Report on the November 29 meeting

We made a few decisions last night; please make sure your music is
marked to reflect them:

• Drive the cold winter away will have an instrumental
  preceding the 3 vocal verses. I might play recorder only on
  the repeated sections of the vocal verses.
• Slaves are they has been cancelled
• Silver Swan is being done twice. The first time: Paul
  (recorder), Laura (recorder), Frank (recorder), Anne (voice),
  Bonnie (viol). The second time Laura will sing. We are
  performing in the original key, with one flat in the key
  signature.
• Fair Phyllis: The vocal will precede the instrumental.

I will send updates to this when Frank and I decide what we’re
playing for our break session, and when Anna sends me the directions.

Playlist

• Winter
  is icumen in Frank and then Paul (rackett) play the ground, and
  when it’s established, Anne, Laura, and Bonnie enter with the tune.
  Laura cuts off.
• Drive
  the cold winter away, pages 10 and 11. Laura (recorder) and Anne,
  top line. Paul and Bonnie middle line. Frank bottom line. Anne
  sings all verses except # two. Instrumental, three verses vocal.
• Three
  blind mice. Laura (serpent), Frank, and Paul (rackett) start the Ravenscroft.
  Anne and Bonnie enter and sing. Anne looks puzzled, then stops and
  waves her arms. Everyone stops. Anne starts modern version, and all
  join in. Laura stops as usual.
• Drinking
  rounds from October 15 set. All 3 part rounds are Anne; Laura and
  Paul; Bonnie and Frank. All four part rounds are Anne; Paul; Laura;
  Bonnie and Frank.
  1. He that will an alehouse keep
  2. He that drinks is immortal
  3. I gave her cakes
  4. To Portsmouth
  5. Let us drink and be merry
• Death set:
  • Silver
    Swan All recorders, except for Anne and Bonnie. Parts from top: Paul, Frank,
    Laura, Anne, Bonnie. Second time, Laura sings.
  • Me, me
    and none but me Parts: Paul (instrumental) or Anne (vocal); Laura;
    Bonnie; Frank and Paul (vocal).
  • Never
    weather-beaten saile Parts: Paul (instrumental) or Anne (vocal);
    Laura; Bonnie; Frank and Paul (vocal)
• Break sets:This may change after Frank and I have
  rehearsed. Paul should send me his proposed setlist,
  preferably with timings. Anne and Bonnie — do you have an
  approximate timing for yours?
  • Anne and Bonnie (maybe end with Daphne)
  • Paul, Van Eyck (Maybe Daphne)
  • Laura and Frank something from the Division flute, maybe
    Greensleeves (We may decide to put this before, or mixed
    with Paul’s van Eyck.)
• Madrigal set:
  • Fair
    Phyllis Parts: Anne (vocal) and Paul (instrumental); Laura;
    Bonnie; Frank and Paul (vocal). The vocal precedes the instrumental.
  • Shepherd
    in a Shade Parts as in Fair Phyllis.
  • Fine
    Knacks for Ladies Parts: Paul; Anne (vocal), Laura (instrumental);
    Bonnie and Laura (vocal); Frank
  • Good
    Morrow, Fair Ladies of the May. Parts: Anne; Laura; Bonnie.
  • Silly
    Bees Parts: Paul (instrumental) and Anne (vocal); Laura; Frank;
    Bonnie and Paul (vocal).
  • Come
    againParts as in Fair Phyllis. No instrumental. No repeats until
    the last verse.

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Laura Conrad

Last modified: Wed Nov 30 10:37:39 EST 2005