Tag Archives: Tallis

Martin and Tallis in the Victoria Rooms

Posted on March 4, 2014 by vhk10

After my awful experience with the toaster last time, I made sure that the programme for the Bristol University Singers’ concert was unaccompanied. They interleaved Frank Martin’s Mass for double choir with Tallis’ Lamentations of Jeremiah, in a demanding programme … Continue reading →

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the Cathedral with the lift

Posted on March 6, 2013 by vhk10

Since I sang in Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral last year, they have installed a passenger lift, discreetly tucked away at the east end. I can’t think of any other English Cathedrals with a lift inside the main part of the building … Continue reading →

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the Cathedral with the beer mug

Posted on August 29, 2012 by vhk10

Lichfield Cathedral has a beer mug on display, which used to be used to issue a measure of beer to lay-clerks as part of their payment. That doesn’t happen any more (or rather it still does, but indirectly via the … Continue reading →

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I was glad

Posted on April 22, 2011 by vhk10

The Chandos Singers’ latest concert consisted of settings of Psalm 122, plus a parody Mass, by various composers (but not Parry). It was the first time I’d performed in the Magdalen Chapel on Holloway, a small venue but acoustically pleasant. … Continue reading →

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LPs: batch 7 – Holy Week

Posted on April 3, 2010 by vhk10

We don’t have huge amounts of sacred music in our LP collection, but I managed to find some appropriate to the season. Firstly, two settings of the Stabat Mater. The Rossini (conducted by Giulini with the Philharmonia) must be one … Continue reading →

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2009 and 2010’s resolutions

Posted on December 31, 2009 by vhk10

I have to admit that 2009 was a quieter year than I’d have liked on the vocal front. There were some highlights: I revisited Spem in Alium for the first time in a long while, and though between New Year … Continue reading →

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the view from choir 8

Posted on April 28, 2009 by vhk10

I’ve written before about singing in Spem in Alium, I admit partly to see if it resulted in an invitation to sing the work in Tallis’ anniversary year of 2005. But I had to wait until now, with a performance … Continue reading →

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10 < x < 40

Posted on April 21, 2009 by vhk10

I spent a chunk of the weekend rehearsing Tallis’ Spem in Alium, and as I did so, I realised how very many more parts it has than any other piece of English Tudor church music (I am aware of its … Continue reading →

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an exhibition at the Bodleian

Posted on April 4, 2009 by vhk10

I went today to an interesting little exhibition at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. On display are scores of choral music from mediæval times to the present day, from the Bod’s own collections or on loan. They include the Eton … Continue reading →

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a monstrous crow

Posted on July 4, 2007 by vhk10

It was a busy week so I will be brief about my most recent outing with the Chandos Singers. All music new to me, with a mixture of the early (Michna, de las Infantas, Vivaldi and Handel) and the contemporary … Continue reading →

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