{"id":182,"date":"2006-12-31T23:40:44","date_gmt":"2006-12-31T23:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vhkssinging.wordpress.com\/2006\/12\/31\/2006s-and-2007s-resolutions\/"},"modified":"2014-09-07T21:45:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-07T21:45:15","slug":"2006s-and-2007s-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.virginiaknight.org.uk\/vhkssinging\/2006\/12\/31\/2006s-and-2007s-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"2006’s and 2007’s resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the closing minutes of 2006, it’s time to review my ambitions for the year<\/a> and to look ahead to 2007.<\/p>\n

The musical highlight of this year was (as I suspected a year ago) joining the Bath Camerata on Good Friday<\/a> to sing the Chichester Psalms<\/em> and Otce Nas<\/em>, not just because of the standard of performance and the special atmosphere of Wells Cathedral on Good Friday, or even the opportunity to perform two works I’d long wanted to do, but also for the chance to be part of the choir’s 20th birthday celebrations.<\/p>\n

Other than that it’s been a relatively quiet year for performances. Some favourite pieces of mine have come up, including an item on the wishlist<\/a>, L\u00e6tentur C\u0153li<\/em> by Byrd. But I haven’t found much time for exploring new solo repertoire.<\/p>\n

I observed the Mozart centenary by doing some solos in the Coronation Mass<\/em><\/a> and the Shostakovich one by hearing his 10th symphony<\/a> at the Proms.<\/p>\n

Some long-standing ambitions of mine are apparently not going anywhere. This year marks a decade of my being on the dep list for the choir of the Lord Mayor’s Chapel in Bristol, without ever having been invited to sing a service (when I asked why, I was told that retired people were asked to deputise because they didn’t work on Sunday mornings – as if I worked then!). Experience suggests that the Paragon Singers have a very long waiting list for soprano auditions, and the Bath Festival Chorus seems to be moribund (it hasn’t performed since 2005 and there are no known plans for it to do so in 2007). There are various other possibilities but I won’t go into details in case nothing comes of them.<\/p>\n

I will still be on the lookout for opportunities to sing in the four remaining Cathedrals (Leicester, Bradford, Birmingham and Wakefield).<\/p>\n

As for my resolution to be better at watching conductors, I have to be honest and admit there’s still room for improvement here. To this I’d add that I ought to be better prepared for performances, not just by learning notes (I already put effort into this) but by routinely looking through the music shortly beforehand to take note of anything that might catch me out such as a repeat going back to an awkward place, or a sudden decrease in dynamic, or a point of interpretation added in rehearsal. It makes a big difference.<\/p>\n

Next I’ll write up my final performances of 2006, a weekend of services at St. Alban’s Cathedral.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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