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Grex > Music2 > #244: Grexers On Stage -- Spring 2000 |  |
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fitz
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response 21 of 39:
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May 5 21:49 UTC 2000 |
I'll be in the Grand Rapids Symphonette performance Friday at 7:30pm in Royce
auditorium of St. Cecelia Music Society Building, Downtown Grand Rapids. For
the purposes of grex sighters, i'm the fat, ugly trombone player who NEVER
plays during a rest.
For those unaquainted with the Grand Rapids Symphonette, this is a volunteer,
service organization dedicated to bringing music to whose who cannot
attend live music performances. Thus our venues are mostly nursing homes,
retirement centers and other places where the audience has already had
significant hearing loss. Those who would walk out probably can't without
help.
The Friday night performance marks the end of a rehearsal/performance tour
of the metropolitan Grand Rapids area. In order to keep the audience, a
reception is held in the ballroom above with punch and cookies!
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mary
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response 22 of 39:
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May 6 01:36 UTC 2000 |
"Quite well...". I thought it was a bit better than that.
When was the last time you went up to seventh position
and played harmonics in forte? With horsehair. In a two
story auditorium? Just two instruments carrying the lot?
I thought so. ;-)
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mary
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response 23 of 39:
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May 6 01:36 UTC 2000 |
Make that 4 stories. At least. ;-)
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other
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response 24 of 39:
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May 6 06:03 UTC 2000 |
I made a sudden and unexpected appearance onstage during a program at Hill
Auditorium tonight when the MC went off the script and brought Isaac Stern
up to the stage before he was supposed to. I was told to go out there and
escort Stern back to his seat, and since I was backstage, the only way to do
it was to zip from the stage right door upstage, where I was, down to the stair
where he was, and walk him back up the aisle. It was helpful that his wife
was standing up by his seat because I didn't know which row he was seated in.
Oops, I guess that's live show business for you. :)
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remmers
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response 25 of 39:
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May 9 21:31 UTC 2000 |
I'm happy to announce that for my ballet recital ragtime
performance, I'll be wearing appropriate period garb --
black pants and vest, white shirt, red bow tie, red sleeve
garters, and a straw hat. This will be a rare opportunity
to see me so outlandishly outfitted. See #20 (resp:20) for
time and place details.
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mary
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response 26 of 39:
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May 15 22:05 UTC 2000 |
I'll be part of a cello recital, this Sunday, at Kerrytown Concert
House. I'm accompanying an adult beginner cello student as she
plays two pieces, by Crone and Offenbach.
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remmers
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response 27 of 39:
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May 16 17:00 UTC 2000 |
My ballet gig last Saturday went well. Details can be found
in my "Ragtime Notebook" item, responses 184 and 185. (It's
item 8 in classicalmusic and item 9 in music). (Backtalkers
can click on resp:music,9,184 and resp:music,9,185)
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katie
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response 28 of 39:
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May 17 04:00 UTC 2000 |
I'll be contributing one song to Bob Fest this FRiday.
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hhsrat
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response 29 of 39:
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May 18 21:56 UTC 2000 |
I will be walking across a stage sometime on June 7, sometime after 5pm
(but before 8pm). The exact time of said walking is unknown.
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otaking
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response 30 of 39:
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May 18 22:41 UTC 2000 |
or the exact stage. ^_^
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hhsrat
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response 31 of 39:
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May 19 01:16 UTC 2000 |
the exact stage will be a temporary stage set up inside Crisler arena.
I do not have a speaking/performing role. I would also recommend NOT
coming, as Crisler apparently gets very hot during the High School
graduation ceremonies
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jmsaul
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response 32 of 39:
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May 19 02:43 UTC 2000 |
I shared a stage with Gene Kelly once, at Crisler.
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remmers
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response 33 of 39:
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Jun 13 14:59 UTC 2000 |
At the recent Scott Joplin Festival in Sedalia, MO -- first week of June
-- I performed three 10-minute sets in the "tent", a large open-air
facility featuring both professional and amateur musicians. Played
about ten pieces altogether, by composers such as Charles Johnson, James
Scott, and Charles Daniels. I also played several times during
after-hours open piano. Got a number of good comments, especially for
Joplin's "Rose Leaf Rag", which I like to play in an up-tempo version.
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katie
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response 34 of 39:
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Jul 18 16:38 UTC 2000 |
Pardon me if I already entered this:
Katie Geddes and The Usual Suspects will be performing on the State Street
Area stage at the Art Fair Wed July 19 (tomorrow) at 5:45 pm.
Also appearing at Borders (Arborland) on Fri Aug 11 from 7 till 9 pm.
No admission charge to either show.
>
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scott
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response 35 of 39:
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Aug 7 00:42 UTC 2000 |
I'm going to be playing bass guitar in a trio next Wednesday (AUg. 16) at
Bab's Piano Lounge in Ann Arbor. I'm not sure how much of the eveing I'll
be playing, though. Also, the bandleader warned me that the place is pretty
smokey.
Anyway, it's a start.
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tpryan
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response 36 of 39:
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Aug 7 16:23 UTC 2000 |
See Katie Geddes and the Usual Suspects at the Arborland Borders
this Friday August 11th. 7pm in the cafe.
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remmers
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response 37 of 39:
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Aug 14 10:43 UTC 2000 |
(Note: This is the *spring* Grexers On Stage item.)
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albaugh
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response 38 of 39:
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Aug 26 07:34 UTC 2000 |
I suppose then that krj ought to freeze this item if there is a
corresponding summer item...
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scott
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response 39 of 39:
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Sep 11 17:24 UTC 2000 |
There is no correspoding summer item, and with fall 2 weeks away I'm not going
to bother creating one.
I'm going to be appearing with the Nick Strange Trio this Thursday at T.C.s
in Ypsi (first set, probably 10:30pm or so). Come see the debut of my
electric upright bass!
Next week I'll be playing with the same band at Bab's on Liberty in Ann Arbor,
2nd/3rd sets (maybe 10:30-12:00).
(I'm one of two bass players for this band... redundancy makes committing to
gigs much easier).
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