- Sleepers sleep on (19 Dec 06)
The last couple of weeks I've been doing battle with J.S. Bach's famed cantata Sleepers Wake! (Wachet Auf). A couple of week's ago I attended the Canberra Choral Society's Christmas ...
- Tuneful Titanic (27 Nov 06)
The voyage of the RMS Titanic is a much analysed tale of innumerable ironies and tragedy in the classic sense -- a fateful consequence of human hubris and vanity. James ...
- Pelican music and Don Camillo (20 Nov 06)
A week or so ago our parish held its annual Twilight Fair. Of course we made a modest amount of money but its great value was the chance to meet ...
- The Great Invocation (01 Nov 06)
On Saturday James and I wished "good luck" to our friends and neigbours Nicholas and Daniel as they left for the 2nd Festival of Universal Sacred Music in New York ...
- Kliene Orgelmesse (28 Oct 06)
St. Philip's celebration of the combined festival of All Souls and All Saints will include Joseph Haydn's eucharistic setting the Missa brevis Sancti joannis de Deo in B♭(Hob. XXI 1.7) ...
- Handel to look forward to (02 Oct 06)
The Canberra Handel Choir is a chamber choir of experienced singers formed earlier in 2006. The debut concert in May was a brilliant sucess -- with a standing ovation from ...
- The Jerensky psalm? (20 Sep 06)
(Response from Ps. 22 setting by © Christopher Tambling)My next outing as singer will be Psalm 22 on Sunday 15 October. Ps. 22:1 My God my God why have you ...
- Figaro fun (01 Jul 06)
Last night we attended an enjoyable performance of highlights from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro presented by CAMRA -- the Canberra Academy of Music and Related Arts. The singing and acting ...
- Singing with Hill, Norman and Beard (12 Jun 06)
Yesterday Trinity Sunday was marked by sung Eucharist for which I sung Psalm 29 in this lovely setting by Rosalie Bonighton. This was my second outing as cantor so I think ...
- Well Handeled (22 May 06)
On Saturday we went to the debut concert of the Canberra Handel Choir founded and managed by Annette Gaykema and directed by Adam Laslett. The concert was held in our ...
- The precious oil (23 Apr 06)
Encouraged today by my teachers I was the cantor for the singing of Psalm 133 in our communion service this morning; it was the first time that I've sung a ...
- Stabat Mater (10 Mar 06)
Stabat Mater by Giovanni Pergolesi will be performed as part of our Good Friday worship this year at St Philip's Anglican Church O'Connor. Stabat Mater is a thirteenth-century hymn in ...
- Les Mis (03 Mar 06)
The Canberra Philharmonic Society is presenting a new local production of Les Misérables directed by Dianna Nixon. James and I enjoyed the show last night. It was the first time ...
- Waltzing to top C (02 Jan 06)
Also in the Treasures exhibition (see previous post) was the original manuscript of "Waltzing Matilda" rather different from the popular version usually sung today. This first setting is so ...
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