*Cries*

You have skylark

Would be good to see you there, Amber!

Thank you so much for your very welcoming posts. [feels warm and fuzzy inside]

Have spoken to hubby about it, and he's saying yes why not, go for it!

So why not?

OK, please count me in.



That's great! Thank you Panthera for your kind offer. Yes please! Could you let me know what sort of standard of pianist you are, as it will dictate which song(s) to choose. I'm currently working on a range of songs with varying degrees of difficulty in the accompaniment, so I'd like to choose something which you would enjoy and be comfortable with playing.

Barri, just a thought, but would you like to sing a duet with me?

Right, I'll print off the form and get it off to you with payment etc.

I can't believe I'm doing this!

Ambs
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Looking forward to meeting you.

Thanks for being so welcoming, that's really nice!

If you can find something that'll suit, and you can email a copy to me (I'm a countertenor), I'd be more than happy to sing with you Amber.

Will PM you.

Great that you're coming! I'll PM you.

Some people only want to play a solo, others want to play in ensembles and not a solo. There's no hard-and-fast rule, but I'll try to make sure that everybody has the opportunity to play in at least one duet/trio/small ensemble as well as solo and large ensembles, which is why it's important for people to get their forms in as soon as possible. Until I get forms in, I can't put people who aren't already in a duet/trio/small ensemble in touch with potential playmates so please everybody, do try to get your forms off this week and then if it's possible to find some more playing opportunities for somebody who isn't currently in a small group, I know who is available as potential partners - this is particularly important for newcomers who are unsure how to go about getting into ensembles and maybe don't have the contacts that seasoned concert-goers have got, but I'm sure I can speak for experienced concert-goers when I say they will be happy to partner up with any newcomers




That's great Amber, it'll be lovely to meet you at last and I'm sure you'll enjoy it - I'll PM you shortly



PS. Could I ask that everybody makes sure that they use my username not my real name in public - I've had to ask the mods to amend posts a few times recently and I'm sure they've got better things to do! Thanks!

Amber found something

LOL! Shall we tell them what I found, or shall we keep it a secret?
Nah, let's keep it a secret!


Having successfully "found something" I'm tempted to go into Nils' bedroom to see what else I can find..... but maybe that's pushing my luck too far. Goodness only knows what I'd discover! Some territories are best left unchartered!

Ambs
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Yeah, let's keep it a secret Ambs!

Hi all, I'm new on this forum but, living in Yorkshire and having looked at most of the posts, last years event, etc., I think I would like to take part in the concert. I'm arguably G4/5 on piano and, apart from a solo slot, would be really interested in a duet with another instrument - Cello, Violin, w.h.y., or a trio/quartet. aswell. I do run a music group and regularly enjoy playing duets and trios with a tenor, an oboeist and a recorder player. Any offers?, being new to the event I'm looking for some help/advice/reassurance here. I have the details and application form printed ready to send. Thanks in advance.

Skylark is the lady with all the info, suffice to say oldnotes that you'll be made most welcome.

Thanks Barry, and hello oldnotes

Welcome to the forums, and you'll be very welcome at the concert as well. I've got a few people in mind who you could play in a trio with - and if anyone else wants the opportunity to play with oldnotes, please get your form in to confirm you're coming! Look forward to meeting you oldnotes, and I'll PM you tomorrow (bit too late to think straight now)


Edit: Even after a good night's sleep, I still can't figure out what w.h.y stands for! It's probably something really obvious

What have you?
Had to think about it though.

Yay

I couldn't think of what it meant either

I was trying to think of musical instruments - I'd worked out woodwind for 'w' but was a bit stumped on the other letters

I think you're right though about What Have You

I have just sent out a batch of parts for the swing band : please PM/email me if you'd like a copy in advance. Any number of clarinet/sax players welcome

Thanks for all the responses, and welcomes, I will send the form off this weekend. Sorry about the w.h.y. - I must have read too many issues of 'Exchange & Mart'! how sad is that. Not for many years though.

I've been wracking my brains all day, and the best I could come up with was

Woodwind, Harp and Yoooookelele

Nowt wrong with Exchange & Mart, oldnotes, it's a fine and riveting read!



Ambs
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Glad to see yer gettin' in t'lingo lass

My chequebook arrived today, so the form is now winging its way to you, Skylark!

Will look out for it! I'm going to call in to the college tomorrow to pick up whatever's there

I'm hoping to be fluent by the 31st!

Ah'll 'elp you aht wi' a translation fer yer:


"Ah'm 'opin' to be raight champion at it by't time t'concert cums"

ROFL

So I don't keel over in exhaustion at Leeds (and especially after taking Amber's kind offer to sing with her) I've decided not to do a solo after all skylark...

