The performances of double bassist/narrator Richard Carnegie, principal bass of the Saskatoon Symphony, are the one-night stand between a poetry slam and the classical avant-garde that have turned into an unlikely but loving relationship. When Richard isn’t playing Bach and Beethoven, he is busy exploring the small but rich repertoire of music for solo double bass with
simultaneous narration. Conversations includes Richard’s own compositions as well as works by a variety of composers. By turns comedic, tragic, contemplative and downright absurd, Conversations with My Double Bass is an hour of music and spoken word that will keep you talking. This performance is free of charge and will take place at 7pm in The Gallery on the second floor of the library downtown on Thursday May 26th.
Program:
B.B. Wolf- An Apologia
by Jon Deak
Four Poems by Liza McLellan, And One Not
by Ryan Purchase
Three Waltzes
by Domenico Dragonetti
with readings from Domenico Dragonetti in England
by Fiona Palmer (1997)
Anerca for Solo Double Bass (1979)
by Milton Barnes
---Intermission---
Little Sad Sound (1974)
a melodrama for Narrator and Double Bass
by Alan Ridout
Bridge (2004)
with text from a Google cache retrieved in April 2009)
by Richard Carnegie
Sonnet
by Max Stern
Failing- A Very Difficult Piece for
Solo Double Bass (1975)
by Tom Johnson
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
BUSY!
Busy times, busy times. Sorry for not keeping you updated...
With the Mash Potato Mashers, I've been playing mother's day shows, leading wedding parties down Bank street parades in the rain, and rocking Le Petit Chicago in Hull thusly:
Meanwhile, back at the day job, I've been wrapping up several months worth of work on the NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition. The finals were yesterday, and the whole shebang was won by violist Shasta Ellenbogen. Click on her name if you want to know why!
More later!
R.
With the Mash Potato Mashers, I've been playing mother's day shows, leading wedding parties down Bank street parades in the rain, and rocking Le Petit Chicago in Hull thusly:
Meanwhile, back at the day job, I've been wrapping up several months worth of work on the NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition. The finals were yesterday, and the whole shebang was won by violist Shasta Ellenbogen. Click on her name if you want to know why!
More later!
R.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
May 5th @ Kichesippi Brewery with Jim Bryson
Wow, these charts sound great. Do yourselves a favour and don't miss this gig.
Here's the write-up in Apt 613.
See you there.
R.
Here's the write-up in Apt 613.
See you there.
R.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
3 Mashers gigs in 2 weeks!
First, a little news:
I'm in Saskatoon! The adjudicating went well. I heard some great students, most of them 2 or 3 times, and they were all very good at applying the concepts I was espousing right away. That's impressive. I wish more teachers would get their kids involved in these festivals. Hell, *I* should get my students more involved. Next year for sure.
And now, via Mr. Tyler Cyr:
Alright, people:
Here’s your chance to hear Mike Essoudry’s fabled Mash Potato Mashers, not once, but thrice in the next two weeks. All different venues, all different crowds, same loud and proud sound you’ve grown to know and love.
For the as-of-yet still un-initiated, the Mash Potato Mashers are a nine-piece, all acoustic, horn powerhouse, playing a funk-balkan blend of marching hits. All insanely danceable stuff. New Orleans meets Slovenia right in your own backyard. (Check us out at http://www.myspace.com/mempm )
Opportunity # 1 – Thursday, May 5th
JIM BRYSON w MIKE ESSOUDRY’S MASH POTATO MASHERS
- Kichesippi Brewery, 866 Campbell Avenue, Ottawa
- $12 advance; 7PM doors
- link
Opportunity # 2 – Sunday, May 8th
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than by taking her out to the Elmdale! This is an all-ages, family-friendly show – sure to provide over 2 hours of non-stop dancing to tire out your toddler… Tempting, eh?
Mash Potato Mashers play for Kids!
- The Elmdale Tavern, Ottawa
- $10 for adults, $5 for kids
- 3:00 PM
- http://www.elmdaletavern.com/
Opportunity # 3 - Saturday, May 14
Mashers @ Le Petit Chicago
- Le Petit Chicago, 50, promenade du Portage, Hull
- ~ $10, ~ 9:00PM start
- link
Gee, but it’d be swell to see you at any of these! I think you might dig it.
Questions? Concerns? Waivers? Let me know.
I'm in Saskatoon! The adjudicating went well. I heard some great students, most of them 2 or 3 times, and they were all very good at applying the concepts I was espousing right away. That's impressive. I wish more teachers would get their kids involved in these festivals. Hell, *I* should get my students more involved. Next year for sure.
And now, via Mr. Tyler Cyr:
Alright, people:
Here’s your chance to hear Mike Essoudry’s fabled Mash Potato Mashers, not once, but thrice in the next two weeks. All different venues, all different crowds, same loud and proud sound you’ve grown to know and love.
For the as-of-yet still un-initiated, the Mash Potato Mashers are a nine-piece, all acoustic, horn powerhouse, playing a funk-balkan blend of marching hits. All insanely danceable stuff. New Orleans meets Slovenia right in your own backyard. (Check us out at http://www.myspace.com/mempm )
Opportunity # 1 – Thursday, May 5th
JIM BRYSON w MIKE ESSOUDRY’S MASH POTATO MASHERS
- Kichesippi Brewery, 866 Campbell Avenue, Ottawa
- $12 advance; 7PM doors
- link
Opportunity # 2 – Sunday, May 8th
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than by taking her out to the Elmdale! This is an all-ages, family-friendly show – sure to provide over 2 hours of non-stop dancing to tire out your toddler… Tempting, eh?
Mash Potato Mashers play for Kids!
- The Elmdale Tavern, Ottawa
- $10 for adults, $5 for kids
- 3:00 PM
- http://www.elmdaletavern.com/
Opportunity # 3 - Saturday, May 14
Mashers @ Le Petit Chicago
- Le Petit Chicago, 50, promenade du Portage, Hull
- ~ $10, ~ 9:00PM start
- link
Gee, but it’d be swell to see you at any of these! I think you might dig it.
Questions? Concerns? Waivers? Let me know.
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