Tag Archives: Purcell

Don’t mention the anniversaries!

Posted on January 26, 2009 by vhk10

It’s impossible to listen to Radio 3 so far this year and not notice that anniversaries of Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn are being commemorated in 2009. I normally remark on occasions when I perform anniversary composers, but I think … Continue reading →

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a Messiah and a carol service

Posted on December 18, 2008 by vhk10

I’ve got a bit behind with performances. Just before Advent began we had a come-and-sing Messiah in church, for which I joined the chorus. This was an informal performance so we could wrap up well and I dug out my … Continue reading →

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You know you’re a Purcell fan when …

Posted on May 8, 2007 by vhk10

you can’t log into your blog and see the little checkbox with the question ‘Remember me?’ without mentally carrying on ‘but ah! forget my fate’.

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G’s and Z’s

Posted on March 27, 2007 by vhk10

Plenty of these in the name of one of the composers in the most recent Chandos Singers concert: Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki, whose Conductus (an assortment of settings of mostly funerary texts) we performed. The other substantial single piece was Lalande’s … 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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a service and a recital

Posted on October 23, 2006 by vhk10

On the Tuesday of my visit to New York, I felt in need of a reminder of the old country and went to a service of evensong at St. Thomas’ Fifth Avenue, a church known to me from BBC evensong … Continue reading →

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a double dose of Elgar and Purcell

Posted on May 21, 2006 by vhk10

A busy weekend of concerts recently. On Saturday night I sang in a concert in Reading with the Erleigh Cantors. The main work was a repeat performance (from Exeter) of Kodály’s Missa Brevis but singing first soprano this time (which … Continue reading →

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Caer

Posted on September 2, 2005 by vhk10

I sang a couple of days of the Cathedral Chamber Choir’s week at Chester Cathedral. We began with a Tudor evensong – Tomkins Second Service and Byrd’s Teach me, O Lord, in the latter of which I did the verse … Continue reading →

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a May week concert

Posted on June 29, 2005 by vhk10

A week ago, during a brief visit to Cambridge, we were able to go to Corpus’ May Week concert. For anyone there, we were the couple with the baby! Here I should thank Dan Soper, the senior Organ Scholar, and … Continue reading →

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2004’s and 2005’s resolutions

Posted on December 31, 2004 by vhk10

Time to revisit my musical resolutions for 2004 and see how I did. a) singing items on the wishlist. Priory Voices provided two of these: Purcell’s Jehovah, quam multi and Howells’ St. Paul’s Service. In addition there were other things … Continue reading →

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