May 14, 2020
This has been a busy month in some ways. I did my presentation on Sir Vincent Raven for Tyneside Industrial Archaeology Society.in Newcastle. I had carefully updated it. One man had been to an earlier presentation of it and remarked on the updating. This was well received. I continue to attend the choirs I am […]
Read moreMay 14, 2020
Durham Constabulary Male Voice Choir The funeral of the Durham Constabulary Male Voice Choir was held at in C/E church in Darlington. it was a curious mixture of mnisters- C/E, methodist and Baptist Easter Taking the service. However there was a lot of praise for his work win a lot of musical spheres. He certainly had […]
Read moreMay 14, 2020
Getting ready for those concerts and Christmas programmes. I can make most of them Male voice choir making some strides in expressive singing since Matt took over. A pity th audience wasn’t larger at St’ Giles. An oddly ordered church with one half of nave in rougher stone than the smooth cut of the other […]
Read moreFebruary 3, 2019
Snow has arrived to see end of January and usher in February. Have not gone to choir practice Thursday or Friday or out on Saturday to gove Holy Communion to people in Hospital (both cancelled any way0.
Read moreFebruary 3, 2019
The time after Christmas is usually a drag, but this month has gone quickly. There is a lot of rehearsal time for concerts in the spring. I have done talks for AgeUK . I am doing my best to complete my book on Merz- an Eastertime finish is what I am aiming at. I am […]
Read moreDecember 6, 2018
Christmas and its lead -up is a time I both love and loathe loathe and love . I loath it because of the increasing shrill commercialism which begins as early as August, encouraging people to buy presents for people which they don’t necessarily want . Furthermore despite all the push to promote balanced diet and […]
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