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a double dose of Elgar and Purcell

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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what I gave/got for Christmas

Various CDs got distributed at Christmas time. I received a set of the Beaux Arts trio playing Beethoven’s piano trios which I’m gradually working my way through. As well as the canonical works it contains some rarities such as the … Continue reading

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a day trip from Reading

Lichfield. I had thought of the Erleigh Cantors’ stamping ground as the south of England (I think the furthest north we’ve been other than this is Tewkesbury), but this time we took off in a new geographical direction for our … Continue reading

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flat peaches in Southwark

That’s ‘peaches’, not ‘pitches’! I bought some at Borough Market, an added bonus to visiting Southwark Cathedral on a Saturday, as part of a weekend there with the Erleigh Cantors. As on previous visits, we were well looked after, with … Continue reading

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John Rutter

Chantry Singers are doing 3 pieces by John Rutter in our concert. As someone once said to me ‘We don’t have Christmas-tide any more – it’s Rutter-tide’. I’m not a huge fan (there’s only so much ‘oo’ and ‘ah’ ing … Continue reading

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