Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Community => Gigs => Topic started by: fmm on January 12, 2009, 01:13:00 PM
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_and_ playing bass!
The Buffalo Community Theater (www.buffalocommunitytheater.com (http://www.buffalocommunitytheater.com)) production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown runs the second and third weeks of February.
I'm not sure what they were thinking when they picked me: I'm kind of tone-deaf, I don't sing at all (and can't help the singers), have only a passing familiarity with the treble clef, and the lst think I conducted was in 1973: my high school pep band's rendition of Up Up and Away in My Beautiful Balloon.
I am _so_ screwed.
Pit # 93.
(Message edited by fmm on January 12, 2009)
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From what I've read of the off-broadway production (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aifpxqr0ldfe), a lot of the material is half-spoken, and even the sung parts depend more on enthusiasm than skill; so you'll be fine!
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Just remember to keep that long pointy thing you wave around at the other musicians away from your eyes and you should be fine. :-)
Keith
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It's a small pit: piano, bass, drums, and another keyboard covering the other important lines. Almost all of the songs have the orchestra starting at least a couple measures before the singers, so they can get their tempo that way.
Since I'm also playing bass, I hope to keep the stick waving to a minimum.
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I played that some years back. I recall it was a real hoot. You'll have a great time!
John
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Tomorrow's opening night.
_very_ nervous.