Tag Archives: weddings

a solo in the Lydian mode

Bath Abbey Chamber Choir sang at the wedding of one of its members, with two anthems: Parry’s I was glad and during the signing of the register, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, in which I did the treble solo. While … Continue reading

Posted in singing at services | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

three carol services and a wedding

After the Christmas Oratorio at the beginning of December I didn’t have any more Christmas concerts, but I had more carol services than usual: Advent, a special one on behalf of the local hospital, and the church Christmas one (which … Continue reading

Posted in singing at services | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

nightingales in Plymouth

We sang about these in Paul Gerhardt’s hymn Geh aus, mein Herz during an Anglo-German wedding we were guests at recently. (Sadly, the ornithological reality is that they are not to be found within about 200 miles of the city.) … Continue reading

Posted in singing at services | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment