Category Archives: going to services

secular gringing

Posted on February 3, 2004 by vhk10

This item of news appeared on the BBC website yesterday. Of course it’s not really news because organists have been sneaking secular themes into their improvisations for as long as they’ve been able to improvise in church. I once spent … Continue reading →

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Handel in the hymnbook and out

Posted on January 20, 2004 by vhk10

It is at this time of year that I wonder ‘What is it about the hymn Brightest and best that attracts tunes with awkward intervals?’. What I think of as the standard tune, ‘Epiphany’, is straightforward enough. But I have … Continue reading →

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Bath Abbey

Posted on December 2, 2003 by vhk10

The Rector of Bath Abbey, Simon Oberst, has just resigned with immediate effect. I can’t comment further on this but I am sorry to see him go and I hope it doesn’t take as long to find a new Rector … Continue reading →

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Wimborne Minster choir

Posted on October 22, 2003 by vhk10

On Saturday I went to hear the choir of Wimborne Minster sing Evensong in Bath Abbey. I sang in Wimborne Minster myself in 2000 during the usual choir’s break after Easter. The choir had lots of boys and girls on … Continue reading →

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