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Vocalion Part 3

The third and final part of this series is now on the blog here.

A photo gallery will be added shortly.

The Albert Hall is BIG

…so it’s a perfect venue to perform Mahler’s 8th Symphony. And that’s just what Barts Choir did in November.

 

Although an Albert Hall full of musicians is a glorious sight, I thought you may like to see it empty just for a change. As usual, click a pic for a bigger pic.

 

 

 

 

A progress around Sussex reed organs

 

In the county of West Sussex there are reed organs by the dozen, either privately owned or in small curches. For many years we have made an annual trip to maintain those that we look after. The hard drive on my computer is stuffed with photos taken on these trips. It will be time soon to write an article about our experiences there, but here are some random snaps in the meantime.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Addison Singers this Saturday 9th July

Rossini

Classical Summer Concert: Saturday 9 July 2011

Rossini – ‘Petite Messe Solennelle’

and Nocturnes by Morten Lauridsen

Conducter David Wordsworth

Oratorio and Chamber Choir
Accompanied by piano & harmonium

7.30pm in St Michael & All Angels, Bedford Park, W4 1TT.

Spitalfields Festival with BBC Symphony Orchestra

Saturday 18 June 7.30pm

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Renes conductor
Sarah-Jane Brandon soprano
Stephanie Marshall mezzo-soprano

Michel van der Aa Spaces of Blank (UK premiere)
Gustav Mahler arr. Stein Symphony No. 4 (Chamber version)

Malcolm Hicks will play the two manual Mustel.

WEBSITE HERE

 

Update – you can read a review of the concert HERE

 

Four cheers for Gioacchino

 

A quartet of performances of the Petite Messe Solennelle in the next few weeks …

Saturday 11th June 2011 Waltham Abbey Church

Sung by the Abbey Church Choir. 7.30 p.m. in the Abbey Church. In aid of the Waltham Abbey Church Heritage Organ Appeal.

Sunday 26th June 2011 Plymouth Guildhall

Plymouth Philharmonic Choir. 7.30 p.m.

Anne Page – harmonium

Saturday 2nd July 2011  St Mary’s Church, Nottingham

Nottingham Bach Choir. 7.30 p.m.

Anne Page – harmonium

 

Saturday 9th July St. Michael’s and All Angels, Turnham Green, West London.

7.30pm

Addison Singers, Musical director David Wordsworth. See their website here.