“Remember, it’s only a game! Muahahaha” Dress rehearsal tonight went very very well, minus a very fixable glitch or two. The pit and singers are working really well with each other now. It should be a great show. I’ll be running through my book to fix a thing or two, but aside from that I [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Performing Gigs category.
Chess – One Night in Bangkok
Okay, this is the final ‘Chess’ related video I’ll post. I saved the best for last! The song most people know from the musical: One Night in Bangkok.
We Go On Pretending…
New song of the day from Chess. I think this fits my feelings perfectly, lyrically. “You and I, we’ve seen it all, chasing our hearts’ desire. But we go on pretending stories like ours have happy endings.” Unfortunately I cannot embed this one, but it’s a beautiful piece of music, and a tragic way to [...]
Chess Rehearsal, Day 2
Today was the first day our pit worked with the cast and crew of the show. Despite having only read through the first third of the book, we sightread the rest and made it all the way through! There were the typical miscues between the singers and the orchestra, as we were trying to adjust [...]
Chess Rehearsal, Day 1
I got back from La Crosse not too long ago after the pit-only rehearsal of “Chess” at Viterbo University. Unfortunately the contract was wrong, so we got through less than half of the book before we had to call it. We were contracted until 8, however we were SUPPOSED to rehearse until 10. I would [...]
Community Bands
So ends the season of community band performances. The final performance was last Thursday with the West Allis Community Band. They begin their next semester under their third primary director in three years. I wish the new director Kelly Schultz, as well as the rest of the organization, the very best. It’s very difficult in [...]
Clarinet Audition Procedure – United States Army Pershing’s Own
This post is for reference for clarinet players who have been granted an audition with the Pershing’s Own Army Band. This was the procedure that occurred through the first round of auditions. 8 candidates were assigned to an hour time block. In my case, it was 8am-9am. The candidates arrive and wait until they are [...]
U.S. Army “Pershing’s Own” Audition/Oconomowoc Chamber Orchestra
I received an e-mail this morning that I did not quite expect. I sent a resume to the U.S. Army Premiere Band, the “Pershing’s Own” about 3 weeks ago. I received a follow-up e-mail today, inviting me to audition for a section spot on clarinet! Perfect timing, as my clarinets just got back from the [...]
Is “Band” Dying?
Earlier today I performed with the Oconomowoc Legion Band at St. John’s Military Academy for their 125th anniversary celebration. We were set up in a beautiful part of the campus, a wide-open green area with American flags forming a “U” shape on the far end. At least a couple hundred chairs were set up for [...]
Schedule
Very late post, but apparently I cannot sleep fondly unless my schedule is planned out in advance. Now that I’ve straightened out my own calendar and planner, I have updated the Events page with concerts I will be performing at through December. Most of these events are free or for community service, and typically they [...]