Category Archives: going to services

MusicFest, Oxford and WNO

Posted on May 29, 2009 by vhk10

The Bath International Music Festival has started – not that it’s easy to tell if you walk around Bath. Apart from four banners decorated by children hanging on the south side of the Abbey, I’ve seen no street decorations at … Continue reading →

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Bellringers’ hymns

Posted on March 4, 2009 by vhk10

On my recent visit to Canterbury Cathedral one of these was a late substitution at evensong, in honour of a presentation to leaders of the bell-ringing team. All English hymnbooks seem to have at least one hymn for bellringers, and … Continue reading →

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a memorial service at Merton

Posted on February 2, 2009 by vhk10

I’ve written before about the new choral foundation at Merton College Oxford, where I was an undergraduate. I was able to hear the choir last Saturday, though at a rather sad occasion: the memorial service for Tom Braun, who taught … 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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Lassus – or is it?

Posted on February 9, 2007 by vhk10

For Candlemas last week we sang a Mass setting new to me: Lassus’ Mon cœur se recommande à vous. I’ve sung surprisingly little by Lassus – I’m not really sure why not – and it’s arguable that I still haven’t … Continue reading →

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let’s go and sing by the bling

Posted on December 29, 2006 by vhk10

I took the older children to the annual Christingle service at the local church here in Buckinghamshire. We soon learnt the Christingle song, which is the only one I know with a line ending in the word ‘orange’ – fortunately … Continue reading →

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two disappointments

Posted on November 6, 2006 by vhk10

I was one of a number of people who turned up at Bath Abbey at 5 o’clock on Saturday to hear evensong sung by the Spectrum Singers. This was advertised on the Abbey’s website and on the lists of services … Continue reading →

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a service and a recital

Posted on October 23, 2006 by vhk10

On the Tuesday of my visit to New York, I felt in need of a reminder of the old country and went to a service of evensong at St. Thomas’ Fifth Avenue, a church known to me from BBC evensong … Continue reading →

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Mass at Sénanque

Posted on August 31, 2006 by vhk10

I’ve been fortunate in finding myself near interesting French abbeys while on holiday. Two years ago it was Solesmes; this time I was a short drive from Sénanque, familiar before I visited because it’s on the cover of our copy … Continue reading →

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High Mass in the Duomo

Posted on June 16, 2006 by vhk10

During my trip to Milan a couple of weeks ago I was able to attend the main Sunday Mass in the Cathedral, for the Sunday after Ascension Day. It was presided over by the Cardinal Archbishop (one of last year’s … Continue reading →

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