Well, it was a hot ol' day in Auld Reekie today. And we Rudsambee-lets were encamped at the Reid Hall for a run through of 'Cloudburst' with pianist, cymbalist and big bass drummist...drummer - sorry. Well I tell you what, two weeks ago this piece sounded like a jumble of random notes, today it sounded bloomin' brilliant. It is a very exciting piece to sing and we are loving it. I had a bit of a struggle with a rogue music stand, we are still battling through with a smaller thunder sheet than we would like and a loud band (plugged into a generator no less - eh?) were playing in Bristo Square, but largely we had a terrific rehearsal in the lead up to next week. My vote for funniest moment of the afternoon award goes to Anne for finding a jingly piano-like instrument to play in place of bells. The gentlemen of Rudsambee moved said instrument closer to Anne so she could play it while watching Maestro Boy. Her stance and one-handed keys playing reminded me of a proper rock synth star - brilliant!
Well after spending most of the practice bashing through 'Cloudburst' we moved on to 'Green Fir Forest' (actually I was impressed with how much of this we remembered - on a painful-listening gradation system of 1 to 10 it only ranked a 6 1/2...you've got to be pleased with that!). We then sang a bit of Tormis. 'Lulling' has now been offically re-Christened 'Baa-Ram-Ewe' due to the support parts. A sheep-based song for late Spring.
And in a final note, big congratulations have to go to Maestro Boy and Soprano extraordinaire Helen who both passed their degrees with flying colours this week. To have two real musicians with certificates in our ranks is very exciting for us mere mortals who will always struggle with sight-reading and identifying an harmonic forth.
Put next Saturday in your diaries folks. It is going to be fab! More on Wednesday.
CSW
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