Busy day today - church this morning, followed by a choir party.
Then, this evening, going to a piano concert - Anthony de Mare's Liaisons project. Contemporary composers re-imagine Sondheim songs. Eventually, they will all be recorded and released.
Congratulations, DR John G., to your nephew - great news!
That sounds like a nice evening of entertainment DR SINGDAW!
Congrats to DR CILLA LIZ on her millstone. I am sorry she won't be seeing WAR HORSE, I was looking forward to her comments on it.
DR John G, that's good news! Does your nephew want to be a professional musician?
Happy Sunday, all!
I am so glad I made even half of the book signing. I had an earlier rehearsal yesterday for a staged reading that I am doing on May 6th, a work session that I barely escaped from in time to make it to Glendale. The rehearsal is for a staged reading of a new musical about Puritans and vampires on the Mayflower. Uh huh. You do the math.
At the moment we're slogging through group numbers. I've not heard my two solos yet. I suppose as long as they're not a reworked version of "I Gotta Crow" from Peter Pan, with lyrics like "I gotta bite"... I think I'll be okay. Oh, the things we do for $1.98.
I am also soon doing a table read of another new musical based on a movie called "The Boynton Beach Club", which no one saw. The film starred Dyan Cannon and Michael Nouri. So far, I've not seen a script and only heard a couple of songs. But the table read cast includes Valerie Perri, Mary Gordon Murray, Barry Pearl and Lainie Kazan. Go figure. Valerie and I will be Dyan and Michael.
Meantime, I am looking forward to stealing some time to read my wonderfully signed copy of "Red Gold"!! Thanks so much, BK!!
Have a wonderful day all. I'm off to grow fangs, even though they'll be a pain in the ass to sing with. :D
a new musical about Puritans and vampires on the Mayflower.
Busy day today - church this morning, followed by a choir party.
Then, this evening, going to a piano concert - Anthony de Mare's Liaisons project. Contemporary composers re-imagine Sondheim songs. Eventually, they will all be recorded and released.
Here is the program:
A Little Night Fughetta (2010) William Bolcom (after “Anyone Can Whistle” & “Send in the Clowns”)
Every Day A Little Death (2008/2010) Ricky Ian Gordon
The Demon Barber (2010) Kenji Bunch (A Fantasia on “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd”)
Johanna in Space (2014) Duncan Sheik
Color and Light (2012) Nico Muhly
Finishing the Hat –Two Pianos (2010) Steve Reich
The Ladies Who Lunch (2010) David Rakowski
Everybody’s Got the Right (2012) Michael Daugherty
INTERMISSION
Now (2012) Mary Ellen Childs
(after “Now/Later/Soon” – A Little Night Music)
Send in the Clowns (2011) Ethan Iverson
No One Is Alone (2010) Fred Hersch
I Think About You (2010) Paul Moravec
I’m Excited. No You’re Not. (2010) Jake Heggie (after “A Weekend in the Country” – A Little Night Music)
Alexis Moore Eytinge Performs Cabaret Marital Status: Not Married a.k.a. Single. Alexis has put together a variety of songs and quip to chronicle the heart and mind's relationship with love. With Yvette Starkey accompanying her on the piano and the delicious restaurant and bar it will be a delightful evening!
AND tonight is the season opener for MAD MEN!
My taxes were filed last week and the money should come out of my account tomorrow. It was a relief to get that done.
Today is Liz Callaway's birthday.
John G, another congrats to your nephew. I'm a big believer in scholarship awards; I think they really help to build self-esteem and keep young people motivated.
John G, another congrats to your nephew. I'm a big believer in scholarship awards; I think they really help to build self-esteem and keep young people motivated.
I believe my sister is quite the motivator.
Oy! Don't say that word!
It's 72 degrees and beautiful here.
Woops, here comes the birthday boy...
Cilla, my rule of thumb when I had to purchase a larger size was to not buy anything too nice. I didn't want to feel bad about giving it up when I lost weight. I also keep a few of the larger items in my closet--just in case.
They are recommending no travel right now....glad I'm not on the bus
MEGA coping vibes to DR ELMORE for the bathroom ceiling repairs this coming week. I hope it isn't too awful and is over quickly.
Sometime I can be stubborn for no good reason
Ronnie Reagan didn't seem to have the same number of syllables as what you were replacing, but I am sure you'll make it work, bk.
Actually it does because Montgomery is pronounced Montgomrey.
the first blooming daffodils
Ronnie Reagan didn't seem to have the same number of syllables as what you were replacing, but I am sure you'll make it work, bk.
Actually it does because Montgomery is pronounced Montgomrey.
Finished the third documentary of the evening - really good, with one odd decision in terms of its narrative structure - completely weird for a documentary.
Page five? Really?
The Anthony de Mare Liaisons Sondheim project concert was truly enjoyable. It was held in a converted warehouse with exposed brick and stone and dramatic lighting, with cabaret-style seating and an open bar and popcorn on the tables.
They commissioned 32 contemporary composers to select a Sondheim song and write a short piano piece (most were between 3 and 5 minutes) with the song as their inspiration. Some stayed fairly close to the source; others went quite far afield. But if you know the source material, it was endlessly fascinating. One piece, by Steve Reich, is written for 2 pianos, so Anthony had pre-recorded one of the parts and then played along with himself. The piece by Duncan Sheik featured a pre-recorded guitar loop along with the piano part.
The encore was a setting of Not While I'm Around by film composer Thomas Newman.
Also interspersed throughout the evening were frequently hilarious audio excerpts of interviews with Sondheim and the commissioned composers, which is all part of the project.
DR elmore3003, isn't Judith Sherman your producer on the Herbert recordings? She is producing the Liaisons recording of all the pieces, which will be released in 2015.
Today (actually, as soon as my friend Margo comes to pick me up), I am going down to Portland to see Margo's daughter Alexis in her own cabaret show! We're going to have dinner and then watch Alexis perform the show that she put together on her own. Here's her description:QuoteAlexis Moore Eytinge Performs Cabaret Marital Status: Not Married a.k.a. Single. Alexis has put together a variety of songs and quip to chronicle the heart and mind's relationship with love. With Yvette Starkey accompanying her on the piano and the delicious restaurant and bar it will be a delightful evening!