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dmarteinson
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Posts: 10
(6/9/01 2:07:42 pm)
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Playing on the
street
Lacking performance opportunities, I was thinking that it'd be fun
to play some Bach suites downtown on the street during the summer
(and hopefully good for my playing, too).
I still have to
look into the municipal legalities (I'm in Toronto and there don't
seem to be that many musicians performing in public...), but I
wonder whether anyone has any experiences or advice they'd be
willing to share?
Regards,
-djm
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DoDahlberg
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Posts: 87
(6/9/01 6:31:02 pm)
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Re: Playing on
the street
Check with the city about permits. NYC has a rather involved permit
thing; restricted areas, etc.
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dmarteinson
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Posts: 14
(6/11/01 4:18:16 pm)
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Re: Playing on
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>Check with the city about permits.
Thank you, I will
certainly do that.
Regards,
-djm
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phesketh
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Posts: 53
(6/11/01 5:46:52 pm)
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Playing on the
Street
If you are in T.O it may be possible and it is probably much
simpler than it used to be (you used to need to check with both the
toronto and the metro councils).
But seriously back in
1990-1992 I remember listening to Lorena McKennit (most famous
recording=mummers dance) play the harp out on front street on the
property of Market Square, so it is possible. There are several
places where you could contact the property owner and play on
private property (like the little outside walk on the west side of
Market Square).
If you are truly desprate you could join the
crowd at yonge and dundas outside eatons but it might be hard to be
heard.
The best option is to call the TTC. They hold (bi?)
yearly auditions for people to play in those designated zones in the
subway. In some of the stations the acoustics are great!
Good
luck. I hope to hear you in my travels now that I am back in
T.O.
Paula
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Ponticello
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Posts: 115
(6/12/01 2:01:18
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Re: Playing on
the street
I will never forget last summer,one evening after being stood up by
a friend, I just wandered through the streets of Greenwich Village
in NYC to kill time, and heard cello playing. I turned the corner
and saw a guy sitting there playing cello right on the
sidewalk.
I had never seen a street cellist before, so I had to
stop and chat with him. He was awesome, and even took my requests to
play Bach 6th and Faure elegy! We had a great conversation and found
out he was Peter Lewy, who is pretty well known in the city. I even
bought his CD which he was selling.
I would totally suggest
trying to street gig, a lot of people chucked bills into peters
case, probably becuz street cellists are so rare. Good luck!
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JanJan2
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Posts: 167
(6/12/01 7:22:09 am)
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Peter
Lewy!
He's the founding instructor at Summerkeys cello camp! It was a
great pleasure of working with him the 3 times I've attended
Summerkeys. He's extremely encouraging and has a knack for getting
you to play better than you ever thought possible. Glad you got to
meet him and hear him play. Great guy.
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dmarteinson
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Posts: 15
(6/12/01 9:02:02 pm)
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Re: Playing on
the street
Thank you everyone for your responses.
:)
Cheers,
-djm
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rocel
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Posts: 15
(6/20/01 12:32:27 pm)
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Re: Playing on
the street
when I was feeling extremely hard up at university, I would go and
play Bach on the street. I often got a big group of people standing
around listening, and once made 187 pounds in an hour. Go for it!
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