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You can call me TC Started conversation Jul 20, 2004
Our town is becoming a cultural centre, and deservedly so, from what the critics say. During the early summer there are a series of concerts and happenings in the new music school which is in the fortress - most original surroundings. The Festival is rounded off with a big concert, for which I had joined the choir.
On Sunday night we had our big concert.
In the first half, one of the local lads played Beethoven's 3rd piano concerto. Hadn't heard him play for ages, he has improved no end. It was really a joy to hear.
The second half was then the choral part.
1. Vivaldi - Magnificat
2. Vivaldi - Gloria.
Everything went soooo perfectly. The orchestra are wonderful, the conductor had really got us very enthusiastic and well prepared, the weather stayed fine and the gnats even kept away.
Even now, Tuesday morning, I am still high from the whole thing .... this morning there was a picture in the local paper and a flattering review. (And yes, you can see me in the picture, they put me in the front row!) Sorry, no link - subscription only!
The music school is more into jazz and swing and incorporates this where they can in the festival. Purists may turn up their noses, but everyone agreed that the way this was done was just perfect: between the movements a jazz pianist and violinist improvised an intermezzo, incorporating the tunes from the last movement and the coming movement. They did it with such subtlety and captured the baroqueness of the tunes, but rendering them with gypsy, jazz and modern styles.
I am so glad I ordered a CD in advance. This was something so unique that it will be a real treasure and a joy to listen to in the future.
And that Vivaldi is just wonderful - every song a hit in those works. Everyone should listen to them!
Shame it's all over now.
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Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Jul 20, 2004
As soon as I saw the heading, I thought of you, TC! 
Sounds wonderful. One day, I'll be back singing with a choir. Not very practical at the moment, because of little 
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Jul 21, 2004
I love that "timentibus" bit in the Magnificat!
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You can call me TC Posted Jul 21, 2004
There's a bit of the Gloria which gave me goose pimples every time. "Laudamus te".
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You can call me TC Posted Jul 21, 2004
Now I can't get "timentibus" out of my head!
For those who haven't heard it, it is a haunting downwards chromatic slide, sung as a fugue by each voice in term.
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You can call me TC Posted Jul 22, 2004
Oh dear, I only sang it on Sunday and am muddled already. It's not "laudamus te" that I mean, but "bonae voluntatis" at the end of "et in terra pax". Never mind - the whole thing is just wonderful.
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