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At the enthronement

Posted on June 23, 2014 by vhk10

(adapted from an article written for my church magazine) On June 7th I attended the ‘installation’ (rather as if he were a boiler or a modern artwork) of Peter Hancock as Bishop of Bath and Wells. The doors of Wells … Continue reading →

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no complaining in our streets

Posted on August 22, 2011 by vhk10

I thought I knew my psalter pretty well, but Ps. 144 seems to have passed me by altogether as I had no memory of the words at all. The Erleigh Cantors sang it at Sunday evensong in Bristol Cathedral (it … Continue reading →

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I get to hear Eternal Light

Posted on April 9, 2011 by vhk10

This piece by Howard Goodall seems to be flavour of the month right now. It received two performances on the south side of Lansdown Hill within four weeks, the second being by CanZona. It formed the second part of a … Continue reading →

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more MacMillan in Redcliffe

Posted on May 29, 2005 by vhk10

I was able to sing in two of the Cathedral Chamber Choir’s services at St. Mary Redcliffe today. Some of the repertoire was very familiar – by Palestrina and Stanford – but we also sang at Mattins the Britten Te … Continue reading →

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things I’d like to sing (2)

Posted on February 12, 2004 by vhk10

A sequel to my earlier posting of anthems etc. I feel overdue for singing. Now for some of the larger scale works. In some cases the reason I haven’t done them is clear; I’ve been in small chamber choirs rather … Continue reading →

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