Show 48- Tuesday 29th March and repeat Sat 2nd April

We begin as usual with a brief listen to St. Paul's, Paignton working on the Olivet to Calvary,  this week it is "Droop Sacred Head" the final part of the work, one we have not heard before.  Then we visit Cascade Singers from Torbay as they rehearse for their concert on 14th May at the Princess Theatre, Torquay, which is an evening of Rogers and Hammerstein music from the days of Broadway, some very accomplished singing, well worth a listen.  Finally, we have a brief listen this week to South Devon Choir as they rehearse the opening part of Mozart's Requiem with the Kyrie, which I thought I had played last week but was the second entry of the same tune set to the Cum Sanctus, so it is definitely the opening part this week.

Hope you can listen in.

John

Show 47- Tuesday 22nd March and repeat Sat 26th

We start once again with a brief listen to St. Paul's Choir as they rehearse the Mount of Olives from Olivet to Calvary.  Then we hear a good working session on the Magnificat from Mozart's Vespers and some shorter run throughs of previously practiced parts of the Mozart Requiem, including the beautiful Lacrymosa.

Hope you listen in.

John

Show 46- Tuesday 15th March and repeat Sat 19th

As we have for the last few weeks we begin by listening in to some of the Olivet to Calvary with St. Paul's Choir , Paignton.  Then we are doing some comparisons by listening to some recordings of South Devon Choir made in January and Feb this year and some made this week of Confitibor and the Quam Olim Abrahae, I think you will agree there has been much progress in just a month or so.  Finally we catch up with the Torbay Gospel Singers and see how they are getting on with their new Director of Music Rhona Clarke, some new songs in early stages and a good warm with Happy Day which they have done before.  As usual I will explain more at the time.

Hope you can listen in

John

Show 45- Tuesday 8th March and repeat Sat 12th

We continue to follow St. Paul's for a short piece from the Olivet to Calvary to start - just as I am - then we hear a concert performance of some old favourites from Concordia Ladies Choir, who we listened in on briefly practicing last week and the week before, which they did in Brixham on Friday last, we get a fuller sound now as when I recorded at Audrey's Strachan's house I was in the hall, outside the living room where they practice, also there are some nice ragtime and boogie piano pieces that Audrey played at times to give the Ladies a short break from standing and singing, also a solo.  We finish with the South Devon Choir doing the Dixit Domini or most of it in a run through, so no note bashing this week for a change.

hope you can listen in.

John