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JanJan2
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(6/25/01 7:07:30 am)
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My first outdoor
gig . . .
Although it pales in comparision to Justin's account, I must share
about the concert I played in yesterday. It was an orchestra pulled
together of area pros and amateurs to help the city of Newburyport
(MA) celebrate it's 150th birthday. We were to play in a park near
the river, or City Hall auditorium if it was raining.
Afternoon showers had been predicted, and sure enough at
about 2 PM they began - nice gentle rain. I arrived at 3 PM for the
sound check, and everything was set up outside. They decided to take
a chance that all we'd get would be gentle showers. By 3:45 PM there
were probably 75 - 100 people in the audience, waiting for our
downbeat at 4 PM. Then, about 3:59, the heavens let loose with a
downpour! We were under a tent, but it did not have sides, and the
wind was blowing the rain in, so the outside cellos were getting
wet. So there was lots of jostling around so they could avoid the
rain. We went ahead, and played our first selection. The rain was so
heavy at times I couldn't even hear my own cello, let alone what was
going on around me! But mercifully, it let up after a minute of two.
But throughout the concert, there would be moments of downpour, then
it would abate, and so on.
I'm amazed at what an effect
humidity and rain has on our equpiment! Tuning was a nightmare. The
bow felt like mush. And the mosquitos! But our last piece on the
concert was Elgar's Sea Pictures, and between being dockside and all
that rain, it really had a true nautical feel to it. But I guess the
most amazing thing was that of the 75 - 100 people, I'd say about 50
of them actually stayed throughout the entire concert and sat in the
rain and deluges to listen to us!
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AaronReeves
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(6/25/01 10:37:40 pm)
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Re: My first
outdoor gig . . .
That would be fun to be in the audience for that. (okay, you
probably think I'm crazy!  ) I
love rain.
So, how's your cello doing now, any permanent
damage?
Aaron
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Tracie
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(6/26/01 12:03:56
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Rain rain
I once played a concert at the Tanner Amphitheater just outside
Zion National Park where it rained. They decided to go ahead with
the concert, but to move it to the green room UNDERNEATH the stage!
(It's a large green room) So orchestra and audience all crammed in
there, and we tried to avoid hitting concrete pillars with our bows,
and to avoid poking the eyes out of audience members who were
practically sitting in the orchestra.
At least we stayed dry,
right?
Well, the stage over our heads was not at all
waterproof, so we had numerous drips and streamlets of water
cascading down between orchestra members. Ick!
We didn't
play any sea-worthy music though.
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