Tag Archives: Bryan Kelly

a belated return to Truro

Truro was one of the first Cathedrals that I performed in, but that was a one-off: a concert I sang on tour with the Exon Singers. I’d never sung a service there until I returned with the Cathedral Chamber Choir … Continue reading

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An alternative to the food festival

I was glad to revisit Lichfield with the Cathedral Chamber Choir as my last choir trip there, with another choir, was not a happy one and I wanted some fresher memories of the place. The choir room has been moved … Continue reading

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Two and half degrees of slope

If you place a coin on its side on the floor of the nave of St. David’s Cathedral, aligned east-west, it will quickly start to roll westwards because of the slope of the building. It’s really quite disconcerting to see … Continue reading

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LPs batch 4: Hungaroton

This batch started with another Karajan disc, a stately recording of Mozart’s Requiem which I must have played many times, to judge by the crackles. I followed this with King’s College Choir singing Britten (Ceremony of Carols/Hymn to St Cecilia/Missa … Continue reading

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the land of fruit, hops, cider and poets

Herefordshire, according to the side of a punnet of raspberries in the fridge. I’ve returned from a weekend of services at Hereford Cathedral with Priory Voices. On a visit some years ago, I was collared as I emerged from the … Continue reading

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Priory Voices (4): Durham

Firstly, apologies for some downtime over the last few days. The air conditioning in the room in which this server lives is faulty and the server had to be switched off during the Bank Holiday weekend in case it or … Continue reading

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