Welcome to another KS season, folks!We begin with a September jam-packed full of meaty concert goodness, with repertoire ranging from our orchestral Great American Songbook material to a the music of Carlo Gesualdo, with pretty much everything in between.After our usual six-week summer hiatus, the six of us met in Oxford last Thursday to dust away the vocal cobwebs and prepare for this term, swapping stories of summertime derring-do and full of infectious enthusiasm about the tours to come. I had spent much of Tuesday in Cambridge in the company of John Rutter, Stephen Cleobury and Richard Causton, as we judged our second Carol for Christmas competition. For me, this was a first, and although the pile of a little over 200 carols seemed daunting at first, it quickly became a labour of love to look at each score, play it through on the piano, and decide whether it merited consideration for a prize.Particular upcoming highlights for me of us are a first tour of Iceland (next week) and starting to prepare our new Christmas repertoire - to be recorded next year. I love Christmas music, and the chance to put together a brand new recording is exciting!
Welcome to another KS season, folks!We begin with a September jam-packed full of meaty concert goodness, with repertoire ranging from our orchestral Great American Songbook material to a the music of Carlo Gesualdo, with pretty much everything in between.After our usual six-week summer hiatus, the six of us met in Oxford last Thursday to dust away the vocal cobwebs and prepare for this term, swapping stories of summertime derring-do and full of infectious enthusiasm about the tours to come. I had spent much of Tuesday in Cambridge in the company of John Rutter, Stephen Cleobury and Richard Causton, as we judged our second Carol for Christmas competition. For me, this was a first, and although the pile of a little over 200 carols seemed daunting at first, it quickly became a labour of love to look at each score, play it through on the piano, and decide whether it merited consideration for a prize.Particular upcoming highlights for me of us are a first tour of Iceland (next week) and starting to prepare our new Christmas repertoire - to be recorded next year. I love Christmas music, and the chance to put together a brand new recording is exciting!
Welcome to another KS season, folks!We begin with a September jam-packed full of meaty concert goodness, with repertoire ranging from our orchestral Great American Songbook material to a the music of Carlo Gesualdo, with pretty much everything in between.After our usual six-week summer hiatus, the six of us met in Oxford last Thursday to dust away the vocal cobwebs and prepare for this term, swapping stories of summertime derring-do and full of infectious enthusiasm about the tours to come. I had spent much of Tuesday in Cambridge in the company of John Rutter, Stephen Cleobury and Richard Causton, as we judged our second Carol for Christmas competition. For me, this was a first, and although the pile of a little over 200 carols seemed daunting at first, it quickly became a labour of love to look at each score, play it through on the piano, and decide whether it merited consideration for a prize.Particular upcoming highlights for me of us are a first tour of Iceland (next week) and starting to prepare our new Christmas repertoire - to be recorded next year. I love Christmas music, and the chance to put together a brand new recording is exciting!
Welcome to another KS season, folks!We begin with a September jam-packed full of meaty concert goodness, with repertoire ranging from our orchestral Great American Songbook material to a the music of Carlo Gesualdo, with pretty much everything in between.After our usual six-week summer hiatus, the six of us met in Oxford last Thursday to dust away the vocal cobwebs and prepare for this term, swapping stories of summertime derring-do and full of infectious enthusiasm about the tours to come. I had spent much of Tuesday in Cambridge in the company of John Rutter, Stephen Cleobury and Richard Causton, as we judged our second Carol for Christmas competition. For me, this was a first, and although the pile of a little over 200 carols seemed daunting at first, it quickly became a labour of love to look at each score, play it through on the piano, and decide whether it merited consideration for a prize.Particular upcoming highlights for me of us are a first tour of Iceland (next week) and starting to prepare our new Christmas repertoire - to be recorded next year. I love Christmas music, and the chance to put together a brand new recording is exciting!
Welcome to another KS season, folks!We begin with a September jam-packed full of meaty concert goodness, with repertoire ranging from our orchestral Great American Songbook material to a the music of Carlo Gesualdo, with pretty much everything in between.After our usual six-week summer hiatus, the six of us met in Oxford last Thursday to dust away the vocal cobwebs and prepare for this term, swapping stories of summertime derring-do and full of infectious enthusiasm about the tours to come. I had spent much of Tuesday in Cambridge in the company of John Rutter, Stephen Cleobury and Richard Causton, as we judged our second Carol for Christmas competition. For me, this was a first, and although the pile of a little over 200 carols seemed daunting at first, it quickly became a labour of love to look at each score, play it through on the piano, and decide whether it merited consideration for a prize.Particular upcoming highlights for me of us are a first tour of Iceland (next week) and starting to prepare our new Christmas repertoire - to be recorded next year. I love Christmas music, and the chance to put together a brand new recording is exciting!
Welcome to another KS season, folks!We begin with a September jam-packed full of meaty concert goodness, with repertoire ranging from our orchestral Great American Songbook material to a the music of Carlo Gesualdo, with pretty much everything in between.After our usual six-week summer hiatus, the six of us met in Oxford last Thursday to dust away the vocal cobwebs and prepare for this term, swapping stories of summertime derring-do and full of infectious enthusiasm about the tours to come. I had spent much of Tuesday in Cambridge in the company of John Rutter, Stephen Cleobury and Richard Causton, as we judged our second Carol for Christmas competition. For me, this was a first, and although the pile of a little over 200 carols seemed daunting at first, it quickly became a labour of love to look at each score, play it through on the piano, and decide whether it merited consideration for a prize.Particular upcoming highlights for me of us are a first tour of Iceland (next week) and starting to prepare our new Christmas repertoire - to be recorded next year. I love Christmas music, and the chance to put together a brand new recording is exciting!
Welcome to another KS season, folks!We begin with a September jam-packed full of meaty concert goodness, with repertoire ranging from our orchestral Great American Songbook material to a the music of Carlo Gesualdo, with pretty much everything in between.After our usual six-week summer hiatus, the six of us met in Oxford last Thursday to dust away the vocal cobwebs and prepare for this term, swapping stories of summertime derring-do and full of infectious enthusiasm about the tours to come. I had spent much of Tuesday in Cambridge in the company of John Rutter, Stephen Cleobury and Richard Causton, as we judged our second Carol for Christmas competition. For me, this was a first, and although the pile of a little over 200 carols seemed daunting at first, it quickly became a labour of love to look at each score, play it through on the piano, and decide whether it merited consideration for a prize.Particular upcoming highlights for me of us are a first tour of Iceland (next week) and starting to prepare our new Christmas repertoire - to be recorded next year. I love Christmas music, and the chance to put together a brand new recording is exciting!
