by Page Tim | Jan 23, 2021 | Newsletter
Handwashers’ Newsletter 24th January 2021 CARLETON’S COLUMN I have much enjoyed reading all the Vaughan Williams related material. This has reminded me of the various composers I have been fortunate to meet over the years. Not surprisingly, most of the composers I can...
by Page Tim | Jan 16, 2021 | Newsletter
Handwashers’ Newsletter 17th January 2021 CARLETON’S COLUMN I cannot believe that we are half way through January already! No doubt many of you are well and truly ‘carolled out’, not necessarily by singing yourselves (sadly), but by watching the seemingly endless...
by Page Tim | Jan 10, 2021 | Newsletter
Handwashers’ Newsletter 10th January 2021 MARK WALLINGTON We very much regret to announce that Mark died suddenly last Sunday. He had only joined the basses in September 2018, but his gentle personality, good humour and fine voice had already endeared him to those of...
by Page Tim | Jan 2, 2021 | Newsletter
Handwashers’ Newsletter 3rd January 2021 HAPPY NEW YEAR! (We didn’t stay up to see in the new year but to make damn sure the old one left.) PIFFERARI Tim repeats himself: My apologies for repeating a subject I mentioned a long time ago. I was reminded of this subject...
by Page Tim | Dec 27, 2020 | Newsletter
Handwashers’ Newsletter 27th December 2020 NEW REGULATIONS ABOUT FRONOUNCIATION Over Christmas you may have missed the lanest covid regulations. Ginny, always up with the news, ufdanes us: (Nim wonders whether Larlenon will nonice the difference!) CAROL SINGING...
by Page Tim | Dec 20, 2020 | Newsletter
Handwashers’ Newsletter 20th December 2020 The Nativity by Federico Barrocci (1533-1612) We wish our Members and Friends a HAPPY AND HEALTHY CHRISTMAS AND A MUCH HAPPIER NEW YEAR YOUR FAVOURITE CAROLS A big ‘thank you’ to Aideen, Alison, Andy, Catherine, Carleton,...
by Page Tim | Dec 12, 2020 | Newsletter
Handwashers’ Newsletter 13th December 2020 CARLETON’S BEETHOVEN RAMBLINGS I much enjoyed reading last week’s newsletter on Beethoven. Here are a few personal reminiscences of some of my encounters with this extraordinary composer. A very long time ago, when I was...
by Page Tim | Dec 5, 2020 | Newsletter
Handwashers’ Newsletter 5th December 2020 BEETHOVEN’S BIRTHDAY EDITION Today was the day we had planned to celebrate Ludwig von Beethoven’s 250th Birthday with this concert programme: Hallelujah! (from Christ on the Mount of Olives) (English) Creation’s Hymn...
by Page Tim | Nov 28, 2020 | Newsletter
Handwashers’ Newsletter 29th November 2020 Christmas is coming; We can’t go out to sing, So, send us your favourite carol And we’ll fix the next best thing. We mean it. Do please send the title of your favourite carol to timp470@btinternet.com and we’ll look for a...
by Page Tim | Nov 21, 2020 | Newsletter
Handwasher’s Newsletter 22nd November 2020 CARLETON’S COLUMN Today is St Cecilia’s Day. Cecilia, perhaps one of the most famous Roman martyrs of the early church, is remembered as the patron saint of music. Many fine pieces of music have been written in her honour,...
by Page Tim | Nov 17, 2020 | Newsletter
Newsletter 17th November 2020 Jennette Murphy 1935 – 2020 For many years Jennette was a loyal and respected member of Cirencester Choral Society. The Chairman and Committee send their condolences to her daughters, Diana and Helen and their families, and share with...
by Page Tim | Nov 15, 2020 | Newsletter
Handwashers’ Newsletter 15th November 2020 DRIVEN TO TEARS BY BERLIOZ Dorothy Hartridge remembers: One of the most emotional concerts I have ever been to, was at the Anvil in Basingstoke. The Anvil, Basingstoke Colin Davis was conducting Berlioz Requiem (Grande...
