Visitors, visitors and more visitors
My friend Tristan (with whom I used to sing at Paisley Abbey, back in my Glasgow days) popped in to see me at work this afternoon, taking a break from covering the Homeless World Cup across the road in Princes St Gardens. He may well be back tomorrow and will very likely be staying the night at my place sometime next month, when he'll be Edinburgh for a show at the Fringe which starts at something like 11pm.
He'd barely left when in came Martyn, whom I'd not seen for a while despite his also living in Edinburgh. We're very likely off to see Charlie and the chocolate factory on Friday - opening day, which means it'll probably be full of screaming brats, so we'll chuck popcorn at them.
That was it for work (though two people ain't bad going), but tonight I rang Marcus in Cumbria, amonst other things to see when he might be able to come to Edinburgh. He's on holiday till October, so there's no rush - which didn't stop me from suggesting he shows up at the end of next month, when we'll be singing Tallis' Spem in alium at St John's. For those of you who don't know, it's a motet for 40 voices (8 five-part choirs, unless it's 5 eight-part choirs, I forget which), so the more the merrier!
In the meantime, I've got Dan and Rod coming next weekend, then Dan alone (assuming I've understood his travel plans; must give him a ring tomorrow) the following weekend, to say nothing of Luke and Darin's even more postponed visit, now to take place in September. Maybe.
He'd barely left when in came Martyn, whom I'd not seen for a while despite his also living in Edinburgh. We're very likely off to see Charlie and the chocolate factory on Friday - opening day, which means it'll probably be full of screaming brats, so we'll chuck popcorn at them.
That was it for work (though two people ain't bad going), but tonight I rang Marcus in Cumbria, amonst other things to see when he might be able to come to Edinburgh. He's on holiday till October, so there's no rush - which didn't stop me from suggesting he shows up at the end of next month, when we'll be singing Tallis' Spem in alium at St John's. For those of you who don't know, it's a motet for 40 voices (8 five-part choirs, unless it's 5 eight-part choirs, I forget which), so the more the merrier!
In the meantime, I've got Dan and Rod coming next weekend, then Dan alone (assuming I've understood his travel plans; must give him a ring tomorrow) the following weekend, to say nothing of Luke and Darin's even more postponed visit, now to take place in September. Maybe.
posted by Anthony at
00:18
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You inspired me to listened to my copy of Spem in Alium, yesterday. it's eight five-part choirs I think: I just love Tallis. And a fascinating figure. To have 'survived' the deadly slalom of religious tradition from Henvy VIII Catholic-through-reformation; Edward VI's catho-phobia, Mary I's nasty little zealot's rebound and old bess's quaintly English (read 'exhausted by religious war now') liturgy.
Great stuff.
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Anonymous, at 25/7/05 11:40
Lord Melchett's accusation in Blackadder II - "you twist and turn like ... a twisty-turny thing, and you can call me Susan if it isn't so!" - might well apply to the Tudor monarchy's views on Christianity.
It's a testament to the quality of Tallis' and Byrd's music that they got away with it.
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Anthony, at 25/7/05 19:58
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