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« Reply #6420 on: 11:02:21, 14-11-2008 » |
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No I havn't as yet, Jonathan. Perhaps that's another one to add to my ever burdgeoning list!(haha, no pun intended there!).
Have a great weekend!
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« Reply #6421 on: 14:12:49, 16-11-2008 » |
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About two years ago I began subscribing to the podcast of an articulate and humane American politician of part African origin. It was entitled:
Senator Barack Obama's podcasts on issues affecting Illinois, the nation and the U.S. Senate.
He tended to end with folksy references to how the Chicago Red Sox were doing, but otherwise I was interested.
There have been no new podcasts for over a year.
I am happy that today I can delete the link.
I always like backing a winner, as when BAL choses a recording I have got.
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh: a time to mourn, and a time to dance
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« Reply #6422 on: 20:51:06, 16-11-2008 » |
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On a happy note, I've just remembered that I've been asked to conduct the university choir for Sir Christémas in the carol service. I haven't conducted a full choir since last carol service, and it's a carol I enjoy conducting! Plus, I've just found that one of my course texts for this PGCTLHE is available free of charge on the internet.  |
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« Reply #6423 on: 20:53:18, 16-11-2008 » |
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Good luck with that hh! We have a pretty big Christmas Concert at lancing College, one of quite a few public schools that seems to lurk in my area. Shoould be quite an audacious occaision!
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« Reply #6424 on: 21:28:40, 16-11-2008 » |
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I was going to say that the premiere of Britten's St Nicolas was at Lancing College, but it was at Aldeburgh a few weeks before the Lancing performance. It was written for Lancing's centenary in 1948 - Peter Pears's old school. There's a brass plaque commemorating him on the seat he occupied in the choir stalls. He described Lancing as "a very heaven". Much as I enjoyed my school, I can't say I felt like that!
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« Reply #6425 on: 21:38:26, 16-11-2008 » |
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I will find out myself, very soon, then, Mary. Always looks very impressive from the outside!!
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« Reply #6426 on: 22:14:51, 16-11-2008 » |
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The look of Lancing College chapel from the A27 reminds me of Colditz. Or Gormenghast. Almost as much as Roedean School does, about the same distance the other way along the coast from Brighton.  I have to judge their annual music festival/competition in Feburary!  |
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« Reply #6427 on: 23:00:07, 16-11-2008 » |
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I've just submitted all three elements of module 1 of my PGC TLHE online!
Phew.
I'll also go in tomorrow to submit them in hard copy, just to be on the safe side, but I'm glad to have got them out of the way.
Now I've got time to organise these parts for my ensemble piece, to wash up, and to make my packed lunch before crawling into bed!
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« Reply #6428 on: 23:09:49, 16-11-2008 » |
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« Reply #6429 on: 23:26:19, 16-11-2008 » |
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Lancing College Chapel is based on this, Beauvais Cathedral - Apologies in advance for any perceived plug, but I might as well counter this by declaring that my Vocalise-Reminiscenza for piano is based upon Rakhmaninov's Vocalise and may be thought (although I most sincerely hope not) to parallel this rather embarrassing model-and-copy relationship... |
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« Reply #6430 on: 02:45:44, 17-11-2008 » |
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How does a piano vocalise though? It can't even sustain except by cheating! ...
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« Reply #6431 on: 07:58:14, 17-11-2008 » |
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I like that austere look. It has a certain amount of beauty in it. There are other worse buildings out thefre in this world! You judge the music festival there, martle? Hmmm, good luck with that! Why not come along to the christmas concert there?
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« Reply #6432 on: 08:01:25, 17-11-2008 » |
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EARLY MORNING HIGH!
Hi!
I've always admired Lancing College Chapel from the back of a car.
Oooh. Pretty....
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« Reply #6433 on: 16:12:11, 17-11-2008 » |
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I've never seen Lancing, to my knowledge. The RC cathedral at Arundel looks impressive from the road at the bottom on the hill.  Beauvais is the tallest Gothic interior. There is no tower and the nave feel down as too tall, but the choir still manages to dominate the town and country. Gillian Weir recorded Messaien's La Nativite on the organ there. |
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« Reply #6434 on: 16:30:37, 17-11-2008 » |
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Gillian Weir recorded Messaien's[sic] La Nativite on the organ there.
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