Category Archives: singing at services

Requiem (1): Fauré

Posted on November 13, 2008 by vhk10

This year we did the Fauré Requiem again for All Souls. This is the third time in the lifetime of this blog that I’ve performed this piece so I’m beginning to run out of things to say about it. There … Continue reading →

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the Gloucester Service in St. Paul’s

Posted on November 3, 2008 by vhk10

The following day I was off to London where the Erleigh Cantors were hitting the big time: St. Paul’s Cathedral. This was the first time this choir had sung there; I have previously been with a couple of other choirs, … Continue reading →

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the Gloucester Service in Wells

Posted on November 3, 2008 by vhk10

I made it to the final Priory Voices weekend of the year, at Wells Cathedral.  Strangely enough, this was the first time I’d ever done a full weekend of services in Wells, which has been my local cathedral for over … Continue reading →

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some new musical angels

Posted on October 24, 2008 by vhk10

I haven’t sung an evensong in Bath Abbey for quite a while now, but joined a visiting choir for one last Saturday. (This choir was the combined forces of two churches in the Reading area, with significant overlap with the … Continue reading →

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one-piece composers

Posted on October 14, 2008 by vhk10

After evensong for dedication festival we had an organ recital where requests were played. One piece was Pachelbel’s Ciacona in D minor, which set me thinking that it is unfair that Pachelbel is thought of as a one-piece composer, as … Continue reading →

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Bairstow caused the First World War

Posted on September 12, 2008 by vhk10

This was the rather startling allegation made by a member of the congregation to one of the Cathedral Chamber Choir after we’d performed Let all mortal flesh keep silence at the Sunday morning eucharist in York Minster. It seems that … Continue reading →

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three days in Gloucester

Posted on September 5, 2008 by vhk10

The Erleigh Cantors did a long weekend this summer, including a Friday evensong. There were four services and a lot of music (we did introits) so I’ll just refer to some highlights. The only totally new piece to me was … Continue reading →

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a fleeting trip to Worcester

Posted on August 1, 2008 by vhk10

I paid a brief visit to Worcester Cathedral on Saturday July 19th to sing Evensong. This was (nominally) a Priory Voices event, with a large admixture of Congleton Choral Society singers. Unfortunately I couldn’t do the whole weekend, so missed … Continue reading →

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another return to St Alban’s

Posted on July 1, 2008 by vhk10

When I last sang with Lyra Davidica, Princess Diana was alive and Sri Lanka were scoring 952/6 against India (I recall someone bursting into breakfast on that choir tour brandishing a newspaper: ‘Just LOOK at THIS!!’). In the meantime I … Continue reading →

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a visiting choir at Beverley Minster

Posted on April 1, 2008 by vhk10

Beverley Minster must be one of the best-kept secrets on the cathedral/greater churches visiting choir circuit. Apart from the summer holidays the only weekends available are those after Christmas and Easter. No wonder few of us in the Cathedral Chamber … Continue reading →

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Holy Week 2008

Posted on March 25, 2008 by vhk10

This was rather less eventful musically than last year’s, but there was still plenty to do. I reacquainted myself with Batten’s ‘Short’ communion service which I haven’t done since student days and the descant with the top C reappeared. At … Continue reading →

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Venter puellae baiulat

Posted on December 11, 2007 by vhk10

I hadn’t come across this Latin verb before, but it turned up in the text of A solis ortus cardine. We sang a ‘standard’ selection of verses at various points during the Advent carol service. (I am relieved it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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