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Sine Nomine – A Vaughan Williams festival piece

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Welcome back, everyone! And a special welcome to any newbies coming aboard.  We’re beginning with a lovely arrangement of the Sine Nomine arranged by Vaughan Williams. Here are the parts for those of you who wish to get in a bit of advanced study before Thursday night. 3-Parts – SAB Audio Soprano Part – Audio Alto … Read more

Come & Sing РFaur̩ Requiem and Rutter Anthems

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For those interested, this is Saturday 11 July at St Anne’s Church on Western Road in Lewes.  Peter Farrant will run a workshop for singers, beginning at 2.00pm, followed by a performance of Faure’s Requiem at 7.45pm. (Friends’ Fabric Fund to benefit.) For bookings and/or further information call 01273 475201.    

Madrigal Mayhem for Women Only!

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A message from Conductor/Singer Ruth Kerr: Madrigal Mayhem and A Capella Camaraderie!   Hello! I invite you to take part in a morning workshop devoted to the discovery and enjoyment of unaccompanied choral part-singing – women only!  Some singing experience would be useful, but we will take our time learning the notes.  I intend to … Read more

Strike It Up, Tabor by Thomas Weelkes

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Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623) was an English composer and organist at Chichester Cathedral. He wrote mostly vocal music, including many madrigals. The Oxford Book of English Madrigals has more songs by Weelkes than any other composer. For a church organist he appears to have been quite an unruly character. In spite of that, he remained in … Read more

Singing in the Rain!

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Hi Gang, We have here a fun arrangement of Singing in the Rain, written by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed.  Remember when you’re learning this that the quavers are sung in a swing rhythm––not as straight quavers.  Listen to the audio and you’ll see what I mean.  We can talk about this more when … Read more

Name That Tune, Too!

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Here’s some more fun for those inclined towards musical puzzles.  Remember––––no cheating!  This is sight reading only. Have fun and don’t forget our next meeting is this Thursday night, the 26th! The PDF version to download and print out is here.

Soave sia il vento | A trio from Mozart’s opera, Cosí fan tutte

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Greetings, Voiceworkers! We’re tackling Wolfie Amadeus this week, so have a look and a listen and a sing through, if you have a few moments to spare.  It’s not long but it is in Italian and presents some challenges vocally.  I’ve put the Italian and its English translation at the bottom of this post. Note: … Read more

Name that Tune!

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For those of you who weren’t at our last meeting I’m posting your homework assignment. DO NOT use a keyboard to help you with these.  This is a sight reading exercise.  Have fun with it and good luck.  Directly below is a link for those of you who wish to download and print the page. … Read more

Wind and Unkind

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Hi All, Following our lovely little discussion last evening about Shakespeare’s use of rhyme in Blow, blow, though winter wind, I’ve done a little bit of Googling.  The bottom line seems to be that in Shakespeare’s time the word wind was still pronounced with a long ‘i’ vowel (probably spelled wynde) a hangover from Middle English. According to … Read more