Tag Archives: St Mary’s Bathwick

carols inside and out

This Christmas I did some outdoor carol singing, something I don’t do every year. First came half an hour of carols to the shoppers at Bath’s Christmas market. We got some appreciative comments as we explored the limits of the … Continue reading

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Ariadne in Advent

I felt it was about time to go to the opera again, and although the piece isn’t a favourite of mine I went to WNO’s Ariadne auf Naxos at the Bristol Hippodrome, that being what I could get to easily. … Continue reading

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Two events at Bathwick

I’ve recently sung in a couple of performances at St. Mary’s Bathwick (which I’ve been told was visited last year by the Ship of Fools’ Mystery Worshipper). First up was Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang with orchestra, performed in aid of the organ … Continue reading

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the worst week of the year

… for concert-going in London, except possibly the week between Christmas and New Year. I am attending a meeting at the British Library tomorrow and my usual practice if work takes me to London is to end the day by … Continue reading

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Rejoice in the Lamb

I sang this on Palm Sunday as part of a meditation of words and music for Holy Week, so not exactly a formal service but not a concert either. I was satisfied with the way my solo went – one … Continue reading

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Britten and Duruflé for Holy Week

I’ve accepted invitations to take part in in a couple of concerts in Holy Week. On Palm Sunday I shall be singing Rejoice in the Lamb for the first time in over a decade. I remember it accurately enough, but … Continue reading

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9 lessons and the Pump Room

The Chantry Singers concert in the Pump Room happened on Saturday night. Despite fears about the ever-increasing number of Christmas concerts by other choirs (at least 3 others in the area that night), it more or less sold out. Vocally … Continue reading

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Dyson’s Canterbury Pilgrims

On Saturday I sang in a performance of this given by the St. Mary’s Festival Chorus (an choir expanded around the choir of the other church in the parish). This work is sufficiently good not to disappear into obscurity but … Continue reading

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