[Blgspops] Last night's run through - info and thoughts

[Jacquie Ziegler]

SO, for those who made it out , we went through both Carnival of the 
Animals and Pictures at an Exhibition. Julie M played the pieces on her 
phone, mic'd through a speaker John brought, so we could HEAR (mostly, 
darn feedback anyway!) what each section sounded like before trying them 
out. We all agreed that they were all doable, and worked on the trickier 
parts.

We identified a couple of places where the parts that Julie M has so 
graciously (and wonderfully!) worked up for the non-string players were 
glitched, and she has fixed those already! Thank you again, your hard 
work will make this a great show for the 3 and 4 year olds at Head 
Start, and something we can put in our library for future performances, too!

However, we also all agreed that the two pieces are not enough, 
time-wise, for a decent performance for the kids.

SO, Best of Bach, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Radetsky March and Thunder and 
Lightning Polka were all suggested as pieces to add to the play list for 
Jan 24th. John will be bringing those with him next week.

I was told that many of the people who were at rehearsal last night 
won't be at rehearsal next week, for many reasons, but they will all be 
at the concert (and most of them at the Jan 17th rehearsal as well). For 
those who had to miss last night, PLEASE come the next two weeks so we 
can ALL work on these pieces! They are not nearly as hard as they look, 
once you hear them and play through them as a group.

Julie M has also sent me a couple of links for the audio if anyone wants 
to listen and 'play along' at home.

Here's the one for the Carnival of the Animals:

> http://www.kendormusic.com/mp3/0/09987.mp3

Just click on it and a browser window will open with a player ready to go.

Here's the link for the Pictures at an Exhibition:

> FJHmusic.com | String Orchestra Music | Pictures at an Exhibition 
> <http://www.fjhmusic.com/strings/st6175.htm>
There are several 'play MP3' links on this page - click one each one.

ENJOY! See you all next Thursday!

Jacquie Ziegler

President/Flute


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