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secular gringing

Posted on February 3, 2004 by vhk10

This item of news appeared on the BBC website yesterday. Of course it’s not really news because organists have been sneaking secular themes into their improvisations for as long as they’ve been able to improvise in church. I once spent … Continue reading →

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Bruckner

Posted on September 22, 2003 by vhk10

We had a special evensong on Saturday to end an ‘open day’ at church. We sang Walmisley in D minor and for an anthem, Locus Iste by Bruckner. We don’t usually do anthems but when we do it’s often Bruckner … Continue reading →

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a wedding

Posted on September 9, 2003 by vhk10

On Saturday I sang at a wedding at church. The main thing the choir was needed for was the choral part of the Lohengrin wedding march. When I do this I am always amused that the words make it pretty … Continue reading →

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Proms concert

Posted on August 29, 2003 by vhk10

I got away to London on Wednesday and went to the Proms concert with Mark Wigglesworth and the London Philharmonic. This included Berg’s Seven Early Songssung by Christine Brewer (the first professional performance I’ve heard live since I learnt some … Continue reading →

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