A Tuning the Air Journal
Monday May 3, 2010 – Rehearsal at the Wilsons
Full team on board for tonight’s rehearsal. Chris laid out the modified setlist for this week, which involves a little more dipping into “the hat”. One of the mini-sets is being dropped, and those pieces returned to the hat, which also has an expanded selection of improv themes and circulations.
As we talked through the revamped set I mentioned an idea I had for adding a zither to the strategies available for the “through the audience” circulation. So we began by establishing our zither chords and trying out a number of approaches, including a cascade. We looked at a couple of pieces of set repertoire. My Precious Dream is very close. I don’t know if it will be in the hat this week, but soon for sure. We also took a first stab at how The Wig Maker might work with Jaxie on viola.
After a short break, we ran Ikada-Jima, with Mary Beth auditioning for the melody. She passed. Lost Pedro presented a John Peacock piece that they learned in Italy, with full group potential. The Wilsons also presented a work in progress, and Mary Beth put the piece the House Circle Band recently podcast, with Jaxie on viola, out on the table.
We ended the night with further refinement of A Day In The Life. Next step, hearing it through the PA at soundcheck on Thursday.
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The John Peacock song is called "Space Zombies" and it was learned from a cd that Travis got in Italy from Jacopo. I believe the group is called Riddle String Trio.
ReplyDeleteAccording to John, that version is slightly modified from the original but there are no other references to learn it as he doesn't have a score or a recording to provide us.