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25th July - Grant
There are 2 new clips added to the
Media Page including a live
audio from the last recital in Yorkshire.
16th July - Grant
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At last time
to write up the blog!
The last few weeks have been really hectic, with rehearsals
and concerts hence the lack of blog entries!
The Richmond trip was a great success, last Friday I gave a
masterclass at my old school and hats off to them there is a
great standard down there!
Then Sundays recital went really well, the audience were
great which really makes a concert a success. |
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I think Matt
enjoyed himself - the words "Yorkshire Beer Festival" at the
local wetherspoons meant there was some serious sampling to
be done! I would also
like to take this opportunity to apologise to the owners of
the little black cat that matt adopted. Whilst Matt was in
his happy place he somehow managed to sneak a cat into his
B&B without realising. He assumed it belonged to the B&B but
was told in the morning that "they didn't own a cat!"
- meanwhile Mr Bigglesworth the cat strolled off into the
distance like the littlest hobo! |
14th June - Grant
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After a fairly
quiet few weeks the next set of dates are creeping up on us
- next weekend is a busy one with Matt's first Concert at
Thomas Coates. It's a great venue and the organ can be
frighteningly loud!
Then on July 13th we're heading down south to my old neck of
the woods for a recital at St Marys Church in Richmond.
2003 was the last time I did a
recital back home, I think we are both looking forward to
this one and if Matt plays well I may even take him to the
Theakston brewery on the way home! |
06th June - Matt
It is hard to believe that
my first month at Paisley has come to an end.
To say that I am enjoying the post would be a major understatement!
The people are superb, and have made me feel very welcome. I do miss
Alloa West Church though, being somewhere for six years you make a
lot of friends.
The choir is beginning to grow, we are in double figures now! We
still maintain full four-part singing and have a very high turnover
of music - three anthems per service, definately keeps me on my
toes. If you know anyone who might be interested in joining us, do
please get in touch...
Well, I promised Grant a concert appearance before long - and I
shall give my first concert there on Sunday 22nd June, 7pm - which I
am delighted to say will include some items for trumpet and organ.
The choir will also be performing.
We spent an afternoon at the church recently, I think Grant has
fallen in love with both the organ and the acoustic! Hopefully we'll
get some more clips on the web soon so that you can get a taste for
the acoustic for yourself!!
05th May - Matt
Well, that is me started my
new organist post - quite a change from Alloa West. The organ is a
fine four-manual Hill instrument of just over 3,000 pipes, am sure
we will be able to get a clip or two on YouTube shortly!
After the concert on Saturday night, and my first service last
Sunday - I am already being asked when my first concert at the
church will be... and not just by Grant!
It is true to say that performing is addictive.... Watch this space
for our 2008 concert dates!!
05th May - Grant
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After an
excellent leaving concert on Saturday in Alloa west, Matt
has taken up his new position at Thomas Coates Memorial
Church in Paisley.
Good luck Matt - when are we doing a recital there? |
28th April - Grant
I woke this morning with huge bags under my eyes - and I've been
falling a sleep all day.
What a week, Anything Goes since last Tuesday and Stevens Recital on
Sunday.
Anything goes went great, I have finally upgraded my trumpet so I
have had a week of experimenting with backbores (trumpet geek week!)
Stevens recital went
well and with around 150 people in the audience the feedback was
great - still it didn`t beat the American woman who after anything
goes said "boy you blew the hell outta that horn!"
I have a few nights to chill and catch up on paper work then its
back to it with an appearance at Matts leaving recital on sat then a
gig the following few weekends!
Our 2008/2009 Programme is out and mp3 samples will appear soon. The
wedding page will be done soon.
30th March - Grant
Next Concert -
Kirk of the Holyrood Grangemouth Sun 27th April 7.30pm
One of my pupils who I teach for his 2nd study on trombone is
raising funds so he can attend the International Organ Summer School
this year.
After years of attending summer schools and courses I know how hard
it is financially to attend, so after a quick chat to Matt we
both agreed that a recital in Stevens church with the ticket money
going towards paying for the course.
We have an exciting
programme planned that is based on our 2008/2009 set programme with
music from 15th century to the modern day.
I will try and put up a
preview over the coming weeks!
16th March -
Grant
7 Days - 600 Miles - 2
Rehearsals and 6 Concerts!
What a week! it`s 11.30pm and I`m just in from the final concert of
the busy week, I should be tired but I`m past that and at the
hyperactive stage!
The show "Anything
Goes" with
Clydebank Musical Society was great, the cast were excellent and
I have to say it was one of the best shows I have played in! The
band were great company, conductor excellent and the casting was
superb! Even backstage the cast were really nice and friendly.
From Blow Gabriel Blow
to Brahms in under 24 hours -
Ayr choral union where again on form and sounding great in a
concert of Brahms - Just the thing to loosen the lips!
I think I have time to
start looking at some interesting recital repertoire now - watch
this space! |
