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A classically-trained, freelance pianist (and perpetual student) currently living in San Antonio, TX. I play in several musical sandboxes, as needed.
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5M ago
I'm looking for paid gigs or (mostly) subsidized learning opportunities. I will update as I find more:
Paid Stuff:
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp - Pretty sure they hire accompanists (I have no idea how to navigate to find the gig)
Interlochen Summer Arts Camp - They hire collaborative pianists in the areas of vocal, instrumental, choral, musical theatre and (I think dance?) - pay is not great, but it can be worthwhile under the right circumstances
Places that are Mostly Paid For If You Get Accepted/Scholarshipped For These Positions:
Aspen - Collaborative Piano Fellowship (Orche ..read more
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1y ago
Eccentricities, typos and more! Feel free to add anything I missed.
Vocal Scoring Quirks
Throughout the musical score, singers are referred to by their initials or first names (with occasional changes).
CT - Chip Tolentino
LC - Leaf Coneybear (Except when he is labelled CB)
LS - Logainne Schwarzandgrubenierre, aka Schwarzy (Except when she is labelled Sch)
MP - Marcy Park
OO - Olive Ostrovsky
WB - William Barfee
RP - Rona Lisa Peretti (Except when she is labelled RL)
MM - Mitch Mahoney
Everything is written in the treble clef, so you will need to transpose Chip ..read more
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1y ago
All of the things to get you started with Spelling Bee:
[Be careful with online vocal ranges, btw - some of them are suspect. I'm 99% certain the following is correct]
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Chip Tolentino
An athletic, social, boy scout and champion of the 24th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title, but he finds puberty hitting at an inopportune moment. Male, teen, Range: C3 – B4.
Logainne Schwartzandgrubeniere (Schwartzy)
Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures. She is driven by ..read more
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3y ago
Noone was expecting this: an avalanche of random food-related choral music posts*. Featured here are the lesser known (well, as far as I can tell) and less performed pieces that somehow caught my attention. I acknowledge this is a frivolous subject for serious choral music ... but Covid.
We'll start with an odd one, called Cooking School, written by Glenn Meade and rescored for Chicago A Cappella. It is unique, period - a piece devoted entirely to the craft of cooking - but very jazzy and a lot of fun, splitting into 8 parts at the end. Next, listen to a song abou ..read more
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3y ago
(Just FYI - these are in Lead Sheet form, rather than sheet music)
Heart Like You by Love & The Outcome
Multiplied by Needtobreathe ..read more
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3y ago
Probably the weirdest thing about the pandemic [for musicians, I mean] is the lack (OK, COMPLETE DISAPPEARANCE) of performance opportunities. Yes, you can perform streaming online, etc (and outdoors, maybe with the right set up and people who can support the situation technically) - but honestly, the whole draw for (apology for the apostrophes) 'collaborative folk' was the idea of performing with others. Like, Live*.
This month, I've had to opt out of my choral gig (private school), because singing and Covid 19 don't go well together (ultimately, a personal d ..read more
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3y ago
I admit that I tend to fall down rabbit holes (like Alice, I suppose). I start looking into something that interests me and get sucked in, deep (much like Doctoral students and pop culture fanatics). For example, who knew there is a stunning amount of pieces written for choirs about food? I've put together a Sampler Plate* of the ones I enjoyed the most**: a gastronomic journey trekking through a multitude of dishes and cultures.
In a sense, Coffee IS a food group, so of course we start with J.S. Bach's miniature comic opera, the Coffee Cantata (BWV 211).  ..read more
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3y ago
Some collaborative piano geekery for you:
Covid19 has caused a lot of things (i.e. increased levels of anxiety and backyard vegetable gardening) and also launched a new trend: baking. Nationwide, since March 2020, thousands of banana breads, vats of frothy sourdough starters and stacks of cakes have appeared. Stress-baking, our new favorite way to kill time (some people invest more time than others). Further proof (no pun intended*) of the trend was the widespread disappearance of flour and yeast from grocery stores for 3 months. Stockpiling is another new hobby this ye ..read more
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3y ago
Hello and another transcription, this one a song by Bethany Dillon, Hallelujah (Acoustic version). I transcribed it from the the recording on Youtube.
Enjoy ..read more
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4y ago
Just wanted to share a transcription I just finished as a project - Wonderfully Made, by Ellie Holcomb. It's for anyone who might find it handy - the song (as of yet) doesn't have any kind of Lead Sheet, just a chart, so I transcribed it (mainly due to an abundance of time I now have on my hands).
Enjoy, and stay safe!
Wonderfully Made, Ellie Holcomb, Bb ..read more