Category Archives: singing – other

come and sing Vivaldi

Posted on October 12, 2022 by vhk10

I’m a bit wary of Come and Sing events these days. They are popular with people who’ve largely retired from performing in choirs, and at the last two I’ve been to, my high notes have caused problems with nearby hearing … Continue reading →

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singing at the Oval

Posted on September 19, 2022 by vhk10

One context where I get the chance to sing (but usually don’t) is when attending sporting events. I made an exception at the (officially) third day of the Test Match between England and South Africa at the Oval. We were … Continue reading →

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a launch and an ordination

Posted on July 24, 2022 by vhk10

The last weekend of June began with the launch of Gloucester Choral Society’s 2022-23 season at a reception in the Chapter House. A chance to reminisce about the Veneto tour, enjoy the bring & share food and sing a few … Continue reading →

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a workshop on The Eighth

Posted on May 12, 2022 by vhk10

Four years on from Berlioz, the South Cotswold Big Sing Group is reconvening, this time to perform Mahler’s Eighth Symphony. Sadly, the advance workshop in Gloucester was all I’m going to get of this, as I’m not free to sing … Continue reading →

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singing in the Palace Garden

Posted on June 7, 2021 by vhk10

No, this is not the party at Buck House which I had hoped to attend a year ago. Members of Gloucester Choral Society dodged the current restrictions (as many groups have done) by rehearsing outside, in this grandly named space … Continue reading →

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Lockdown encore une fois

Posted on January 23, 2021 by vhk10

So this month everything went online again. No physical rehearsals and indeed after some debate we have stopped our church services as well. But I still spend several evenings a week in choral activities. Gloucester Choral Society has now dipped … Continue reading →

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In the can

Posted on November 27, 2020 by vhk10

I’ve now submitted all my carol tracks for our competition. I’d got practised at co-ordinating with the clicks and was able to ‘go with the pro’ singing my line, but one thing I couldn’t do was look at the waveform … Continue reading →

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Choir returns (2): Bristol

Posted on September 28, 2020 by vhk10

Bristol Choral Society has in one sense had less of a break than in many years. Very often we’d do nothing after the concert in June until the AGM at the beginning of September, but this year we carried on … Continue reading →

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crowdsourcing a music list

Posted on September 19, 2020 by vhk10

I’ve never been involved before in a project to crowdsource transcriptions. But I’ve long thought that Cathedral music lists would be a potentially valuable one. I even at one time tried to devise a TEI schema for them. So I … Continue reading →

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Advanced Sight-Singing Melodies

Posted on June 8, 2020 by vhk10

I’ve had this booklet by Ida Carroll (dating from the 1950s) on my shelves for a long time. ‘Intended for the use of those studying for class-teaching diplomas… an invaluable aid to anyone wishing to improve their sense of pitch’ … Continue reading →

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Some positives

Posted on May 16, 2020 by vhk10

There have been pessimistic reports about the prospects of relaxing lockdown for choirs. Mostly based on anecdotal evidence, so for this post I will put that aside and think about whether there are any benefits in not meeting others to … Continue reading →

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grounded over Easter

Posted on April 10, 2020 by vhk10

As I write this I’m listening to Bach’s St John Passion on Radio 3. I always try to hear the BBC National Chorus of Wales when they are broadcast (as they have been quite frequently recently), at least so if … Continue reading →

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