Henning's Headquarters

[Karl Henning]

Inching Along

[Karl Henning]

A bit more progress, plus more rehearsal letters.

[Rons_talking]

http://www.youtube.com/v/OS5KVlN99M8

Karl, I really like this work. Is the whole thing complete? I'd like to hear more!

[Karl Henning]

Thank very much, Ron; greatly appreciated!

I have some seven numbers from the ballet as a playlist on YouTube.

While I have just short of two hours of the music done, the ballet is not quite complete.

My plan is, once I have the Op. 150 in the can, to address myself to wrapping up the ballet, at last.  I mean to have it done before my birthday, in October.

[Karl Henning]

I've come to reflect that there is too much haste in the delivery of the text going out to the end, so I am working freely to augment the rhythm.

[aligreto]

I've come to reflect that there is too much haste in the delivery of the text going out to the end, so I am working freely to augment the rhythm.

Self criticism is both good and important.

[Karl Henning]

Verily

[Karl Henning]

Getting frightfully close.

[Karl Henning]

Ensemble Aubade will play the Oxygen Footprint in New Hampshire Friday, and the harpist is going to give me a lift.

[Karl Henning]

And now, to decide how much info to add to the Fixed Media cues line.

[Karl Henning]

Ensemble Aubade will play the Oxygen Footprint in New Hampshire Friday, and the harpist is going to give me a lift.

Cracking performance!

[aligreto]

Cracking performance!

Congratulations and I am happy that you were pleased by the performance.

[Sergeant Rock]

Cracking performance!

Excellent. Will there be a recording you could share?

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Excellent. Will there be a recording you could share?

Sarge

Alas, I was not organized enough to bring my recorder. 

[Karl Henning]

Today, I prepared the vocal score (attached) and sent to the singers.

I've also sent parts out to the instrumentalists

[JBS]

Looks good, as best I can tell.
I did not realize that you would be giving the thane's part to a mezzo.

[Karl Henning]

Looks good, as best I can tell.
I did not realize that you would be giving the thane's part to a mezzo.

Where, in Shakespeare's day, all the roles would have been played by male actors, I thought it would be a nice inversion, to assign both roles to female voices.

[JBS]

Where, in Shakespeare's day, all the roles would have been played by male actors, I thought it would be a nice inversion, to assign both roles to female voices.

Ha!

[Karl Henning]

Just about ready to hit the ballet again. The one thing I need to get out of the way so that I feel free and clear is, to begin the herding of the cats ... get a rehearsal schedule started for A Heart So White.

[Karl Henning]

Well, it was a puzzle which cost me some mental effort, but I have at last scheduled the rehearsals. I think I'll wait a day or so before hopping onto the ballet.