Tag/category: Dublin
Dublin Day 3
One of the things that struck me about Evensong on Saturday was the slick, no-nonsense approach of the liturgy. The prayers were about 3 minutes long which, heathen as it sounds, I think is ample. But even that aside, everything just generally flowed — no pregnant ‘reflective’ pauses (which have the effect of appearing that someone’s forgotten their lines) — …
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Dublin Day 2
What a strange feeling waking up on a choir trip with no hangover! I feel a bit like I’m cheating. Another glorious day; those of us of an optimistic disposition are thankful (smug?) we packed shorts and sandals. The coach takes us direct to the cathedral bright and early, in time to start rehearsing at 10. We’re singing music which …
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Dublin day 1
My first off-shore trip with Exultate Singers and it’s bound to be a cracker. The theme of the airport wait and flight was the tight-fistedness and no-frills-ness of Ryanair. Having not flown with them before I was somewhat in the dark but only too happy to join in the banter (“you mean you’d like to breathe oxygen in the cabin?” …
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