Tag Archives: Leighton

the heaviest peal of eight

Posted on April 26, 2010 by vhk10

I’m told these are the bells at Sherborne Abbey*, which may explain why all the weekends on offer for the visit of the Cathedral Chamber Choir also had a visiting team of ringers doing a lengthy peal on the Saturday. … Continue reading →

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a time of penitence

Posted on March 13, 2010 by vhk10

The Chandos Singers broke some new ground with their latest poster, showing a couple of flagellants. The concert was built around two Masses by Adam Michna: his Lenten Mass and Requiem. The former of these is built on a repeating … Continue reading →

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plainchant in Winchester

Posted on November 10, 2009 by vhk10

The weekend after Salisbury I was in Winchester Cathedral with the Erleigh Cantors. I don’t know whether this was a deliberate choice, but several pieces we sang were used or were inspired by plainchant. These included Naylor’s Evening Canticles in … 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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Bairstow caused the First World War

Posted on September 12, 2008 by vhk10

This was the rather startling allegation made by a member of the congregation to one of the Cathedral Chamber Choir after we’d performed Let all mortal flesh keep silence at the Sunday morning eucharist in York Minster. It seems that … Continue reading →

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cross-eyed in Caversham

Posted on May 13, 2008 by vhk10

The Erleigh Cantors’ concert in St. Peter’s Caversham was built around a series of pieces which included a trumpet. However Rutter’s Choral Fanfare, which opened the concert, wasn’t among them as it is for voices only! A rarity was Leighton’s … Continue reading →

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responses

Posted on May 14, 2007 by vhk10

I’ve sung quite a few different settings of these recently, and about 30 altogether, so here are some overall verdicts, as I haven’t a recent performance to write about. (For one thing, church is full of scaffolding!) My favourite set: … Continue reading →

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Glenn Gould’s favourite composer

Posted on January 3, 2007 by vhk10

I’m told that this was Orlando Gibbons. A characteristically eccentric opinion, but as a Gibbons fan myself I can hardly fault his taste. During a weekend at St. Alban’s Cathedral the Cathedral Chamber Choir sang See, see, the word is … Continue reading →

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walking on Ted Heath

Posted on August 3, 2006 by vhk10

You may now find yourself doing this while processing in and out of evensong at Salisbury Cathedral, which I returned to last weekend with the Erleigh Cantors. Looking back, I see that my last trip there, three years ago, was … Continue reading →

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music for labour

Posted on April 7, 2005 by vhk10

Despite the market in Mozart for Mothers-to-be and the like I’m not sure anyone has produced any discs for labour and birth (and if they had, I suspect my choice of music might be very different from their suggestions!). Actually … Continue reading →

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