Category Archives: singing at services

one-piece composers

Posted on October 14, 2008 by vhk10

After evensong for dedication festival we had an organ recital where requests were played. One piece was Pachelbel’s Ciacona in D minor, which set me thinking that it is unfair that Pachelbel is thought of as a one-piece composer, as … Continue reading →

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Bairstow caused the First World War

Posted on September 12, 2008 by vhk10

This was the rather startling allegation made by a member of the congregation to one of the Cathedral Chamber Choir after we’d performed Let all mortal flesh keep silence at the Sunday morning eucharist in York Minster. It seems that … Continue reading →

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three days in Gloucester

Posted on September 5, 2008 by vhk10

The Erleigh Cantors did a long weekend this summer, including a Friday evensong. There were four services and a lot of music (we did introits) so I’ll just refer to some highlights. The only totally new piece to me was … Continue reading →

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a fleeting trip to Worcester

Posted on August 1, 2008 by vhk10

I paid a brief visit to Worcester Cathedral on Saturday July 19th to sing Evensong. This was (nominally) a Priory Voices event, with a large admixture of Congleton Choral Society singers. Unfortunately I couldn’t do the whole weekend, so missed … Continue reading →

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another return to St Alban’s

Posted on July 1, 2008 by vhk10

When I last sang with Lyra Davidica, Princess Diana was alive and Sri Lanka were scoring 952/6 against India (I recall someone bursting into breakfast on that choir tour brandishing a newspaper: ‘Just LOOK at THIS!!’). In the meantime I … Continue reading →

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a visiting choir at Beverley Minster

Posted on April 1, 2008 by vhk10

Beverley Minster must be one of the best-kept secrets on the cathedral/greater churches visiting choir circuit. Apart from the summer holidays the only weekends available are those after Christmas and Easter. No wonder few of us in the Cathedral Chamber … Continue reading →

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Holy Week 2008

Posted on March 25, 2008 by vhk10

This was rather less eventful musically than last year’s, but there was still plenty to do. I reacquainted myself with Batten’s ‘Short’ communion service which I haven’t done since student days and the descant with the top C reappeared. At … Continue reading →

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Venter puellae baiulat

Posted on December 11, 2007 by vhk10

I hadn’t come across this Latin verb before, but it turned up in the text of A solis ortus cardine. We sang a ‘standard’ selection of verses at various points during the Advent carol service. (I am relieved it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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a final trip to the Undercroft

Posted on November 9, 2007 by vhk10

The new choir room at Wells Cathedral wasn’t quite ready when the Erleigh Cantors visited to sing Evensong, so we used the Undercroft to rehearse. Actually I don’t think I’ve ever rehearsed there; the Bath Camerata Good Friday events haven’t … Continue reading →

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a funeral, a concert and a service

Posted on November 3, 2007 by vhk10

The last couple of weeks have been busy. There was a funeral at which the music included Stanford’s Blue Bird, performed at the end as the coffin was carried out. I did the solo in this and hadn’t encountered it … Continue reading →

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more singing for the famous

Posted on September 14, 2007 by vhk10

I don’t knowingly do much of this but got another such engagement later in the week – singing in a small choir at Bel Mooney’s wedding.  This was my first encounter with the book of wedding anthems edited by Judy … Continue reading →

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Laved, illumined

Posted on August 27, 2007 by vhk10

I sang these words as part of the rather contrived acrostic hymn for St. Bartholomew at Norwich Cathedral during the Cathedral Chamber Choir’s week there. I joined part way through and so missed such delights as Rose in C minor. … Continue reading →

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