Notes to All
Starting up soon, Thurs 24 April!
Hello all, Gearing up for a new term– we start up on 24 April, then 8 & 29 May, 12 & 26 June, 10 July. Put those dates in the diary! We’ll keep singing many of our faves this term, concentrate on some madrigals and songs we’ve only scratched recently, and add a new setting … Read more
Thursday 28 March
Hello dere, We’ll try to whip through a lot of pieces we (sort of) know for our last session of the term. Herewith the aspirational list: Alleluia Gracia Deo Coffee Beans Mi Gallo Nero’s Expedition Waters of Babylon Agnus Dei (Byrd) Ave Verum (Mozart) Nunc Dimittis Phos Hilaron Seal Lullaby What a Wonderful World “Yeah, … Read more
Plan for tomorrow 21 October
Hello all, Below our over-ambitious list, as usual. Hope to see lots of you there. Caldara Scrambled Eggs Round (print it out!!) Nero’s Expedition And So it Goes Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie Early One Morning Hungarian Songs I Attempt from Love’s Sickness Panis Angelicus Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. C&P
Not tonight, but next Thursday 7 Oct!
Hello gang! We won’t be meeting tonight, 30 September, but will be meeting next Thursday 7 October. And here’s the menu for your downloading & printing delectation: Caldara Wordless Round Let us Drink & Be Merry Nero’s Expedition And So it Goes Bring me Little Water, Sylvie Hungarian Songs (Handsome Butcher, Apple Apple, the Old … Read more
WELCOME BACK! 9 September––Put it in the diary!
WELCOME BACK! And welcome to new members too. Our first meeting is on 9 September, 7:30 at Christ Church, Lewes. Below is a list of the repertoire we may attempt to cover on that date— some old, some new. You will need to bring your own copies of the music, which you can download and … Read more
Regarding English madrigals, and in particular, “Come, Sirrah Jack, Ho!”
I thought since there were so many last Thursday night who had not shared our long history of “Come, Sirrah Jack, Ho!” that I would present here what little I’ve been able to find about it. The best synopsis I’ve been able to find online is from the Hogfiddle site, which got its info from … Read more
Alessandro Moreschi – The Last Castrato
I obtained the Vatican recordings of Alessandro Moreschi through Trunk Records recently, and thought some of you might be interested to hear what a true castrato singer sounded like. It’s quite extraordinary, and I confess I’ve never heard anything like it. Moreschi was the only castrato known to have made recordings, and these survive from … Read more
The Google Bach Doodle and its controversy
Bach-Lash! For those of you who haven’t yet tried out Google’s Bach Doodle music algorithm, I highly recommend it. It’s not Bach or anything close to it, but it is fascinating and great fun. Write your own melody and let Google’s machine harmonize it in 4 parts. If you’re interested, there is also a good … Read more
My good friend Bill Russell posted this on Facebook and I had to share it with you. Opera stories abound, but this one is priceless. I thought my own City Opera debut was fraught but this knocks me into the shade! And you had to know Jerry Hadley (and I only knew him slightly) to … Read more