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January 14, 2007
Waltham Abbey Singers Concert Tonight - free
The Waltham Abbey Singers, under the direction of Brian Link, are presenting a concert tonight at 7:30 at St. Paul's on the Hill Episcopal Church, on Summit Ave. just east of Snelling Ave. The program is eclectic: the Charpentier “Messe de Minuit pour Noël,� (which uses French Christmas carols for its themes, including “Joseph est bien marié�), three Bruckner motets, some organ pieces, etc.
I sang with Waltham for several years, but haven't been able to sing since July because of the unpredictability of my family situation. I look forward to the concert tonight and hope to see folks there. (It's free, and maybe that snowstorm will wait until it's over -- or at least until it starts!)
In 2003, I had the opportunity to spend a month in England working with adoption research colleagues. One day, I took the train from Norwich to London, and then a combination of underground and bus out to Waltham Abbey (the real thing), which is on the northern outskirts of London. Here are photos of the church and the choir stalls. Thomas Tallis, the inspiration for the Waltham Abbey Singers, was choirmaster there.
Posted by hgroteva at January 14, 2007 10:38 AM | Choral Music
Comments
I am sorry we missed this! My one munchkin is still hooked on the idea of being a conductor (part time, when she's not involved in her vet duties!) so we still plan to come hear you all at some point.
Glad to see you back in the blogosphere!
Posted by: Yvette at January 16, 2007 9:00 AM
Thanks Yvette! Waltham will be doing another concert in late April or May - I'll be sure to let you know. I'll be re-joining them starting next week; I just miss singing too much to stay away any longer! And I missed blogging too. So it's good to be back on some of my old tracks.
Posted by: Hal at January 16, 2007 7:17 PM