Tag Archives: Saint-Saëns

the Chantry Singers reunion

Posted on June 19, 2016 by vhk10

The Chantry Singers disbanded in autumn 2010. A couple of years ago there was a reunion, and as it was a success they had another one – in the meantime I’d got myself added to the invitation list as a … Continue reading →

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seasonal music at the ballet

Posted on December 13, 2012 by vhk10

Thanks to my bank, my daughter and I enjoyed a night out at the Northern Ballet Theatre’s production of Beauty and the Beast. It was the first time I’d been to the ballet for many years, and rather than one … Continue reading →

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a concert on Second Avenue

Posted on December 5, 2006 by vhk10

No, I wasn’t back in New York, and strictly speaking it took place just off Second Avenue in Oldfield Park. The introduction to Charpentier’s Te Deum is very well known to me from countless weddings and as the call signal … Continue reading →

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après l’entracte, le Déluge

Posted on December 9, 2005 by vhk10

Last Saturday I joined the Chandos Singers again for a programme of French (composer or language) secular music (nice to have a concert in December that isn’t taken over by Christmas). I’d never sung any of it before. I say … Continue reading →

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All Souls’ Day at St Mary Magdalene

Posted on March 18, 2005 by vhk10

Every year there is a performance with orchestra of a French setting of the Requiem Mass at St. Mary Magdalene, Paddington, at the High Mass on All Souls’ Day. This isn’t of course very topical, but I’ve been reminded of … Continue reading →

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