John Hobbs, bass and sometimes pianist of the choir, explores the connections between a composition and two composers living and working in Gloucester. 1910 – what a year to be alive! A time when Elgar, Richard Strauss, Vaughan Williams, Sibelius, Debussy, Ravel, Mahler, Bartok, Poulenc, Stravinsky, Copland, Schoenberg and many other famous composers were addingContinue reading “Connections”
Category Archives: Repertoire
Music of the Stars
Rachel Parkes, who will be conducting our concert at St John’s Carrington, 29 November 2025, has chosen a programme that includes Cecilia McDowall’s Music of the Stars. The score contains a ‘Composer’s note’ that conductor and singer can use to deepen their understanding of both text and the music, resulting in a richer performance forContinue reading “Music of the Stars”
Sourcing copies to sing from
This photo was taken at our Nottingham Chamber Singers 40th anniversary party in July. Here we’re singing the first movement of Handel’s Dixit Dominus. There seems to be some mischief going on with our first sopranos! You can see that the four of them have the same edition copy – Novello. Sourcing music for a choirContinue reading “Sourcing copies to sing from”