I’ve been rehearsing a couple of settings of the Lord’s prayer with the choris recently: Otčenáš by Janáček (which I blogged about) and Pater Noster by Verdi (which I think I mentioned in passing). These are going to be part of a concert in Paisley Abbey. Last night we were singing yet [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Baba Yetu, Christopher Tin
Posted in Chorus, tagged baba yetu, christopher tin, rsno, video games, video games live on 29 May, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Home Before Dark, Neil Diamond
Posted in Country, tagged Home Before Dark, Neil Diamond on 29 May, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello again. It’s been a while since my last post: about three weeks in fact. Time flies when you’re short of inspiration.
In my defence, I’ve been in Richmond for the past week without an internet connection so I couldn’t have blogged even if I’d wanted to. Lynsey’s sister was on holiday [...]
Satisfaction, Johnny Harris Orchestra
Posted in Pop, tagged johnny harris orchestra, rugby, satisfaction on 3 May, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I saw this on TV this morning and I thought I had to share it with you:
My satisfaction was complete when I watched Garnock Rugby Club winning the Scottish Shield.
Chorus of gnomes and sylphs, Berlioz
Posted in Chorus, Classical, tagged berlioz, damnation of faust, practice on 1 May, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Another week, another chorus rehearsal: another new piece.
Last night we got our shiny, new scores for La damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz. The first thing to say is this thing is huge – it weighs about two pounds! Carrying around all the music books we now need every week is certainly going [...]
