Solarbird ([info]solarbird) wrote,
@ 2008-03-03 21:08:00
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Current mood: surprised
Entry tags:atypical events of scale, awesome, music

O.o
...I just got recruited to be part of a massive choir - as in, as massive as they can make it - singing the last movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony at UW in April to, amoungst other people, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. I need sheet music, stat. (8note doesn't have it.)

In other, previously-considered-awesome news, I've gotten busking go-head for this spring at the Lake Forest Park Commons Farmer's Market, so I guess I'll be playing for people there soon! Instrumental music will go over well there I suspect so I've got a little set already ready to go. ^_^

I'm also considering crashing some open mics at Mr. Spots Chai House (Thursdays, 8PM-late) and the monthly music open mic at Soul Food Books, the next being April 5th.


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[info]hubbit
2008-03-04 05:16 am UTC (link)
Not a suggestion I particularly like making but....if this is the part of Beethoven's 9th that I think it is (ie, the part everyone knows by heart), you can probably find sheet music from christian publishing houses that publish hymnals. The melody was appropriated for the hymn "Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee".
In that incarnation, it may be easier to find.

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[info]kathrynt
2008-03-04 07:27 am UTC (link)
Only the main theme. There's a whole hell of a lot more to it than that, including 2 big fugues.

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o.O
[info]blues_kun
2008-03-04 05:40 am UTC (link)
Dude. Awesome.

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[info]aerialscribe
2008-03-04 05:47 am UTC (link)
Part of Seeds of Compassion?
I'm working for an org that's heavily involved with that....my ED is on the steering committee.

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zomg
[info]solarbird
2008-03-04 06:30 am UTC (link)
uh... maybe? Apparently? I don't have any more data for sure, Kathryn just called me tonight. If so, that'd mean the Dalai Lama was going to be there too then? She did say some other person like that but my brain was too busy exploding. So that could be it!

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Re: zomg
[info]kathrynt
2008-03-04 07:19 am UTC (link)
Yes, part of Seeds of Compassion. the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. I have a score for you, actually two different choices of score, message me when you're up.

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[info]technoshaman
2008-03-04 06:19 am UTC (link)
w00t w00t and triple-w00t on the choir thing... I wonder what else His Grace is doing while he's in town. (And this time if I do end up going I'm going to get smart and go early!)

Hope the busking goes over well; that could be.... interesting... :)

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[info]jeric_synergy
2008-03-04 06:44 am UTC (link)
What instrument(s)?

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[info]solarbird
2008-03-04 06:48 am UTC (link)
Flute for sure, probably also the mandolin, and if I really get my shit together, I'll sing and play the man at the same time.

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[info]jeric_synergy
2008-03-04 02:22 pm UTC (link)
I just got back from England: I was hoping to see some good busking there, but it was mostly 'living statues'. Meh.

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[info]lyonesse
2008-03-04 12:11 pm UTC (link)
yay making music! :)

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[info]cafiorello
2008-03-04 04:24 pm UTC (link)
Wow! Neat! You go, girl!

Cathy

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[info]hubbit
2008-03-04 04:25 pm UTC (link)
Schott Music, which started the year Beethoven was born, has a score available here for €12,95.

If worse comes to absolute worst, Beethoven's manuscript is available online!

Edit: Yay for closing tags

Edited at 2008-03-04 04:26 pm UTC

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[info]kmarier
2008-03-04 05:27 pm UTC (link)
Could you let us know when the symphony will be sung and where and all that good stuff. If I have a chance I would love to come and listen!

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[info]emmacrew
2008-03-05 12:31 am UTC (link)
Tuesday, April 15 at something like 11 am. Bank of America Pavilion on the UW campus.

D: there will be sheet music available at www.seedsofcompassion.org/seattlesymphony/ -- page not up and running yet, but should be by Thursday the 6th.

Any other Seattle-area folks who want to sing should also check out that website.

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[info]zarq
2008-03-04 06:33 pm UTC (link)
Oh wow, congratulations! That's wonderful!

I know that paying for sheet music isn't ideal, but http://www.sheetmusicplus.com has a number of options. That last is the vocal score.

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[info]solarbird
2008-03-04 11:53 pm UTC (link)
I'm gonna get some, it's good. ^_^

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huzzah!
[info]cflute
2008-03-04 10:01 pm UTC (link)
So how does one get a "busking go-ahead"? Definitely interested in checking that out for myself. Do let us know when you'll be there, I'd love to come and watch you perform. I'd suggest that you might also want to have a flyer ready on doing flutes by commission, people may well ask about that. :)

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Re: huzzah!
[info]solarbird
2008-03-05 12:01 am UTC (link)
Well, I wrote them and asked. And they said it's easy, just come check in at the desk during the fair, and reminded me about Bothell Way being loud, and that lyrics must be "family-friendly."

The flyer is a good suggestion, thanks!

Anna's thinking of coming down and maybe doing some joint work with me, there's no reason not to consider a little group.

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