Tag Archives: Christ Church Bath

autumn and Advent round-up

Posted on December 21, 2024 by vhk10

I sang at various services during the autumn and here’s a quick summary of some musical highlights. Back in September Bath Abbey Chamber Choir introduced me to another setting of Ego sum panis vivus, this time by Palestrina. Later in … Continue reading →

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an extract from the gardening songbook

Posted on October 16, 2024 by vhk10

At some point I should post about the selection of songs I occasionally sing snatches of while gardening because of their appropriateness. I selected one – used as I pull up bindweed – for my contribution to the second recital … Continue reading →

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the composer from Frome

Posted on September 30, 2024 by vhk10

Christ Church Bath is hosting another Saturday afternoon recital series this autumn and (having missed all of last year’s) I went to the opening concert, given by the strings of the Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra with David Winters on organ and … Continue reading →

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hosting a visiting choir

Posted on September 5, 2024 by vhk10

We aren’t on the visiting choir circuit (the last one to come I think was a joint effort 11 years ago), but we did have a guest choir at the end of the summer break, Suzi Digby’s Voce Chamber Choir … Continue reading →

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favourite hymns

Posted on July 8, 2024 by vhk10

I’m not going to actually reveal my favourites here; they change from day to day, and I also have some definite un-favourites! We hosted an evening of ‘favourite hymns and the stories behind them’ led by Pam Rhodes, in aid … Continue reading →

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Three churches for Holy Week and Easter

Posted on April 5, 2024 by vhk10

I sang at or attended choral services in three different churches in Holy Week, including the Easter weekend. Bath Abbey Chamber Choir sang two of these services, Evensong for Palm Sunday and a Eucharist for Maundy Thursday. The novelty for … Continue reading →

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a farewell service and Benedictus

Posted on February 13, 2024 by vhk10

For her final service at church, our priest in charge requested a setting of the Benedictus (meaning the morning canticle ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel’, not the movement from the Mass). This is my favourite canticle, but unless … Continue reading →

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a Te Deum for 225 years

Posted on November 8, 2023 by vhk10

I’m not sure what the official name for a 225th anniversary is, if any, but my church reached that landmark this year. Probably not many churches are observing this particular anniversary as the 1790s weren’t I think a very active … Continue reading →

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Holy Week/Easter 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by vhk10

I was able to sing in all the choral services at church for Holy Week and Easter this year. We put together our service of music and readings for Good Friday rather quickly and I found I had to learn … Continue reading →

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the rise of the carol service

Posted on January 30, 2023 by vhk10

Time was when a carol service meant Christmas carols. (It has a sister in the ‘carol concert’, a format I’ve never really enjoyed because it feels wrong to pay for something that is often very similar to a service.) Advent … Continue reading →

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