Thomas Arne’s “Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind” — and how appropriate is that?

Greeting music lovers, It’s time to shiver through a sweet and lively yet wintery new piece.  Aside from posting the graphics of the sheet music and the audio parts for you to listen to, I will also post PDFs of the sheet music (find links below parts) so you can download the lot and print … Read more

Local events of interest!

Hi All, I thought I would repost the local musical events that we announced at last session. First the Hospice Hymnathon 2015.  It takes place Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 June 2015 at Lancing College Chapel.  It’s being produced by Friends of Sussex Hospices and is a very worthy cause.  Carol and I will not … Read more

Finale of Don Giovanni

Welcome back, all to the Autumn 2014 LVW sessions.  Here are the parts for the very excellent finale of Mozart’s Don Giovanni that we began working on last evening.  I’ve included the piano part in each of the audio files to help you hear where you are, but I’ve lowered the volume of the piano and raised … Read more

Sakura, a Japanese treat in 3 parts

Sakura is the flowering cherry tree, Japan’s most celebrated plant. The blossom is the national flower. This familiar (some might even say clichéd) melody is given a lovely 3 part treatment here that I think you’ll enjoy working on and singing. Sakura 3 parts audio Sakura – Soprano audio Sakura – Alto audio Sakura – … Read more

Rhthym & Names Quiz answers

So, just in case you are still sitting on the edge of your sofas, grinding your teeth and swearing softly, here are the answers to the Rhythm & Names Match Game. See you all soon, we hope! Nigel Farage Jeremy Paxman George Friedrich Handel Hillary Mantel David Cameron Mike Howell Luciano Pavarotti  (first name is … Read more