Category: Cantabile

The Cantabile Renaissance Band

Report on the March 31, 2010, meeting

We played:

Schedule

People who aren’t playing the Walk for Hunger should
remember that the rehearsals in April are limited to those who are
playing it. People who are playing should remember that the
Tuesday rehearsals are compulsory, and no longer “Drop in, come
when you feel like it, music will be provided.”

Report on the March 23, 2010, meeting

We played:

Schedule

Next week, March 31, will be a regular dropin meeting, at 7:45 PM at my place.
April meetings will be restricted to people playing the Walk for Hunger on May 2.

Report on the March 16, 2010, meeting

We played:

Schedule

There will be two more dropin meetings before we start formal
rehearsals for the Walk for
Hunger: March 23 and March 30, at 7:45 PM at my place.

In April the Tuesday meetings will be restricted to the people
playing the Walk. Dropin meetings will resume in May.

If you’re not playing with us, come and hear us on May 2,
between 10 and 3, on Greenough Boulevard across from the Cambridge
Cemetery.

Report on the March 9, 2010, meeting

We played:

Schedule

In March, regular dropin meetings will be held on Tuesdays, at
7:45 PM at my
place.

We now have 8 people signed up for the Walk for Hunger on May
2: Me, Norah, Barney, Aram, Anne, Bea, Dick, and Ishmael. Paul
Ukleja will be playing during our breaks. Anyone is welcome in
the morning for the informal solos and duets.

The April meetings will be limited to the people playing at the
Walk for Hunger. Drop in meetings will resume in May.

Report on the March 2, 2010, meeting

We played:

Schedule

In March, regular dropin meetings will be held on Tuesdays, at
7:45 PM at my
place.

We have 7 people signed up for the Walk for Hunger on May
2: Me, Norah, Barney, Aram, Anne, Bea, Ishmael. If I’m listing
you wrong, either because you’re on the list and didn’t sign up,
or because you did sign up and you’re not on that list,
please let me know.

The April meetings will be limited to the people playing at the
Walk for Hunger. Drop in meetings will resume in May.

Report on the February 23, 2010, meeting

We played:

Schedule

In March, regular dropin meetings will be held on Tuesdays, at
7:45 PM at my
place.

Remember that this is the last day to sign up to play for the
Walk for Hunger on May
2. We have 6 people signed up, which will be a good bunch, but we
could still use a couple more, especially if you sing bass and/or play a
bass instrument.

We don’t start exclusive rehearsals for the Walk for Hunger until
April, so even if you aren’t playing, you’re welcome to come in
March. We will be trying things out for the Walk, but people are
also welcome to request favorites even if they have nothing to do
with the Walk program.

Report on the February 16, 2010, meeting

We played:

Schedule

In February and March, regular dropin meetings will be held on Tuesdays, at
7:45 PM at my
place.

Please remember that you should let me know whether you’re
doing the Walk for
Hunger by the March 2 meeting. The Walk will be on May 2.
The Tuesday meetings in April will be restricted to the people
performing at the Walk.

Other events

Judith Conrad, Fortepiano

with the Delight Consort,

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3:00, at

The Loring Greenough House, 12 South
Street, Jamaica Plain, MA.

Celebrating Fryderyk Chopin’s 200th Birthday

with parlor music by himself and his forbears. There’s more
information at my blog.

There’s also more information about this Sunday’s concert than
I told you last week at my
blog.

Report on the February 9, 2010, meeting

We played:

Schedule

In February and March, regular dropin meetings will be held on Tuesdays, at
7:45 PM at my
place.

Please remember that you should let me know whether you’re
doing the Walk for
Hunger by the March 2 meeting.

Other events

Music of Fryderyk Chopin, Judith Conrad, Pianist,
on Sunday, February 21, 2010, 3:00 PM at the First Baptist
Church, 228 North Main St., Fall River, MA. Polish pastries
will be served after the concert. Suggested donation, $10.
Donations will go to the Partners in Health hospital in Haiti
and to the Iraq Family Relief Fund. For further information
call (508) 674-6128 or email JudithConrad@mindspring.com.

Report on the February 2, 2010, meeting

We played:

Schedule

In February and March, regular dropin meetings will be held, at
7:45 PM at my
place.

Walk for Hunger

I have told the Walk for
Hunger people that we will be playing again this year on
Sunday, May 2.

We won’t be having formal rehearsals for this until April, but
I’d like to have an idea of who’s playing by early March, since
who plays determines what we can play.

So you should be thinking about whether you want to do it. In
involves committing to most of the time between 11 and 3 on May
2, and to substantially all the Tuesday rehearsals in April.

In addition, you have to be willing to treat the group as a
performing group, not as a dropin group. This means arriving at
rehearsals in time to be set up and ready to play at the scheduled
start of
rehearsal. You have to bring the actual instruments you intend
to perform on. You have to keep your own copies of the music,
in an order that allows you to find a particular piece in a
reasonable amount of time.

In return for all that work, you get to play for literally 10’s
of thousands of people, at a beautiful spot on the banks of the
Charles River.

So let me know by the March 2 meeting if you think you’ll want to do that.