Tag Archives: Exultate Singers

Four hands (Mozartfest 2)

On Sunday night I attended the final concert of the Mozartfest, Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe playing piano duets. When I learnt the piano at school I played my way through some of this repertoire with my teacher, including such … 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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Viva!

On Saturday I performed in a concert of music associated with Spain and Latin America in St. Mary Redcliffe church with the Exultate Singers. This considerably expanded the list of languages I’ve now performed in, with the addition of Quechua, … Continue reading

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Rejoice in the Lamb

I sang this on Palm Sunday as part of a meditation of words and music for Holy Week, so not exactly a formal service but not a concert either. I was satisfied with the way my solo went – one … Continue reading

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Handel in the hymnbook and out

It is at this time of year that I wonder ‘What is it about the hymn Brightest and best that attracts tunes with awkward intervals?’. What I think of as the standard tune, ‘Epiphany’, is straightforward enough. But I have … Continue reading

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my musical resolutions for 2004

a) to sing some more things on the wishlist b) to get to sing at last with the Bath Festival Chorus c) to sing in at least one new Cathedral. As I have bookings for Gloucester and Sheffield, this resolution … Continue reading

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