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Front-row for 2 × 4 Seasons

Thanks to our association with a sponsor of the concert, we were offered front-row seats in Bath Abbey for Bath Minerva Choir and Bath Philharmonia presenting two cycles of the four seasons. The first part was the familiar Vivaldi, with … Continue reading

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RIP Joanna

I was sorry to learn this week of the death of Joanna Wiesner at the age of 96. You couldn’t be very involved in choral music in Bath without coming across her, in my case mostly through the South West … Continue reading

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Come and Sing (1): the Missa Solemnis

I don’t do very many ‘come and sing’ workshop type events, but this spring there are two, six days apart. The first was looking at Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with Gavin Carr (and Gerry Hoddinott on piano). Several dozen of us … Continue reading

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Observing St Cecilia

St Cecilia’s Day at church was marked (I think the schedule was unintentional though) with a concert by the Bath Community Big Band, in which a couple of choir members play. I’m not an expert in this area but I … Continue reading

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A benefit concert

I had a twofold reason for going to the benefit concert for Bath Minerva choir: I have sung with the choir and know many members and it was held in the theatre at the children’s school. The conductor of the … Continue reading

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Dibble-Dibble. . . GUSTAV!!

In the immortal words of Leif Segerstam. I don’t know whether he was talking about Mahler 8, but it seems an appropriate response. At last, an opportunity came round to perform this again. It didn’t work out quite as planned, … Continue reading

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Bruckner and the snoring hummingbird

During rehearsals our choirmaster, Gavin Carr, told about the viral YouTube video of a hummingbird apparently snoring. I’m not sure quite how this was intended to inform our performance of Bruckner’s Mass in F minor – not at least by … Continue reading

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The long arm of Minerva

It had to happen sooner or later – after being asked a number of times I am singing a concert with the Bath Minerva Choir. They’re doing Bruckner’s Mass in F minor, which I’ve never sung, and it fills the … Continue reading

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2004-5 seasons on Web pages

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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