Category Archives: choirs

the singing revival

Posted on December 31, 2009 by vhk10

There’s been a lot of media interest recently in a national revival in singing. How has this affected me? When you look at where this revival is taking place, it’s mostly in the unauditioned sector, and though this isn’t where … Continue reading →

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A College mailing list

Posted on September 9, 2009 by vhk10

My Cambridge college, Corpus, is proposing to set up a mailing list for its old members who were involved in the Chapel choir or music society. If you’re on it, you’ll get a newsletter and invitations to reunions of the … Continue reading →

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Continuity

Posted on February 23, 2009 by vhk10

Out shopping on Saturday morning, I bumped into a member of the Paragon Singers putting up a poster among various other posters for musical events, and we had a short conversation. Thinking afterwards about forthcoming choral concerts, I realised that … Continue reading →

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Richard Hickox

Posted on November 24, 2008 by vhk10

I was sorry to learn today of the sudden death of this former Bath resident. He conducted a number of concerts with the Bath Festival Chorus and I’ll never now be able to find out at first hand why some … 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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three dead ends?

Posted on September 14, 2008 by vhk10

This September is a quiet month for singing, and in general this year so far has been quieter than I’d hoped despite the number of cathedral visits I’ve managed to fit in. I fell to reflecting on some sources of … Continue reading →

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keeping it up

Posted on February 12, 2008 by vhk10

One of the choirs I sing in used to have problems with intonation – in particular, it would lose pitch when unaccompanied. Rehearsing with them recently, I realised that this was much less of a problem now. What has happened? … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Wiltshire

Posted on February 1, 2008 by vhk10

I am on the email list for the Wiltshire Music Centre, or at least I was. A recent message alerted me to an interesting concert coming up. Then I realised that I’ve fallen off their mailing list, although we attend … Continue reading →

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an alternative to singing

Posted on May 11, 2007 by vhk10

I was recently told that there’s a surplus of singers in Bristol at the moment and so all the choirs have waiting lists. I couldn’t help reflecting, firstly, on how things change over time. Not very long ago there were … Continue reading →

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friendly and unfriendly choirs

Posted on April 6, 2007 by vhk10

Most choral singers must have had this experience: of trying to engage another in the choir in conversation, who has clearly decided that you aren’t in their league and can safely be ignored. I’ve already written about the time I … Continue reading →

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