The band in full swing
Aurélie-the-piccolo wasn't able to be there, so I played some of her solos on the flute, an octave higher to get the right pitch, if not the sound colour. I get a bit stressed out by solos, but our conductor is a great psychologist and usually manages to relax me. This time he did a stellar job and the solos were cool :)
The programme included Simple Gifts, The Magnificent Seven, the music from the film The Incredibles, Bach's Air from Suite No. 3 ("On a g string"), Solas Ané, a medieval gaillarde, and others. And we finished up with drinks and bikkies in our rehearsal room. A nice night out.
1 comment:
What a varied programme. It sounds great fun. The Magnificent Seven was my favourite films for a while as a kid, largely because of the music. I don't envy you playing up there on the flute. (I was once given a load of flute runs, transposed, to play on the clarinet. For 'Copacabana' I think. No one told me until afterwards and there I was wondering why I could hardly play them.) Well done I say!
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