Tag: Brigantia Consort

With Merry Glee

Byartsyhonker September 22, 2010 0 Comments
Over two months after the actual performance, I'm finally sorting through some of the music the Brigantia Consort performed this summer.The first track went up to Soundcloud just over a week ago; since then it has had 48 plays and six downloads. I promise you only one of the plays was me! I didn't advertise it very widely, and I know it might seem like small beans, but if those are unique plays...

The Week, er, Behind

Byartsyhonker June 19, 2010 0 Comments
On Monday I posted about all I have to do this week.Things are some things that didn't get done. I still haven't rescheduled my dental appointment, and there are a few other phonecalls that have piled up, which isn't so good. I fought with the piece for the St Paul's competition but still I don't have a rough draft I'm happy with, so I'm having to consider whether I'll submit anything at all. I...

The Week Ahead

Byartsyhonker June 14, 2010 0 Comments
This week is looking pretty typical in terms of what I need to do, at least musically.I'm teaching tonight and tomorrow night. I've done most of the preparation for that, but need to remember to bring music with me for my students. I'll be leaving home at 2pm each day and spending a lot of time on public transport... I usually use this time to read. Right now the important reading is all to do...

Brigantia Consort hath a website.

Byartsyhonker June 11, 2010 0 Comments
It's very rudimentary, but Brigantia Consort now has a web presence. Yay!Why the rush to get this done? Well, we're busking tomorrow morning at Parliament Hill Farmers' Market, weather permitting, to raise money for Shelter. While we're there we'll also hand out some flyers and maybe even sell tickets for our next concert:BrigantiaConsortWith Merry GleeAn eclectic programme of psalmody,folk music...

Improvable.

Byartsyhonker March 3, 2010 0 Comments
Good rehearsal today with the other members of the Brigantia Consort -- we looked at some new repertoire, rehearsed stuff we've been working on for performance probably this summer, and did some improvisation.We recorded some of the rehearsal, and it was interesting to hear the results. Two things, to my mind, really stood out.The first is that we do talk rather a lot between playing. Of course...

Still ticking.

Byartsyhonker February 28, 2010 0 Comments
What have I been up to?I'm learning to play the organ. This is a lot of fun, but rather difficult. I try to play the right hand line with my right hand, the left hand line with my left hand, and the pedal line with my other left hand. It's going well, though; I've played at a few services, and a funeral, and I have a few more lined up. I'm also rehearsing a lot with the Brigantia Consort. No, we...

Busy…

Byartsyhonker November 5, 2009 0 Comments
I do seem to be having something of a dry spell, in terms of blogging here. I have been quite busy! I composed an anthem; it was sung during a church service on 27th September. The sheet music is available here and a MIDI file here; I don't yet have a suitable recording. The piece is dedicated to Rev Dr Catherine Dowland-Pillinger, on the occasion of her ordination to the priesthood of the Church...