Tag Archives: St John’s Bathwick

A Badminton racket

Posted on March 29, 2019 by vhk10

The title was chosen for the sake of the pun, not because of the sort of noise I think we made! I sang at the funeral of a former assistant priest at a church in Bath, who had earlier been … Continue reading →

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rejoining a couple of former choirs

Posted on November 13, 2018 by vhk10

I did a bit of moonlighting at a couple of churches I used to sing in. First came a service for All Souls’ Day in Bathwick. We were in the side aisle, but this time for the good reason that … Continue reading →

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how to commemorate 370 people

Posted on November 20, 2017 by vhk10

I sang Fauré’s Requiem at an All Souls’ Day service and was told afterwards that some 370 of the faithful departed had been commemorated by name at it. All Souls’ Day does seem to have caught on in the Church … Continue reading →

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three more funerals in May

Posted on June 9, 2017 by vhk10

I sang at four in all this month. I have already mentioned the first – the second was that of an old friend back in Cambridge. We sang Byrd’s four-part Mass, and I heard a voice from heaven by Tomkins, … Continue reading →

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church choir ghosts

Posted on April 29, 2016 by vhk10

Gradually going round the national patron saints, I went to sing at a St George’s day service at a church I used to attend. There is now an occasional ‘festival choir’ instead of the one that used to sing every … Continue reading →

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remembering at All Souls’ tide

Posted on November 8, 2015 by vhk10

It’s the season of All Souls (I sang Fauré’s Requiem at a service), and sadly my thoughts turn to several people whom I got to know through music who have died in the last year. I suppose this will happen … Continue reading →

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the importance of publicity

Posted on October 15, 2013 by vhk10

I have a stack of flyers and a couple of posters for my next concert and must distribute the remainder in appropriate places. I feel very guilty when I find publicity after a concert that I never got round to … Continue reading →

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Fauré for All Souls

Posted on November 15, 2011 by vhk10

I joined the Bathwick choirs and friend for a liturgical performance of Fauré’s Requiem for All Souls’ Day. We sang the Libera Me early on in the service, which at least prevents you from feeling that this piece only takes … Continue reading →

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Duruflé’s Requiem copies in Bath

Posted on October 20, 2008 by vhk10

It’s the time of year when church choirs dust off their scores of Requiem Masses, and for us it brings round the sad thought that we can no longer sing Duruflé’s Requiem, because a few years ago our copies were … Continue reading →

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pushing the envelope

Posted on October 19, 2007 by vhk10

Or thinking out of the box, or some other piece of management-speak. What I mean is doing something I don’t usually do – in this case singing some Gilbert and Sullivan. I only do this rarely, but when I do … Continue reading →

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