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Psalms at York

Posted on September 9, 2005 by vhk10

York Minster must – in the words of our conductor – have known that I was coming with Priory Voices, as they laid on lots of psalms. In addition to the full whack for the 27th evening, we got all … Continue reading →

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Caer

Posted on September 2, 2005 by vhk10

I sang a couple of days of the Cathedral Chamber Choir’s week at Chester Cathedral. We began with a Tudor evensong – Tomkins Second Service and Byrd’s Teach me, O Lord, in the latter of which I did the verse … Continue reading →

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back in the choir stalls …

Posted on August 19, 2005 by vhk10

This is really just a holding message. Over the next 10 days or so I’ll be singing in Chester Cathedral and York Minster. I’ll report back afterwards! Then in September I’ll have to chase up various places on behalf of … Continue reading →

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Proms 30 and 33

Posted on August 6, 2005 by vhk10

On Thursday my husband and daughter went to Prom 30 (Gothenburg SO, Dudamel, Von Otter). This was my daughter’s first so she probably now thinks that they all begin with an hour of sorting out feedback noise. It was worth … Continue reading →

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Descants

Posted on August 5, 2005 by vhk10

Despite being a soprano, I’m not totally in favour of these. The best ones complement the melody they sit on top of, and are interesting and melodic in themselves. But if you are unlucky they are made up by stringing … Continue reading →

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a move

Posted on July 29, 2005 by vhk10

So here we are on devbox, as the old server had to be shut down. I’ve upgraded to a new version of the software so the look and feel is slightly different. I may adjust it a bit over the … Continue reading →

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pieces I’ve sung: Spem in Alium

Posted on July 18, 2005 by vhk10

A comment on my last posting prompts me to write about Tallis’ Spem in Alium. This was something of a cult piece when I was in Cambridge and all three performances I’ve sung in were there. The only one under … Continue reading →

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two new composers

Posted on July 8, 2005 by vhk10

There are by my reckoning few major composers whose music I’ve never performed in public. Many of them are Eastern European, and I was able to fill one glaring gap last weekend by singing some Janacek with the Chandos Singers. … Continue reading →

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Cheltenham’s secret

Posted on July 2, 2005 by vhk10

Last year I realised that the Cheltenham Music Festival was within striking distance, and put myself on the mailing list. But as a way of finding out about the 2005 Music Festival this was a failure. I never a received … Continue reading →

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a May week concert

Posted on June 29, 2005 by vhk10

A week ago, during a brief visit to Cambridge, we were able to go to Corpus’ May Week concert. For anyone there, we were the couple with the baby! Here I should thank Dan Soper, the senior Organ Scholar, and … Continue reading →

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a week of Beethoven

Posted on June 12, 2005 by vhk10

Even Choral Evensong had to make way for this! Radio 3 has just come to the end of its week of Beethoven, which broadcast the composer’s entire works and nothing else. Turning on in the middle of the night, as … Continue reading →

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two piano recitals

Posted on June 11, 2005 by vhk10

I attended two piano recitals during the Bath Festival. The first was Freddy Kempf playing Beethoven and Chopin in a programme consisting entirely of music I have known well for a long time. I wasn’t very happy with the performances, … Continue reading →

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