What would I be without my Music?
This week I thought I would ponder the biggest question of them all – ‘what is the point of life?’ Of course many scientists have written reams on this very subject and the chances are Read More …
Men can Sing too
There was film many years ago called What Women Want. It was a terrible film and mostly nonsense about a guy who electrocutes himself and then finds that he can hear what women are thinking. Read More …
The Tradition of New Year’s Eve
Ah yes, 31 December. The traditional time for staying up late to drink cheap Prosecco and stand around until midnight, at which point a new day begins just like any other. Now maybe I’m being Read More …
Back to School & Jazz Standards
For me there are 3 things which signify that Autumn is just around the corner. Coats, Conkers and Rugby Posts. Today I have been for a walk around a small corner of Marlborough. With the Read More …
Without Hesitation, Deviation or Repetition
Just how hard can it be? All you have to do is speak on a subject for 1 minute without deviation, hesitation or repetition. I refer of course to the Radio 4 Show entitled Read More …
Keeping Time
Last week, I was invited out for dinner and ended up going home with a Grandfather Clock. At approximately the same time, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle went to the Wirral and were given Read More …
Are British Choirs really the best in the world?
There is a long held belief in some circles that choral singing was invented in the UK. Certainly Britain is home to some of the finest choirs in the world; The Choir of Kings Cambridge, Read More …
Choirs and Christmas Performances
Apparently there are somewhere in the region of 300 million active Twitter users worldwide. That’s a lot of people expressing an opinion on everything from politics to gardening and pretty much every subject in-between you Read More …
Anyone can run a Community Choir, but should you pay for it?
I should preface this article by saying that I know a lot of Choir Leaders who run a variety of singing groups which include choral societies, community choirs and chamber choirs. There are some amazingly Read More …
Choirs which run themselves
In the autumn of 2013, a new shiny organ was unveiled at Llandaff Cathedral. Built by organ builders Nicholson & Co of Malvern, the new instrument had taken 6 years to be completed at a cost Read More …