Andrew Woode
@andrewwoode.bsky.social
Linguistic, singer, unicyclist..
Recording session at St Jude’s, Hampstead Garden Suburb with Hertfordshire Chorus; singing Hubert Parry’s 12-part De Profundis (his best work according to Vaughan Williams) and his double-choir God is our Hope and Strength. This will be the first proper recording of these neglected works
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Recording session at St Jude’s, Hampstead Garden Suburb with Hertfordshire Chorus; singing Hubert Parry’s 12-part De Profundis (his best work according to Vaughan Williams) and his double-choir God is our Hope and Strength. This will be the first proper recording of these neglected works
#EuropeanDayOfLanguages - most recent minority language reading, Mistral’s _Mirèio_, which I was reading on a recent visit to Avigno(u)n, with excursion also to Les Baux whose landscape plays a role in the poem
September 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#EuropeanDayOfLanguages - most recent minority language reading, Mistral’s _Mirèio_, which I was reading on a recent visit to Avigno(u)n, with excursion also to Les Baux whose landscape plays a role in the poem
Sadly this real Jane Eyre is not known to have been an author... (buried in Galway)
August 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Sadly this real Jane Eyre is not known to have been an author... (buried in Galway)
Yesterday at the Eisteddfod; Eurig Salisbury on poet Huw Morys, Cass Meurig playing crwth, crowning ceremony for winning bard, and musical The Stand about supporters of Wrexham football
August 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Yesterday at the Eisteddfod; Eurig Salisbury on poet Huw Morys, Cass Meurig playing crwth, crowning ceremony for winning bard, and musical The Stand about supporters of Wrexham football
Neithiwr es i dros y ffin i Wrecsam am y Gymanfa Ganu yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol - yn mwynhau canu’r holl harmonïau, gan gynnwys gwaith o gyfansoddwyr lleol fel Caradog Roberts o Rosllannerchrugog/
August 4, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Neithiwr es i dros y ffin i Wrecsam am y Gymanfa Ganu yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol - yn mwynhau canu’r holl harmonïau, gan gynnwys gwaith o gyfansoddwyr lleol fel Caradog Roberts o Rosllannerchrugog/
Hertfordshire Chorus at Holy Sepulchre, Holborn; Paul Patterson’s Magnificat followed by Judge Smith’s prog rock Requiem Mass, getting its first live performance a mere 50 years after composition (I suspect it will get more outings soon). Both works heavy on brass. A very hot day for performing!
July 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hertfordshire Chorus at Holy Sepulchre, Holborn; Paul Patterson’s Magnificat followed by Judge Smith’s prog rock Requiem Mass, getting its first live performance a mere 50 years after composition (I suspect it will get more outings soon). Both works heavy on brass. A very hot day for performing!
So yesterday I ended a rainy working week by flying nine hours to a warm and sunny country… yes, I was flying back from Mumbai to London after a business trip. Not much opportunity for sightseeing but a few pics:
June 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
So yesterday I ended a rainy working week by flying nine hours to a warm and sunny country… yes, I was flying back from Mumbai to London after a business trip. Not much opportunity for sightseeing but a few pics:
A dispute on inheritance in which a South African branch lost out to a claimant working in Barbados intrigued us given our connections to the island. And one of the bedrooms is set up as it was for the visit of Emperor Haile Selassie. Elsewhere a room on the Grand Tour depicts Pula in Istria.
May 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A dispute on inheritance in which a South African branch lost out to a claimant working in Barbados intrigued us given our connections to the island. And one of the bedrooms is set up as it was for the visit of Emperor Haile Selassie. Elsewhere a room on the Grand Tour depicts Pula in Istria.
Visit to Dunham Massey National Trust, with the rain holding off and a good tour of house and gardens plus bonus deer. A lot of history (www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshi...)
May 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Visit to Dunham Massey National Trust, with the rain holding off and a good tour of house and gardens plus bonus deer. A lot of history (www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshi...)
And then on to Tring Park, former home of kangaroos and epicentre of the edible dormouse (Glis glis) invasion of the UK, which in 123 years has reached … 35 miles away.
May 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
And then on to Tring Park, former home of kangaroos and epicentre of the edible dormouse (Glis glis) invasion of the UK, which in 123 years has reached … 35 miles away.
