The next rehearsal of the Cantabile Renaissance band will be on
Tuesday, September 20 at 7:45 PM at my place.
We’ll probably be spending the bulk of most rehearsals between now
and mid-November on the stuff for the gigs, but feel free to request
anything else you really want to play.
Below is a start on a playlist for November. I’m thinking that for the
Cider picnic we can add a few of the drinking songs that are too late
for Shakespeare, and subtract any of the more complicated pieces that
aren’t yet ready.
Of course this whole scheme is subject to getting a reasonable
number of people to sign up for the gigs. Otherwise, I’ll have to
just find solo music. If you are signing up, let me know if I’m leaving anything off that you really want
to do, or including anything that you’re really not interested in.
Schedule
Please note that now that we’re basically meeting every week, I’m
no longer sending announcements to the whole list about every
meeting. If you aren’t sure about a given date, either check the blog, or
ask me.
Next Tuesday, September 27, will be a regular drop-ins welcome
meeting. However, the meetings in October and the first half of
November will be limited to the people who have committed to
performing one of our gigs. Please let me know if you want to play
any of these dates, and if you haven’t been coming regularly and want
to play, please start coming.
The dates are:
- Saturday, October 15, mid-afternoon ciderfest in Ipswich.
- Theatre@first Merry
Wives of Windsor wallpaper music in Davis Square, Somerville- Friday November 11th 8:00 pm
- Saturday November 12th 8:00 pm
- Sunday November 13th 3:00 pm
- Thursday November 17th 8:00 pm
- Friday November 18th 8:00 pm
- Saturday November 19th 8:00 pm
Note that these are the performance start times; we’ll be playing for 20
minutes before the performance and about 20 minutes at intermission.
So count on a call time 30-60 minutes before this time.
You don’t have to be able to play all of them to play some of
them, but please let me know as soon as possible if you want to play
any of them.
Preliminary playlist for Merry Wives of Windsor
Before the play
- Daphne
- He that will an Alehouse Keep
- O Portsmouth
- Quand je Bois
- All in a Garden Green
- Vignons, vignons
- Bransle set
- Fanfare, TBD
Intermission
- Greensleeves (Does anyone have an arrangement they especially like?)
- Fair Phyllis
- Silly Bees
- Shepherd in a shade
- Changeons propos
- Vive la Serpe
- Estans Assis
- Another dance set, either Playford, Gervaise, Holborne or Susato, suggestions welcome.
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