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Sunday, March 15, 2009
We Need a Translator!
Here are three links briefly covering the Golden Kangaroos when we were in Europe in June - July last year. It will help if you understand French!
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Integrity in Change
This year is off to an unusual start.
Our illustrious Director of Music (DOM) has not been well and we are all very concerned for his well-being. Prolonged periods of difficulty from multiple sources seem to rain down at times, but it is a comfort to know that they don't go on indefinitely...prayers and love to our dear DOM. I think some home-cooked meals are in order upon his return!
Yet there's a renewed vigour following our European Tour of last year and with the injection of new members at the start of this year. The sax section is on top of things, as could only be expected! Jeanette and Jim here never miss a beat (nor do the rest of the troop for that matter, being Jiro, Kieran, Ervin, John, Gilbert and myself hehehe). Wow, eight of us - surely an indomitable force!
Mr Grieve is such an encouragement and inspires us into closer study of our instrument. If I hadn't joined the band at the beginning of 2007, I'd find it difficult to play WITH others spontaneously, as Steve says, with ensemble, which until then, I didn't know this meaning of - now it takes on a greater significance. I love how words originate and evolve in the scope of their usage.
I know that not many people have gotten on board with Twitter yet, but I've started a Twitter account for the GKs. It may be a useful tool. I'm putting updates on as they come up. Marnie has also set up a Friends of the Golden Kangaroos mailing list which is such a simple and effective way of keeping interested parties in touch with our goings-on, news and events.
Being a largely visual person (although I think that term is simplistic) I have to include one last photo for now, with our energetic President in a most comfortable position - up the front, talking :P Honestly, thanks for all that you bring to the table, Warwick :)
Our illustrious Director of Music (DOM) has not been well and we are all very concerned for his well-being. Prolonged periods of difficulty from multiple sources seem to rain down at times, but it is a comfort to know that they don't go on indefinitely...prayers and love to our dear DOM. I think some home-cooked meals are in order upon his return!
Yet there's a renewed vigour following our European Tour of last year and with the injection of new members at the start of this year. The sax section is on top of things, as could only be expected! Jeanette and Jim here never miss a beat (nor do the rest of the troop for that matter, being Jiro, Kieran, Ervin, John, Gilbert and myself hehehe). Wow, eight of us - surely an indomitable force!Mr Grieve is such an encouragement and inspires us into closer study of our instrument. If I hadn't joined the band at the beginning of 2007, I'd find it difficult to play WITH others spontaneously, as Steve says, with ensemble, which until then, I didn't know this meaning of - now it takes on a greater significance. I love how words originate and evolve in the scope of their usage.
I know that not many people have gotten on board with Twitter yet, but I've started a Twitter account for the GKs. It may be a useful tool. I'm putting updates on as they come up. Marnie has also set up a Friends of the Golden Kangaroos mailing list which is such a simple and effective way of keeping interested parties in touch with our goings-on, news and events.
Being a largely visual person (although I think that term is simplistic) I have to include one last photo for now, with our energetic President in a most comfortable position - up the front, talking :P Honestly, thanks for all that you bring to the table, Warwick :)
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Soaking at Parramatta Park
I was really looking forward to the following program that the SSO were going to put on tonight, like a pre-birthday treat, not that I actually care about birthdays!
Parramatta Park
Sydney Symphony
7.30 PM Saturday 14 March 2009, Crescent amphitheatre, Parramatta Park
Sydney Symphony
Ben Northey conductor
Sun Yi violin
VINE V – An Orchestral Fanfare
SMETANA Vltava (The Moldau)
DELIUS The Walk to the Paradise Garden
SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
RAVEL Mother Goose: The Enchanted Garden
BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia
STRAVINSKY The Firebird: Suite
And look, there was even free parking next to the pool carpark!
But only minutes to 7:30pm (yes this person was actually on time *excited*) it started to rain, gently at first, then unceasing!
After the Park's head and then our current Premier, Nathan Rees, spoke, the orchestra started to tune up, however that's when the wind started hoisting the rain onto the stage.
It was actually very funny being in this situation as a "hardcore" music lover surrounded by other hardcores, preparing to listen to our top musical craftsmen and women and be driven away. But it took half an hour of utter drenching to do it!
The first song some of the brass musicians played sounds like something we've done at the GKs - I wonder what song it was... it was just done for us, the audience, so that was nice :)
Parramatta Park
Sydney Symphony
7.30 PM Saturday 14 March 2009, Crescent amphitheatre, Parramatta Park
Sydney Symphony
Ben Northey conductor
Sun Yi violin
VINE V – An Orchestral Fanfare
SMETANA Vltava (The Moldau)
DELIUS The Walk to the Paradise Garden
SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
RAVEL Mother Goose: The Enchanted Garden
BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia
STRAVINSKY The Firebird: Suite
And look, there was even free parking next to the pool carpark!
But only minutes to 7:30pm (yes this person was actually on time *excited*) it started to rain, gently at first, then unceasing!
After the Park's head and then our current Premier, Nathan Rees, spoke, the orchestra started to tune up, however that's when the wind started hoisting the rain onto the stage.
It was actually very funny being in this situation as a "hardcore" music lover surrounded by other hardcores, preparing to listen to our top musical craftsmen and women and be driven away. But it took half an hour of utter drenching to do it!
The first song some of the brass musicians played sounds like something we've done at the GKs - I wonder what song it was... it was just done for us, the audience, so that was nice :)
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