Afloat on a Sea of Music
by David Ward Reprinted from an article in The Guardian © 2000 Last week, a small choir named after a sea-going Northumbrian heroine celebrated its 10th anniversary with a concert […]
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Bright, Believing Bands
David Ward muses . . . Why sing west gallery music? Has it any value? Is it art? How can we sing it today? Reprinted from The West Gallery Association’s
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Amram Taylor
The Story of the Rediscovery of an Oxfordshire Composer by Sheila Girling Macadam from a presentation to the WGMA gathering, May 2006, revised Nov 2006 At the end of last
WGMA at Sidmouth Folk Week, 5th – 11th August 2006
by Charlotte Bailey Reprinted from an article in West Gallery no.39, Autumn 2006 A concert by the West Gallery Quire from Crediton, supplemented by a few WGMA members, started the
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York Church Crawl, Saturday 1st July 2006
by Paul Emmerson Reprinted from West Gallery no. 39, Autumn 2006 With the sun shining, the birds singing and yes, even the bells ringing, the West Gallery pilgrims to York,
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Rollo Woods’ 80th Birthday Party
Harry and Margaret Woodhouse Reproduced from an article in West Gallery no.35 I expect everyone in our society knows Rollo. Margaret and I met him before the WGMA was formed – we
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Northern Three Choirs Day
Rivington Chapel, Horwich, Bolton 16th August 2014 by David Ward Reproduced from an article in West Gallery no.71, Autumn 2014 On a day in August that felt like October, a dejected bass
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The First Mid-Shires’ Quires’ Day, 30th April 2005
by Tony Singleton Reprinted from an article in West Gallery No.34 The weather forecast had been optimistic but the skies were grey and it was drizzling as I set off from Oxford
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Jane Austen ‘Fayre’
20th & 21st August, 2005 by Charlotte Bailey Reproduced from an article in West Gallery no.35, Autumn 2005. “Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people
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Trafalgar Day Concert
Chatham Dockyard Church, 21 October 2000 by Mike Bailey Reprinted from an article in West Gallery no.18, January 2001. Almost a year ago, Stephen Jones had a vision for a Grand Trafalgar
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The “Real History” Wedding
by Paul Guppy Reprinted from an article in West Gallery no.18, January 2001 Background: A Channel 4 researcher telephoned all known West Gallery choirs late in 1998 to ascertain whether they would
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Gordon Ashman
(Co-founder of the West Gallery Music Association.) He died on Friday 15th August, 2003. WARWICK, October 2001 A presentation was made to our founding Director, Gordon Ashman, of an anthem
Sussex Harmony’s Grand Day Out
by Rachael Jordan, Dave and Jan Green Reproduced from an article in West Gallery no.83 Saturday August 19th dawned fine and bright. We were all set for our grand 25th birthday tour
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Samuel Wakely (1787-1865) revisited (1)
by Eve Higgs Reproduced from an article in West Gallery no.86This article should be read in conjunction with the biography of Samuel Wakely on ChoralWiki. The Bridport Connection Samuel was born illegitimately in
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Joseph Key’s chanting tunes
Francis Roads Chanting tunes are a part of the West Gallery genre that receives scant attention. Apart from London Gallery Quire, I don’t know of any quire that has any
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