Rehearsal at the Wilsons

A Tuning the Air Journal

Monday May 31, 2010 – Rehearsal at the Wilsons

The Music Director had to work tonight. We began digging deep into The Children’s Hour. By the end of any given rehearsal, this piece is generally in passable shape, but we haven’t quite reached the point where it is ready to go right out of the gate. We began by addressing the end of the piece and gradually worked our way back to the beginning. We put a lot of attention into better understanding the relationships between the parts. In particular, Howard and I, as the de facto section leaders of the left and right hands of the piano part, discovered a number of places where making an intentional connection noticeably helps the flow and musicality of the piece. Good progress made all the way around. There was some discussion about whether or not Chris had said he is planning to put this piece in the hat, or even in the setlist, for this week. We are aiming to be ready, should it turn up. It will certainly be played during soundcheck.

Another look at Ian’s Voodoo Improv, incorporating changes he made since Saturday. Ian seemed pleased with the results.

Some metronome work with Eye of the Needle, and we called it a night.