Wednesday 18 November 2020
by Wulf
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I’m starting to gear up for the Christmas season although the biggest musical event in the church calendar – the carol service – is going to have to be online this year. My plan is to put out recordings of … Continue reading
Monday 24 December 2018
by Wulf
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I normally play Silent Night in G but, since I had the benefit of a flautist joining us for the Christmas Eve Communion tonight, I decided to stick to the key of B flat, which we had dots for. I … Continue reading
Monday 17 December 2018
by Wulf
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I obviously wasn’t singing as hard at this year’s carol service as I’ve done in recent previous years, as my voice wasn’t noticeably deeper and huskier today. …. or perhaps it was due to the expedient of dropping our traditional … Continue reading
Sunday 2 December 2018
by Wulf
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I had thought I was quite well prepared to resource the choir for this year’s carol service but it turns out last year I mainly gave them scans of the music to work from and not the practice tracks I … Continue reading
Sunday 17 December 2017
by Wulf
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All done on carols, at least until next weekend. Tonight’s service at St Clement’s went very well, flickering candlelight supplemented for the choir with some golden fill lights. The practise time paid off, supplemented by a wealth of combined experience … Continue reading
Saturday 16 December 2017
by Wulf
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Has double glazing been the death of carol singing? People tend to have better sound insulation and plenty of noise generating devices, which might be part of the reason why carol singing doesn’t seem to be such a strong tradition … Continue reading
Tuesday 15 December 2015
by Wulf
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We had our candlelit carol service at St Clement’s last night and I got to dress up in my tail coat and play the conductor again for our choir. It really was just playing at it though; we had the … Continue reading