Bank Holiday trip to Tring. First to the Natural History Museum, based on the collections of Walter Rothschild, who kept kangaroos locally, drove a zebra-drawn carriage (they had _real_ zebra crossings in those days) and took his pet kiwis to university…
May 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Bank Holiday trip to Tring. First to the Natural History Museum, based on the collections of Walter Rothschild, who kept kangaroos locally, drove a zebra-drawn carriage (they had _real_ zebra crossings in those days) and took his pet kiwis to university…
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus i bawb! Happy St David’s Day. A little late, I know, but it was today I got to the service at the Welsh Church of Central London. Enjoyed both listening to Côr Llundain performing and tackling Welsh hymns in harmony myself, a rare event these days in my sixth language..
March 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus i bawb! Happy St David’s Day. A little late, I know, but it was today I got to the service at the Welsh Church of Central London. Enjoyed both listening to Côr Llundain performing and tackling Welsh hymns in harmony myself, a rare event these days in my sixth language..
Off to the Catalyst Museum in Widnes to catch up on local chemical heritage (it’s in the family though not my own speciality). At the site of the old Gossage’s soap factory. Lots about Brunner Mond ať Northwich including places I know well, and mentions of eg the Solvay process…
February 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Off to the Catalyst Museum in Widnes to catch up on local chemical heritage (it’s in the family though not my own speciality). At the site of the old Gossage’s soap factory. Lots about Brunner Mond ať Northwich including places I know well, and mentions of eg the Solvay process…
Enjoyed singing in Hertfordshire Chorus ‘s Bach St John Passion yesterday at St Albans Cathedral- which was looking a bit different this time with the large moon installation.
February 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Enjoyed singing in Hertfordshire Chorus ‘s Bach St John Passion yesterday at St Albans Cathedral- which was looking a bit different this time with the large moon installation.
Panshanger Park walk (between Hertford and Welwyn Garden City), this afternoon…
February 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Panshanger Park walk (between Hertford and Welwyn Garden City), this afternoon…
Off last night to @thechoircefc.bsky.social ‘s concert at Sloane Square with impressive performances of a varied programme; Paul Patterson, Barber, Tavener, Grace-Evangeline Mason, Jacob Collier
February 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Off last night to @thechoircefc.bsky.social ‘s concert at Sloane Square with impressive performances of a varied programme; Paul Patterson, Barber, Tavener, Grace-Evangeline Mason, Jacob Collier
Looking forward to singing Bach St John Passion (in English) with Hertfordshire Chorus in St Albans Cathedral at 7:30 pm on Sat 8 Feb. All welcome!
January 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Looking forward to singing Bach St John Passion (in English) with Hertfordshire Chorus in St Albans Cathedral at 7:30 pm on Sat 8 Feb. All welcome!
When you have to go back that far for past glories… (Grosvenor Museum in Chester)
December 31, 2024 at 5:25 PM
When you have to go back that far for past glories… (Grosvenor Museum in Chester)
Swans a-swimming deliveries are tomorrow for the 7th day. Sneak peek at one of Truelove Industries’ swan storage areas. Not yet discovered where they keep milkmaids, lords etc
December 30, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Swans a-swimming deliveries are tomorrow for the 7th day. Sneak peek at one of Truelove Industries’ swan storage areas. Not yet discovered where they keep milkmaids, lords etc
Happy Boxing Day/ Gŵyl San Steffan hapus. Went forth on the Feast of Stephen to see Flint Castle and town and a bit of the coast path
December 26, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Happy Boxing Day/ Gŵyl San Steffan hapus. Went forth on the Feast of Stephen to see Flint Castle and town and a bit of the coast path
Merry Christmas everyone! Always looking for new languages for next year…
December 24, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Merry Christmas everyone! Always looking for new languages for next year…
Last night at Haileybury College singing in a Christmas concert with @hertfordshirechorus.org.uk
December 16, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Last night at Haileybury College singing in a Christmas concert with @hertfordshirechorus.org.uk
Is this how #proofofcat works? (Actually at Hertfordshire Zoo)
December 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Is this how #proofofcat works? (Actually at Hertfordshire Zoo)
Embarrassed not to have come across previously the title of St Andrew as Protoclete, “first-called”. No one seems to be Deuteroclete (Peter?) or Tritoclete, and Eschatoclete (last) might pose some theological questions…
December 1, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Embarrassed not to have come across previously the title of St Andrew as Protoclete, “first-called”. No one seems to be Deuteroclete (Peter?) or Tritoclete, and Eschatoclete (last) might pose some theological questions…
Christine de Pizan, first professional woman writer in Europe: Book of the City of Ladies
November 30, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Christine de Pizan, first professional woman writer in Europe: Book of the City of Ladies