Category Archives: going to services

quick on the draw in Wells

Posted on March 21, 2014 by vhk10

Just a quick note of an evensong I went to in Wells Cathedral, sung by the men and boys. A mixture of periods, with the Byrd responses, Howells in B minor and Wesley’s Wash me throughly. The Howells in particular … Continue reading →

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two Abbey services and a funeral

Posted on January 31, 2014 by vhk10

I joined the choir of St. Peter’s Caversham to sing a Saturday Evensong in Bath Abbey. Our canticles were Stanford in G and the introit and anthem were selected for Epiphany: Here is the Little Door by Howells, and Mendelssohn’s … Continue reading →

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The Britten centenary at Merton

Posted on December 24, 2013 by vhk10

In between two performances of the War Requiem, I went to Oxford and heard two evensongs; a midweek one at the Cathedral and another live evensong broadcast from my old College, Merton, centred around Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia. This … Continue reading →

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Easter in Mylapore

Posted on April 28, 2013 by vhk10

On Easter Day I went to the main English-language Mass at San Thome Basilica in Mylapore (a suburb of Chennai/Madras). I’d been there once before, for a Mass at Epiphany, and recalled that there had been a small choir, mostly … Continue reading →

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Ambrosian rites

Posted on April 22, 2012 by vhk10

I spent much of Holy Week in Milan, and was able to get to Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday services in the Cathedral. There is a tradition of elaborately choreographed liturgy there which I’ve experienced before – does it go … 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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I attend a Choral Evensong broadcast

Posted on November 11, 2011 by vhk10

For many years I’ve followed Radio 3’s Choral Evensong broadcasts, and have listened to them whenever possible.  I’d never been to one – why bother when Radio 3 brings it into your own home?  But I made a special case … Continue reading →

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In the stalls at the Lord Mayor’s Chapel

Posted on May 2, 2010 by vhk10

I finally achieved my ambition of sitting in these, sadly not for a service, but as part of the audience at a talk given to a meeting of the Friends of Cathedral Music in Bristol. It came after a concert … Continue reading →

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the words of the anthem are …

Posted on March 5, 2010 by vhk10

I recently went to hear the Farrant Singers from Salisbury sing evensong at Wells Cathedral. The choir contained a friend of mine (as well as another singer who is ubiquitous in choirs around here!). It was a good service, with … Continue reading →

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