Tag Archives: Bath Baroque

an unprepared dissonance

Posted on January 28, 2005 by vhk10

Last weekend I was performing on my home territory with Bath Baroque. The first half of the programme was all-Handel, with a new piece to me, the Birthday Ode for Queen Anne, which was very enjoyable as long as you … Continue reading →

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an 18th century poster

Posted on January 19, 2005 by vhk10

Bath Baroque advertises its concerts with posters in a pastiche 18th century style and I shall be singing in their next concert on Saturday, currently promoted here. The billing for the Mexican carols is particularly entertaining. Meanwhile, our conductor’s daughter … Continue reading →

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2004-5 seasons on Web pages

Posted on October 29, 2004 by vhk10

I’ve been surfing around some websites for Bath choirs/music to see what they’re performing this season. I started doing this because I hadn’t received the mailshot I usually get from the Bath Camerata around the beginning of October. Their website … 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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