Tuesday 17 May 2022
by Wulf
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Last Saturday’s gig with the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra is available to watch online. Band portions come among other performers (including kicking off about 14.5 minutes in with The Mandalorian) and, if you look closely, you can see me sitting … Continue reading
Monday 11 April 2022
by Wulf
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Last night’s rehearsal with the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra was one of those that involved a lot of sight reading. We did a few of the pieces we’ve been rehearsing over the past term but also some that I’ve not … Continue reading
Wednesday 6 April 2022
by Wulf
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When I joined the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra towards the end of last year, it was to bring my sight reading skills up to scratch. They are definitely improving although I’m a long way from being able to pull a … Continue reading
Monday 14 March 2022
by Wulf
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The Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra has some swing numbers in its pad, such as Come Fly With Me and String of Pearls. They didn’t come out last term after I’d joined because we were already pressing into the Christmas repertoire. … Continue reading
Tuesday 11 January 2022
by Wulf
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First rehearsal back this term with the Training Band (part of Charnwood concert bands). That one is not too demanding on my playing but it is convenient, because Jane also attends with her clarinet, it helps the group and those … Continue reading
Sunday 12 December 2021
by Wulf
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Well, at least the Christmas songs I’ve been playing with CSWO are relatively easy. A few from the regular pad got called for the first bit of tonight’s rehearsal and I have to confess that they left me all for … Continue reading
Saturday 11 December 2021
by Wulf
Comments Off on There’s a Hole in My Map!
As a lot of the music I’m playing with CSWO is written at pitch, I’ve been resetting many of the parts to make it easier to keep up with. It is also a good opportunity to keep developing my engraving … Continue reading