Tag: performance

The Singer and the Song

Byartsyhonker February 3, 2011 0 Comments
Maggi Dawn, looking for debaters on the subject of scripture and translation, asked some questions on Twitter this morning which got me thinking.@maggidawn: The Message: do you love it or hate it? I'm looking for debaters on the subject of translation@maggidawn: The King James Version: beautiful or incomprehensible? I'm looking for debaters on the subject of scripture and translation@maggidawn:...

Results, moving on and settling in…

Byartsyhonker August 5, 2009 0 Comments
Where to start?I got my degree. Specifically, I have been awarded a Bachelor of Music (Hons), Second Class Honours, Upper Division. In ordinary terms that's known as a 2:1 in the British system. I had a celebratory recital on 10th July. I'm listening to a recording now, to try and make a CD to hand on to someone who couldn't be there. It's interesting... a note in the Mozart that I had pegged as...

The Garlickhythe Occasionals and the London Gallery Quire

Byartsyhonker April 20, 2009 0 Comments
Long time no post, I know! I've been working hard and learning a lot... and recently I've been having internet problems at home, which tends to scupper posting a bit. I will be playing the serpent twice this weekend! Once will be with the Garlickhythe Occasionals, at a Ceilidh in Highgate on Saturday night. For the more devoutly inclined, on Sunday at 6.30pm I'm playing with the London Gallery...

Concert tonight

Byartsyhonker March 20, 2009 0 Comments
I've put together a small choir to explore the legal and ethical issues involved in copyright and publishing of sheet music, and raise awareness of the resources currently available for accessing works in the public domain. We've rehearsed for the last few weeks and tonight we'll be putting on a concert of some of the repertoire we looked at. Songs of Freedoma choral exploration of law and...

Chamber music

Byartsyhonker July 9, 2008 0 Comments
Saturday's concert went well, I thought. The audience was quite small, mostly due rather rainy and unfriendly weather in the morning. Playing in that particular space was interesting: I found the piano very loud and could hardly hear Anna on the violin but apparently three feet away the balance was good. I think we played reasonably well: not everything was technically perfect, but that isn't a...

The Show Must Go On

Byartsyhonker May 3, 2008 0 Comments
It goes without saying that one should always be on time for concerts if one is performing.I usually aim for arriving at the concert venue and being ready to play 30 to 60 minutes early, and also add 50% onto my expected journey time. I've not yet been late for a performance. At Sinfonia on Thursday night we had a problem. Our first horn player was stuck in traffic. This wasn't a huge problem for...