Very different to yesterday – I think this is a great arrangement – and some really lovely horn playing on it as well. (actually it is a great CD as a whole)
Musical Theatre
Sunday Theatre
In a week of songs from the shows its appropriate that my Sunday choice should be from one of Gowans and Larsson’s Salvation Army musicals.
Frolics At The Tower
The final Knightswood School production that I was involved with was Yeomen of the Guard – and tonight’s link is to the overture.
Bernstein Being Gentle
From the point of view of “best music” there is no doubt that West Side Story was the number 1 show that I was involved in. I’ve already shared a couple of songs but here is a lovely one for my Friday “gentle” selection.
He Really Was A Happy Fella😂
Returning again to this weeks ‘theme’ I spent the last week before I moved from Glasgow to Bournemouth travelling up to Stirling each evening to play in the pit orchestra for the production of The Most Happy Fella (one of my few professional music gigs).
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”.
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.
Sunday Humour
This is a bit different to my ‘usual’ Sunday choices – but it seemed so appropriate 😁 – and humour is such an important facet of our lives every day.
A Spinning Stand
For a few years I had the pleasure of playing in the orchestra for the end of term show at one of the Glasgow Schools – and very good productions they were too.