{"id":3888,"date":"2015-11-02T23:18:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T23:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.virginiaknight.org.uk\/vhkssinging\/?p=3888"},"modified":"2017-02-12T21:43:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T21:43:48","slug":"a-memorial-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.virginiaknight.org.uk\/vhkssinging\/2015\/11\/02\/a-memorial-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"a memorial concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had a particular involvement in Bristol Choral Society’s Verdi Requiem in Colston Hall with the British Sinfonietta, as we contributed to the cost in memory of my late father-in-law. I was singing, and in fact this was the first time I’d done a fully rehearsed performance since I was an undergraduate, though I did do a Come and Sing<\/a> one a few years ago. <\/p>\n

I didn’t find it hard to reacquaint myself with the work, though I identified a couple of bars which I think I learnt incorrectly all those years ago. In performance, I was slightly displaced from my usual location as the 2nd sopranos were behind rather than beside the 1sts. In fact I was largely surrounded by altos.<\/p>\n

The rest of the family were in the audience and felt it was a memorable tribute. We were all particularly impressed by our soprano soloist, Claire Rutter. The fire imagery was particularly vivid as earlier in the week a hall of residence a few doors down from Colston had been partly gutted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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