thought that we can no longer sing Duruflé’s Requiem, because a few years ago our copies were … Continue reading →

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Vaughan Williams day

Posted on October 14, 2008 by vhk10

I didn’t get to my usual church last Sunday, but the VW anniversary was well observed at Christ Church Julian Road; we sang ‘Down Ampney’ at the morning service, and in the evening there was a concert entirely of his … Continue reading →

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one-piece composers

Posted on October 14, 2008 by vhk10

After evensong for dedication festival we had an organ recital where requests were played. One piece was Pachelbel’s Ciacona in D minor, which set me thinking that it is unfair that Pachelbel is thought of as a one-piece composer, as … Continue reading →

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taking the Episcopalian

Posted on October 8, 2008 by vhk10

I’ve enjoyed reading the site of this name but I’m going to use this post to applaud St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh. On a weekend visit to Edinburgh last month I wondered whether to go along there on the … Continue reading →

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Bristol Temple Meads to the Royal Albert Hall in under 2 hours

Posted on October 1, 2008 by vhk10

We proved that this could be done (just!) on our way to Prom 62; the train we should have been on was cancelled and the next one left very little margin as we sprinted across Hyde Park. However we arrived … Continue reading →

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The Finance Act 2000 and choirs

Posted on September 26, 2008 by vhk10

There may not seem much of a link here, but there has been a trend over the last decade for choirs to register as charities. I attribute this at least in part to the Finance Act 2000, which liberalised the … Continue reading →

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a return to Brinkburn Priory

Posted on September 25, 2008 by vhk10

The day after finishing at York I sang in Brinkburn Priory. This location has undergone a curious reversal; in the early nineteenth century the Priory church was roofless when a handsome manor house in Strawberry Hill Gothic style was built … Continue reading →

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