Got some great photos and videos of the concert, last night, which I'll upload asap. It was a great success - another sellout, and another variety show. The talent we have at QM! I'm very impressed. There are a few performers (they must know who they are) who could be professionals. Some equally-important contributions came from near-beginners. Brilliant.
Videos and soundfiles to follow.
Thursday, 29 March 2007
Monday, 19 March 2007
Concert soon!
Just over one week to go to the staff-student concert (Wednesday, March 28, 6pm to 7.30, Theatre, Corstorphine Campus) and the groups are really beginning to pull it all together. Despite a few worries, everything seems on track. The main problem, as ever, is performers finding time away from busy work or study schedules, and unfortunately there are a couple who have been to every rehearsal but can't make the gig. However, the end destination is not always
more important than the journey, and these individuals have contributed a great deal. There are also a couple of performers who have been absent for an entire month, but who intend to perform. We look forward to their return, and hope the jet-lag doesn't cause them to sleep in!
There will be performances of Javanese folk songs - possibly a first for Scotland. A Bengali poem sung to the tune of Ye Banks and Braes - ditto. Two world premiers by the Traditional Music Group - including their own first public performance. Some acoustic blues which should really only be performed after the 9pm watershed...
The proposed Soul band didn't quite materialise this term, but the jazz ensemble have teamed up with the electric blues band, and will perform two classics by Herbie Hancock, and another by tenor-sax giant, Sonny Rollins. Last week we experimented with free jazz, with some of the performers reveling in it, while others thought it mad...we might indulge in it for a minute or two as a prelude to Hancock's Watermelon Man.
As usual, a real variety show, with something for everyone!
more important than the journey, and these individuals have contributed a great deal. There are also a couple of performers who have been absent for an entire month, but who intend to perform. We look forward to their return, and hope the jet-lag doesn't cause them to sleep in!
There will be performances of Javanese folk songs - possibly a first for Scotland. A Bengali poem sung to the tune of Ye Banks and Braes - ditto. Two world premiers by the Traditional Music Group - including their own first public performance. Some acoustic blues which should really only be performed after the 9pm watershed...
The proposed Soul band didn't quite materialise this term, but the jazz ensemble have teamed up with the electric blues band, and will perform two classics by Herbie Hancock, and another by tenor-sax giant, Sonny Rollins. Last week we experimented with free jazz, with some of the performers reveling in it, while others thought it mad...we might indulge in it for a minute or two as a prelude to Hancock's Watermelon Man.
As usual, a real variety show, with something for everyone!
Thursday, 1 March 2007
QM has a new baby!
Well, a Baby Grand Piano, that is. It arrived from Bell College, Hamilton, this lunchtime, and has been situated in the foyer at Corstorphine Campus. It's arrival marks a significant step for music at QM. We hope to have concerts by staff and students, as well as visiting artists, both here and at the new campus. Our own resident classical concert pianist, Cameron Murdoch, will perform the inaugural concert on 9th May, but you might hear him practising during his lunch breaks.
The piano will sit undisturbed for a couple of weeks as the strings settle after the flit. It also requires some minor repair work. Eventually it will be available for booking for practice and rehearsals. To book the piano for half-hour slots, contact me in the first instance: music@qmu.ac.uk - I will instruct the key holder to sign out the key. More details on request.
Needless (?) to say, cups of coffee, bags, etc, etc should NOT be placed on top of the piano!
The piano will sit undisturbed for a couple of weeks as the strings settle after the flit. It also requires some minor repair work. Eventually it will be available for booking for practice and rehearsals. To book the piano for half-hour slots, contact me in the first instance: music@qmu.ac.uk - I will instruct the key holder to sign out the key. More details on request.
Needless (?) to say, cups of coffee, bags, etc, etc should NOT be placed on top of the piano!
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