Tag Archives: Mendelssohn

… with a Coronation touch

Posted on May 27, 2023 by vhk10

These words qualified the title of the Erleigh Cantors’ May concert in St Peter’s Earley, the usual mix of pieces from our Cathedral weekends with some other repertoire. Last year we did some of the obvious royal pieces because of … Continue reading →

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Mozartfest 2021 (2) – a replacement

Posted on December 8, 2021 by vhk10

Eric Lu got stranded in the USA by travel restrictions and was replaced by the recent Leeds winner Alim Beisembayev. His programme began with Mozart’s sonata in D K311 and two of Ravel’s Miroirs, but became more heavyweight in the … Continue reading →

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Mozartfest 2021 (1) – Lights!

Posted on December 5, 2021 by vhk10

I went to the first concert of the 2021 Bath Mozartfest in the Assembly rooms, the Cuarteto Casals and Paul Lewis. I do enjoy Saturday morning as a time for concerts, when I’m not tired after a day’s work and … Continue reading →

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sung once before, years ago (1): Mozart’s C Minor Mass

Posted on April 6, 2017 by vhk10

As my bucket list of the works I have never done and want to do is shortened, I find that in the next few weeks I’m revisiting several pieces I have sung before but only once, and that not recently, … Continue reading →

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3 Choirs (3): Elijah

Posted on July 29, 2016 by vhk10

It’s a long time since the only previous occasion I sang Elijah. As I’ve already remarked, I remembered more of it than I expected to, but there’s still an awful lot of it. (I do wonder whether it might be … Continue reading →

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the themes of the Festival

Posted on July 8, 2016 by vhk10

I’ve been a bit quiet recently. Most of my singing activity has been rehearsing for the 3 Choirs Festival, and what goes on in the rehearsal room stays in the rehearsal room, or at any rate doesn’t appear here. I’ve … Continue reading →

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owning the notes

Posted on May 23, 2016 by vhk10

I am now finding out just how well I know (or don’t) the Three Choirs pieces, and so how much work I need to do on them. The pieces for the six main concerts divide neatly into three pairs in … Continue reading →

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Frank Martin in St Edmundsbury

Posted on November 8, 2015 by vhk10

It is a long time since I’ve been to St Edmundsbury Cathedral. In the meantime it’s sprouted a tower, accommodated a visitor centre and joined the trend for installing lifts (rather better integrated with the building than York Minster’s). It … Continue reading →

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Eastern European brass lives!

Posted on May 1, 2015 by vhk10

Some of my family went to see distinguished visitors to Colston Hall – the Czech Philharmonic conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek. Josef Špaček was the soloist in two works – Mendelssohn’s violin concerto and that local favourite The Lark Ascending. I … Continue reading →

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retaining the tonality of A

Posted on January 20, 2015 by vhk10

I can’t actually remember which tonality we had to retain during the Gospel reading at Worcester Cathedral, but our musicianship was tested by having to remember the note needed for the response afterwards. For the third time in my last … Continue reading →

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