by juliet | Nov 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
As we approach the Christmas season and try to squeeze more commitments into the unyielding reality of the 24-hour day, there is the impression of time itself speeding up. Where did the term go? How is it that Christmas is already upon us? (Well, in Cambridge, there’s...
by juliet | Nov 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Artistic Director Dr Edward Wickham wrangles with notational challenges as he celebrates the 550th birthday of St Catharine’s College with performances of works from the time the College was founded in 1473. Greetings from St Catharine’s College; and – if you...
by juliet | Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Are you on the fence about applying to Cambridge Choral Academy? Maybe you’re asking yourself whether you’ll fit in, whether it’s worth it – or needing to justify the expense of a choral course? Choral courses offer a multitude of benefits to...
by juliet | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
At this time of year in Cambridge, we are entering into the strange, parallel universe which is ‘Bridge-mas’. Since University terms are relatively short here, and the students barely make it into Advent before disappearing home, an alternative Christmas...
by juliet | Mar 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
There is no way in the English language (that I know of) to offer greetings at the start of Lent. Happy Ash Wednesday! doesn’t sound quite right. And yet we are entering a period of the year in which choral musicians – whether they are of a faith or not – have the...
by juliet | Nov 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Choral singers have to pace themselves during Advent. For sopranos, it’s those descants you have to watch out for; and for us baritones, you’ve got to take it easy on the top Es in ‘Hark the herald’. Too much enthusiasm early on in the season – combined with a surfeit...