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Belshazzar’s Feast with a pounding heart

Posted on December 22, 2016 by vhk10

On to Belshazzar (I would say ‘onwards and upwards’ but I don’t think there is any ‘upwards’, in any sense, after the Missa Solemnis). I have had terrible difficulties driving to rehearsals in Bristol this term, and tried to get … Continue reading →

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The Sea Symphony (2): Cardiff

Posted on February 17, 2016 by vhk10

Our third performance of the Sea Symphony was at St David’s Hall in Cardiff. I hope our diction came over well because the audience (who’d chosen us in preference to Ireland v Wales in the rugby) weren’t able to get … Continue reading →

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My Radio 3 début

Posted on November 12, 2014 by vhk10

When I sang in the last English Cathedral last year, people asked what my next ambition was. I didn’t really have a single big one, but I did have a number of other things I wanted to do, among which … Continue reading →

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Two Cardiff concert halls

Posted on November 9, 2014 by vhk10

I’ve just made the acquaintance of St. David’s Hall and BBC Hoddinott Hall for the first time (as performer, not audience). Hoddinott Hall seems to be a Cardiff equivalent of LSO St. Luke’s, only purpose-built. It is still very new, … Continue reading →

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