So Much to Do!!!
Cakes for Potluck: €7.98
Pizza: €9
Talk about a full day! First, German, which was normal. Right after German I went to the Billa with Park to get Schütz treats and dessert for the Classical Symphony buffet. Yes, that right, we had a buffet in Classical Symphony. It was a long time coming, and the inception of the idea is a long story which I won't go into....in the end it just appeared as though Solvik was trying his best to put forth his congenial, anything-goes candor and chat up the students, although I can't tell if it was as disingenuous as it seemed. In any case, we had delicious food (I brought two Pannetonne-esque cakes, of which only one was partially consumed, the other I took back home unopened) and marginally discussed Beethoven's Ninth. Right after class I had a little run-through with Catherine for our duet....it's better now, and we have better staging. After that short little romp I practiced for a bit and then met Miriam and Dave to go over their duet in the Schütz, since Dave couldn't be at the last rehearsal. That went pretty well, although it was still pretty clear that Dave hadn't looked at his part......but what are you gonna do?
After that I had a bit of free time before going to see my roommates play in their brass quartet that they put together with the four brass players at IES this semester: James Hall from Lawrence and my roommates, Brad, JB, and Cabot, on trombone, trombone, trumpet, and tuba respectively. At 5:00 they had a quasi-ad-hoc concert at IES.....it was nice and short and to the point, but it was cool to hear them play. They also debuted two of my arrangements....one of them being "Ding Dong We Have Heard On High" a.k.a. "Angels, Merrily, Are High," and a transcription of my "O Little Town of Bethlehem" arrangement that I did for the Accidentals last year....I must say it sounds pretty cool with a brass quartet, but not as cool as with pretty women's voices! ^_^ The little concert was great, and since I recorded it with my computer I'll upload the files so you can hear it. The last piece is John's arrangement of "For the Longest Time" which, despite it's occasional inaccuracies, is a real gem. After the recital I worked at the library (covering for Reb) and then went on home.
Pizza: €9
Talk about a full day! First, German, which was normal. Right after German I went to the Billa with Park to get Schütz treats and dessert for the Classical Symphony buffet. Yes, that right, we had a buffet in Classical Symphony. It was a long time coming, and the inception of the idea is a long story which I won't go into....in the end it just appeared as though Solvik was trying his best to put forth his congenial, anything-goes candor and chat up the students, although I can't tell if it was as disingenuous as it seemed. In any case, we had delicious food (I brought two Pannetonne-esque cakes, of which only one was partially consumed, the other I took back home unopened) and marginally discussed Beethoven's Ninth. Right after class I had a little run-through with Catherine for our duet....it's better now, and we have better staging. After that short little romp I practiced for a bit and then met Miriam and Dave to go over their duet in the Schütz, since Dave couldn't be at the last rehearsal. That went pretty well, although it was still pretty clear that Dave hadn't looked at his part......but what are you gonna do?
After that I had a bit of free time before going to see my roommates play in their brass quartet that they put together with the four brass players at IES this semester: James Hall from Lawrence and my roommates, Brad, JB, and Cabot, on trombone, trombone, trumpet, and tuba respectively. At 5:00 they had a quasi-ad-hoc concert at IES.....it was nice and short and to the point, but it was cool to hear them play. They also debuted two of my arrangements....one of them being "Ding Dong We Have Heard On High" a.k.a. "Angels, Merrily, Are High," and a transcription of my "O Little Town of Bethlehem" arrangement that I did for the Accidentals last year....I must say it sounds pretty cool with a brass quartet, but not as cool as with pretty women's voices! ^_^ The little concert was great, and since I recorded it with my computer I'll upload the files so you can hear it. The last piece is John's arrangement of "For the Longest Time" which, despite it's occasional inaccuracies, is a real gem. After the recital I worked at the library (covering for Reb) and then went on home.
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Did a web search to find a German translation of O Little Town of Bethlehem...I am supposed to sing a Christmas song auf Deutsch to my "Conversational German and Culture" class soon. I don't suppose you would mind sharing your transcription? Otherwise, I' will have to Alta Vista Babelfish the whole thing...no small task for a beginning German student. j.siegenthaler@comcast.net
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