Tag Archives: Duruflé

Two and half degrees of slope

Posted on September 10, 2011 by vhk10

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 →

Posted in singing at services | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Duruflé’s Requiem copies in Bath

Posted on October 20, 2008 by vhk10

It’s the time of year when church choirs dust off their scores of Requiem Masses, and for us it brings round the sad thought that we can no longer sing Duruflé’s Requiem, because a few years ago our copies were … Continue reading →

Posted in published music | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

All Souls’ Day at St Mary Magdalene

Posted on March 18, 2005 by vhk10

Every year there is a performance with orchestra of a French setting of the Requiem Mass at St. Mary Magdalene, Paddington, at the High Mass on All Souls’ Day. This isn’t of course very topical, but I’ve been reminded of … Continue reading →

Posted in singing at services | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Good Friday at St. Giles’

Posted on April 10, 2004 by vhk10

Good Friday brought a come-and-sing performance of Duruflé’s Requiem at St. Giles’s Church, Oxford. This work, with its irregular, fluid rhythms and frequent tempo changes, is anything but four-square, and so might not be an obvious candidate for a scratch … Continue reading →

Posted in going to services, singing in concerts | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Britten and Duruflé for Holy Week

Posted on February 25, 2004 by vhk10

I’ve accepted invitations to take part in in a couple of concerts in Holy Week. On Palm Sunday I shall be singing Rejoice in the Lamb for the first time in over a decade. I remember it accurately enough, but … Continue reading →

Posted in booking visiting choirs | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment