I spent Saturday morning singing adapted Shostakovich as part of Play it Again, a BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra event of participatory music. Led by Tim Steiner, Play it Again is a fantastic experience. There is nothing better than losing yourself in sublime music, getting into flow, wondering where it will take you.
At the start, the orchestra introduce the full piece then you go off into groups (percussion, voices, strings, brass) to practice before the big performance. As singers, Laura and I did proper voice exercises and learnt more about rhythm and not letting your voice get carried away by the music.
After coffee, we went down for the performance. You can see a video I took below showing the coffee break and the last practice before the performance. No video of the performance itself — I wanted to make sure that I was 100% focused on the music. Thank you to all who made it possible.
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