Have given you the song title, will give you the titles of the pieces I'm doing with the sax quartet, Chris H's son and notmusimum's daughter no.2 very soon.

Aaw, that's a shame, not to do a solo Maybe a knight in shining armour would rise to the occasion and share a slot with Amber instead... I wonder how much persuasion he'd need to duet with the winner of the Best Looking Female award

Skylark - did I put treble recorder on my form? I meant to write descant. I'm forever getting confused!

Put it this way, it says descant now

Thanks very much

Do you need any new music for these events? I thought I would just pick one and post, since there are so many here. In any case, it would be music which would suit the people/person playing it.

I've got the sax quartet, and a sax duet, and a clari trio (which I've picked), plus the singing duet. More than happy with that.

The singing duet is picked - and we're going to rehearse soon. Can't wait

Barry, maybe we could include the knight and his horse as our backing singers? Could you manage to write a new arrangement of our song which includes some Doowop Dee Do Bee Do Bee Doowop Dee Do Bee Do Bee in the background?



Ambs
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Thanks for the offer And as you say, if you post something, people can then see if it's suitable for them to play. When choosing a piece to post, please could you bear in mind that the time limit is 3 mins. The instrumentalists who have confirmed they are coming include piano, flute, clarinet, oboe, recorder, sax, guitar, violin, viola and cello. Look forward to seeing your post.



Reminder that the closing deadline for applications is St George's Day, this Wednesday, the 23rd, which is also our St George's birthday

My form is finally on its way! Am taking a trip to Banks in a bit to see what I can find to play in the Kazoo Orchestra...

Hi Phantasmagoriana, have you tried Stone Trough in Fossgate, I'm always finding good music there at the right price. I've even been known to spend 3-4 hours in there and be locked in while the proprietor went for his lunch!

Oh yes, that's one of my favourite shops for sheet music. Never been locked in yet, though!

[Kazoo update: did not buy one, but saw some - they were the plastic type though, and I want to get a metal one! ]

I often spend ages in there too, and usually come out with about 15 music books for less than £10! The only problem is that I tend to take them to church and put them on the shelf and not use them...

The fame of the place seems to be spreading on the forums!




Send them my best wishes!

Forms in the post. Sorry for being dozy....

Everybody should now have received a Standard Acknowledgement which needs to be printed out and brought with you to the college - you may not be able to enter the college without it. If you haven't received one, please contact me.




If anybody posted their application form yesterday like notmusimum, I won't be picking up envelopes from the college until later in the week and I'll probably send out acknowledgements for those at the weekend.


A few people have PM'd me and I need to get back to you Unless you'd prefer me to use PM, I'll email you in future.

Many people haven't advised me what they're playing at this stage, and I thought I'd better mention that although it's not a problem for me as long as I know before I do the programme, if anyone leaves it to the last minute to decide and someone else has already chosen the same piece.... :eeek: !

Also, if you would like an accompanist, they would need to have the music well in advance.

When's this?? So I can leave decision making to the last minute...

SOON!!!

And best not to risk somebody else choosing one of those lovely pieces you're thinking about in the meantime!

Just booked my room! Am staying at the Moorlea, where we were last year!!

I was really going to try to make the effort to come over this year, though as you know I'm there every midweek, but its impossible when its half term as we will be at the outlaws in Suffolk ! Mrs FSM being a teacher we really have to go at school holiday times. I would love to meet a few more forumites, one in particular !

Aww..that's a shame! I'll think of you when I'm bashing playing my tambourine!

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Do you need any new music for these events? I thought I would just pick one and post, since there are so many here. In any case, it would be music which would suit the people/person playing it.
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Thanks for the offer And as you say, if you post something, people can then see if it's suitable for them to play. When choosing a piece to post, please could you bear in mind that the time limit is 3 mins. The instrumentalists who have confirmed they are coming include piano, flute, clarinet, oboe, recorder, sax, guitar, violin, viola and cello. Look forward to seeing your post.



Reminder that the closing deadline for applications is St George's Day, this Wednesday, the 23rd, which is also our St George's birthday
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Cool! I will try and do something now, my effort last time was a bit rubbish (as I remember). I guess a jazz piece for violin and piano would be ok since everyone like playing that (jazz that is)?

Hello, I've uploaded a PDF file of the finished piece. I've also included an mp3. Not sure if people would want to play this, I wasn't even sure what difficulty I was writing for. However the piece is about 3 minutes.

'You jivin'

http://www.4shared.com/dir/3320711/baf20682/sharing.html

I've just looked at this and listened to it and I think it's great! I'm not really up to that at the moment but will look at it at some stage in the future...

W