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Dreaming of roses, macarons, and sourcing music for our ‘Something Wonderful’ Concert
The inspiration for our Bel Canto Summer Concert this year came about through my long wanting to perform Gustav Holst’s ‘Hymns to the Rig Veda’ which I’d sung as a teenager and found absolutely sumptuous and spine tinglingly thrilling!!! From this starting point, came the idea of developing a programme of music inspired by the…
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Techniques to energise and pace yourself in choir rehearsals
We arrive at choir rehearsals, often at the end of a long day and with all the day’s concerns and problems whirling in our heads. Many of us know just how refreshing and re-energising it is to immerse yourself in singing – it’s why we come to choir and turn out on dark evenings, even…
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Oubaitori
We have no single word to describe this concept in the English language, as the Japanese do, but not only is this true of life, it feels especially true of what we all experience when singing in a choir. I also talk a lot in choir about allowing notes to blossom and unfurl like a…
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The inspiration for our Summer Concert this year came about through long wanting to perform Gustav Holst’s ‘Hymns to the Rig Veda’ which I’d sung as a teenager and found it absolutely sumptuous and spine tinglingly thrilling!!! And from this, emerged a host of ideas for our Eastern-inspired concert programme …
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