No time to swim this week end. I'm recording a cd with my choir, Jubilate, in Keble College Chapel. It's a fantastic experience, recording wonderful music. We often do live performances here, and now we have the chance to rehearse and record some great music spanning 4 centuries or so - from William Byrd to Morten Lauridsen, including The Light of the World written for us by our conductor, Simon Whalley; we first sang it last Christmas in the side chapel that houses* the Holman Hunt, filling the candle-lit chapel with gorgeous music.
Adrian Lucas and his team from Acclaim Productions are recording us on very impressive looking equipment, and the attention to detail is superb. During breaks we have the surprisingly enjoyable experience of hearing ourselves played back. Can't wait to hear the cd - a programme of Advent and Christmas music - on sale in time for Christmas!
* usually houses - the painting is currently on loan to Tate Britain
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