This week we sang almost all the Salieri – everything except the Credo – and managed to remember it all very well. Next week we will sing the entire Mass in D as though it were a performance, but with no audience!  Sam and the Trustees...

A sad anniversary – it is now a year since we sang together.  Let’s hope the situation continues to improve and we can get back to meeting in person at the end of the summer. This week we revisited the Sanctus, the Gloria and the...

This week we were able to sing to Suzy’s ‘backing track’.  We started with the Kyrie and finished with the Benedictus.  Singing with Suzy’s accompaniment and some sections sung by Sam made the whole experience much more...

This week’s rehearsal began with a brief appearance from John Hindley to say that he was home from hospital and beginning to feel better.  He hopes to be singing with us again soon. At the end of the rehearsal, Liz Sims paid tribute to our...

This week we continued working on the Gloria – starting from P19. On P20, take out a crotchet in the last bar to allow for a breath. Do the same in bar 137 on P21. This should allow us to sustain the last note in bar 141. On P22 the music...

We learnt the Agnus Dei, which Sam described as beginning in a mysterious mood in a minor key, followed by a more cheerful middle section.  He felt it has some similarities to the Mozart Requiem. Throughout the movement we should focus on the...