Tag: circa63

A bunch of posts between August 25, 2013 and August 25, 2014, i.e., Circa February 25, 2014, which is my 63rd birthday.

News of the week of May 4, 2014

Report on the performance at the Walk for Hunger

Considering, I think we did well.

There were a lot of things to consider:

  • Gale force winds
  • One performer with a high fever
  • Two performers with very little rehearsal on some of the music

Of course, even under the best of conditions, the standards for
this kind of performance are different from the ones for a concert
performance — stamina is more important than purity of tone and
general knowledge of the shape of the music is better than ability
to play note-perfect.

We did quite well on the stamina part, and for most things
pretty well on knowing the shape of the music.

There will be pictures, but the camera that took them belongs
to the performer with the high fever, so I’m sure he’ll send them
when he’s feeling better.

Schedule

We return to our regularly scheduled drop-in meetings on
Tuesdays at 7:45 pm at 233 Broadway, Cambridge.

News of the week of April 8, 2014

Meeting report, April 8

We played:

Schedule

Between now and the beginning of May, we will be working mainly
on the program for the Walk
for Hunger. People who are not playing that performance are
welcome to come help us work on it, except for the April 29
meeting, which will be limited to performers.

It looks likely that we will be coached by John Tyson on April 22, if
people would like to play Renaissance dance music led by one of
the leading contemporary performers of it.

News of the week of March 25, 2014

Meeting report: March 25, 2014

We played:

Schedule

Remember that next week’s meeting, April 1, is a performance
rehearsal, restricted to the people who are playing the April 6 performance.

Other than that, we will be meeting as usual on Tuesdays on 7:45 pm at my place.

Please remember that with as few regular attenders as we have
right now, we especially appreciate dropin members, but we also
really appreciate them letting us know by Tuesday morning if
they’re dropping in.

We will be playing on May 4 at the Walk for Hunger. The organizers are bugging me
now for how many t-shirts we want, so if you’re at all interested,
let me know in the next day or two.
It’s likely that we’ll make the April 29 meeting limited to and
compulsory for the people playing at the Walk.

Events

If you feel at all like going somewhere on Sunday, April 6,
come to the Community Church of
Boston in Copley Square at 11 AM. We’ll be playing Guerrero,
Holborne, Arcadelt and Campian.

Also remember that the Boston Recorder
Society is having a workshop
on Saturday, April 5. Loud wind players are especially welcome
for the afternoon session.

News of the week of March 11, 2014

Meeting report: March 11, 2014

We played:

Schedule

We will be meeting as usual on Tuesdays on 7:45 pm at my place.

Please remember that with as few regular attenders as we have
right now, we especially appreciate dropin members, but we also
really appreciate them letting us know by Tuesday morning if
they’re dropping in.

We now have the cast of characters for the April 6th
performance
at the
Community Church of
Boston. The April 1 meeting
will be limited to, and compulsory for, the people playing the service.

We will also be playing on May 4 at the Walk for Hunger. We’ll
probably repeat a lot of the April 6 repertoire there, so if you
want to play at the Walk, you should let me know, and start coming
to as many rehearsals as possible. The organizers are bugging me
now for how many t-shirts we want, so if you’re at all interested,
let me know in the next week. We’ll probably play most of what
we’re playing at the church service and start adding more stuff
after that, so it isn’t too soon to start coming to rehearsals.
It’s likely that we’ll make the April 29 meeting limited to and
compulsory for the people playing at the Walk.

News of the week of March 4, 2014

Meeting report: February 25, 2014

We played:

Meeting report: March 4, 2014

We played:

Schedule

We will be meeting as usual on Tuesdays on 7:45 pm at my place.

Please remember that with as few regular attenders as we have
right now, we especially appreciate dropin members, but we also
really appreciate them letting us know by Tuesday morning if
they’re dropping in.

We now have 4 or 5 people signed up for the service on April
6 at the
Community Church of
Boston. If you’re interested in playing, you should let me
know before next week’s meeting, and plan to make as many of the
rehearsals between now and then as possible. The April 1 meeting
will be limited to, and compulsory for, the people playing the service.

We will also be playing on May 4 at the Walk for Hunger. We’ll
probably repeat a lot of the April 6 repertoire there, so if you
want to play at the Walk, you should let me know, and start coming
to as many rehearsals as possible.

News of the week of February 18, 2014

Meeting report: February 18

We played:

Schedule

We will be meeting as usual on Tuesdays on 7:45 pm at my place.

Please remember that with as few regular attenders as we have
right now, we especially appreciate dropin members, but we also
really appreciate them letting us know by Tuesday morning if
they’re dropping in.

Also remember that if you’d like to perform on April 6 at the
Community Church of
Boston and/or on May 4 at the Walk for Hunger you should
let me know.

Playing opportunity

On April 5, the Boston Recorder
Society will offer a full-day workshop for recorders, loud
instruments and strings.

News of the week of February 11, 2014

Meeting report: February 11

We played:

Schedule

We will be meeting as usual on Tuesdays on 7:45 pm at my place.

Please remember that with as few regular attenders as we have
right now, we especially appreciate dropin members, but we also
really appreciate them letting us know by Tuesday morning if
they’re dropping in.

Also remember that if you’d like to perform on April 6 at the
Community Church of
Boston and/or on May 4 at the Walk for Hunger you should
let me know.

News of the week of February 4, 2014

Meeting report: February 4

We played:

Schedule

We will be meeting as usual on Tuesdays on 7:45 pm at my place.

Performing schedule

Church Service

We’ve been asked to perform on April 6 at the Community Church of
Boston for their 11am service. I’m thinking we might do some
of the Guerrero we’ve been enjoying.

Walk for Hunger

We have again been invited for the same slot as we’ve had since
1998 or so. This will be 10am until 3 pm on Sunday, May 4 on the
Charles River at the Cambridge-Watertown line. I’m thinking we’ll repeat whatever we end up
performing on April 6, and add some Spring music.

Signing up

If you want to perform at either or both of the above places,
please let me know. I can’t decide on repertoire until I know
who’s coming.

Exactly how much rehearsing for how long of a program (on May
4) is negotiable, but please plan on coming at least to the
rehearsal immediately preceding the performance. If you don’t
play with us regularly and know all our music, you should probably
come to a few more
rehearsals than that.

Other events

Delight Consort at Loring-Greenough

The Delight Consort will be performing a Presidents’
Day Special Program at the Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street,
Jamaica Plain, MA, on February
16 at 3pm.

Aria di Commedia

Renaissonics and “Pazzi Lazzi” will perform An Evening of
Commedia dell’Arte and Italian Renaissance Music on February 21 at
7PM at the Fenway Center of Northeastern University.

News of the week of January 28, 2014

Meeting report: January 28

We played:

Schedule

We will be meeting as usual on Tuesdays on 7:45 pm at my place.

News of the week of January 15, 2014

Meeting reports

Meeting of January 7, 2014

We played:

Meeting of January 14, 2014

We played:

Schedule

We resume our usual meetings on Tuesdays on 7:45 pm at my place.

Other events

Music
for Viols and Friends will perform the complete Dowland
Lachrimae at 8pm on Saturday January 25 and 3 pm on Sunday January
26.

Convivium Musicum will
perform Puccini’s Tosca with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra
on Sunday January 19, and a program entitled “Lost” on January 25
and 26.