Well, the recent Bal Du Kor concert did turn out splendidly and my assistant Andrew managed to not only get a great live mix, but he also multi-track recorded the whole concert at the same time ! Ah, and then there was PG&E, who decided that Saturday night was the optimal time to work on a gas main (right next to our building, of course), and so I retaliated with a thoroughly twisted improvised monologue about PG&E and Harry Partch's 43-note octave scale (for good measure). I loved how the audience kept looking at each other like they had entered an old Twilight Zone episode. We also had fun premiering my new ukulele/melodica fusion outing,
"The Funky Cuke", along with Daniel's haunting piece, "Volar."
And because this was our first sit-down concert (vs. private or school event) I got to ask the audience what combination of instruments they wanted to hear for our last piece. Wouldn't you know it—they chose the marimba (balafon/Bal), talking drum (dun-dun/Du), and harp (kora/Kor). We have more fun planned the end of this month with an outdoor concert in the
East Bay...
And at which amazing and awesome place was this concert at, Michael?
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OMG, of course ! We played at Step-Up Music in Vallejo with Mz. Ariane Cap who did a splendid job of coordinating both the afternoon workshop and the concert that night. Wonderful vibe there...
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