I really had intended to leave The Record of John out of my Advent calendar this year, especially as I have more Gibbons planned for you later in December, but then I made the mistake of listening to it again,…
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Advent Calendar Day 8 – The Record of John (Orlando Gibbons)
I make no apology for including this piece of music again, even though I include it in my Advent Calendar every year. I’ve sung the alto solo (really a countertenor solo) in The Record of John on the first Sunday…
Friday Fun: Away with these self-loving lads (John Dowland)
… and then, of course, there are the times when Dowland took the day off from being depressed and reverted to that other classic of Elizabethan song-writing: innuendo.
Advent Calendar Day 1 – The Record of John (Orlando Gibbons)
All the cool kids are doing Advent Calendars, and since I’ve been raving to everyone in sight about how wonderful Advent music is, perhaps I should demonstrate. So, for December 1 (a mere two days late), we will start with…