Tag Archives: Holst

Singing to Barry Rose

Posted on August 20, 2014 by vhk10

I rejoined Birmingham Conservatoire Camerata for a concert in St Andrew’s Church, Cheddar later in the week. This was sacred and secular choral music loosely grouped by themes and interspersed with some solo items. There were a couple of pieces … Continue reading →

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See Australia!

Posted on May 25, 2014 by vhk10

Some of us in the Erleigh Cantors felt that Tourism Australia should have sponsored our concert at St. Peter’s Earley, because of its potential for subliminal advertising. One piece we performed was Bob Chilcott’s setting of the Ave Maris Stella … Continue reading →

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great composers in Chichester

Posted on August 11, 2013 by vhk10

It has taken the Erleigh Cantors a long time to get round to visiting Chichester Cathedral, but we made our debut appearance at the end of July.  It was an intensive weekend with some notable but taxing pieces by major … Continue reading →

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a return to Swayne

Posted on June 3, 2011 by vhk10

The Erleigh Cantors put on a concert of music for double choir at St. Peter’s, Caversham in May, which I sang in. The most complex item on the programme was the Magnificat by Giles Swayne, which we sang at Southwark … Continue reading →

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a missed anniversary concert

Posted on May 17, 2010 by vhk10

I was prevented by illness from joining the Erleigh Cantors for their 20th anniversary concert. So I can’t write about the concert itself but I had rehearsed the programme with the other singers and at home which allows me to … Continue reading →

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LPs batch 3: the less popular composers

Posted on March 18, 2010 by vhk10

The process continues apace. I’m afraid at the moment it’s still showing up which are the composers we are less keen on, as I save our favourites for later. I started with another old disc of mine, Holst’s Planets conducted … Continue reading →

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Flesh coloured tights

Posted on August 26, 2009 by vhk10

These were requested as part of the dress code for my weekend of services with the Erleigh Cantors in St. Alban’s Cathedral. We had a busy weekend which began with a wedding on the Saturday morning as well as the … Continue reading →

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Savitri

Posted on September 8, 2007 by vhk10

I did something rather out of the ordinary last weekend and sang in a private performance of this one-act opera by Holst. I have rather mixed feelings about Holst’s music in general; there are delicate pieces such as the Nunc … Continue reading →

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with extra percussion

Posted on December 24, 2006 by vhk10

As with three years ago, this year’s 9 lessons and carols service featured brass, but now there was also a percussion section which I was standing in front of. To balance this, some local big guns were drafted in to … Continue reading →

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Pimm’s no. 3

Posted on December 18, 2006 by vhk10

That’s the ‘winter’ one, based on brandy. It was served (mixed with apple juice and warm) after our Advent carol service – the first time I’d tried it. But I should be writing about music. We sang a mixture of … Continue reading →

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