Tag Archives: Chantry Singers

homegrown CDs

Posted on December 29, 2003 by vhk10

Just before Christmas I received something I’d forgotten all about – a CD of some of the music I sang at Salisbury in August. It’s now much easier to produce short runs of CDs at a sensible price than it … Continue reading →

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9 lessons and the Pump Room

Posted on December 22, 2003 by vhk10

The Chantry Singers concert in the Pump Room happened on Saturday night. Despite fears about the ever-increasing number of Christmas concerts by other choirs (at least 3 others in the area that night), it more or less sold out. Vocally … Continue reading →

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John Rutter

Posted on November 28, 2003 by vhk10

Chantry Singers are doing 3 pieces by John Rutter in our concert. As someone once said to me ‘We don’t have Christmas-tide any more – it’s Rutter-tide’. I’m not a huge fan (there’s only so much ‘oo’ and ‘ah’ ing … Continue reading →

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back with the Chantry Singers

Posted on November 6, 2003 by vhk10

Last night I attended my first rehearsal back with the Chantry Singers (see an account of the audition here). I last sang with the choir in 1998 and about half of those at last night’s rehearsal remembered me from then. … Continue reading →

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Parish choir singing

Posted on September 15, 2003 by vhk10

Yesterday I sang ‘Panis Angelicus’ during Benediction at church. I am unusual among the singers in the local choirs I know well, in that I sing regularly in a parish church. From my knowledge of the Chantry Singers, Bath Camerata … Continue reading →

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Audition

Posted on September 5, 2003 by vhk10

I had an audition to rejoin the Chantry Singers (with whom I used to sing) earlier this week. I really dread auditions – much worse than doing solos in front of large numbers of people. This time at least I … Continue reading →

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