Just found this – an excellent bonus share for today…
Year: 2020
More Theatrics
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals are all packed full of “good tunes” and Oklahoma is no exception. One of the unexpected consequences of playing for a show with multiple rehearsals and then several public performances is that you end up knowing all the words – which I guess would be a bonus if I ever had to sing them in a karaoke contest 😂
In The Pit
I mentioned a while back about playing in a production of West Side Story – but that wasn’t my first (nor my last) experience of being in a “pit”.
Completing The Castle Toward Programme
I have already shared two of the three pieces of music that were on the programme when I went to Castle Toward – the Bartok Concerto for Orchestra and the Haydn Cello Concerto in C. Here is the third one.
Stillness For Sunday
I first learned to play cornet in our Young People’s band in Govan – with my dad as YP Band Leader – so no pressure there. Then, by the time I joined the Songsters (choir for those unfamiliar with Salvation Army terminology 😉) my dad was Songster Leader. So there is probably no doubt that my “style” owed something to my father.
Nearly French😂
I think that a bit of fun is called for seeing as it is Saturday.
Calming Down A Bit Today
Calming music for Friday and we return to Debussy as – given that we are having a mini series of French music there are very few that can compete with this for calm.
Bolero – But Not As You Know It
The third French composer of the week is Ravel – this is an arrangement of Bolero – shortened from the original and part of the theatre show Blast! I didn’t get to see this show live – but I did experience the follow up show which was called Shockwave – it didn’t prove to be such a hit – not sure why because I for one thought it was a great show.
Another French Choice
Having had Poulenc yesterday we will stay in France for a few days and listen to some Debussy today. There are an assortment of arrangements of this music – I played a wind band arrangement when tutoring at the Glasgow Schools Concert Band course (can’t remember which year, but it may have been more than once) but I prefer listening to the orchestral version that we have here.
Chamber Music Fun
This is a piece of music that I played quite a lot – partly because it was always easier to find just two other players compared to any larger grouping😃