Britten’s Canon from the Welcome Ode

This will be a really nice change of pace for us.  Don’t panic, it’s not too difficult to learn. The difficulty will lie in the dissonances that derive from singing the 3 parts of the canon together.  When it’s right, it’s quite magical. I’ve included clicks in (hopefully) appropriate places to help you count the … Read more

The Virgin Mary, newly revised

Carol has handily revamped some of the SAB writing in this arrangement and I have redone the audio files to keep up with the slightly more modern website.  Hope this helps. Here is a printable copy of The Virgin Mary for you to download and print. The audio files are a bit under tempo to … Read more

Early One Morning – Quintessential English folk

Here’s one of the all time greats of English folk music. From Wikipedia: The lyrics are first found in publications as far back as 1787. A broadside in the Bodleian Library, Oxford dates from about 1803. Early editions are often referred to as “The Lamenting Maid” or “The Lovesick Maid”. It was only with William … Read more

LVW Payment Policy

Payment Policy We often have requests for members to pay only for each session attended. However, we are starting to feel that we need a more formal policy, as most courses or groups have a termly subscription fee. So:   Course fee is £70 per term.  Some terms will include 8 sessions for that price, … Read more

Sine Nomine – A Vaughan Williams festival piece

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