Henning's Headquarters

[Karl Henning]

Unusually small for King's! Probably because of the solemn anniversary in Boston today.  One chap from the office came. Though small, the audience were warm.

[Karl Henning]

The clarinet felt mighty good;  we did a little rehearsing just before, to get a sense of the space...and my stamina was more than equal to the day. It's a fine group!

[North Star]

Beautiful works & recordings, Karl!

[Karl Henning]

Thanks, Karlo!

[North Star]

Out in the Sun at Soundcloud.

Like others have already said, this is wonderful! I liked Journey to the Dayspring, too.

[Karl Henning]

Many thanks for listening!

[Karl Henning]

And: Maria appears on the evening news in DC.

[Karl Henning]

I think the trio is done.

One day, the brass player's message was, "this is playable" (toots, I'm both a composer and a clarinetist); the next-ish day, her message was the wisecrack, "don't quit your day job."  Today, she is the fastidious critic...

"We are donating our time for this concert, and I can honestly say that it’s the first time in the history of the group that we’re to play for free. We’re doing this to honor Bill and there are so many people sharing the program that we have our own music that we want to play in Bill’s memory. If someday you would like us to do a concert of your own music, we’re available for hire as a trio or a quintet, but for a memorial we prefer to choose our own music."

If someday I hire a brass trio or quintet to play my music, it will be neither The Two-Bit Players, nor the person who tells me to hold onto the day job.

[Cato]

If someday I hire a brass trio or quintet to play my music, it will be neither The Two-Bit Players, nor the person who tells me to hold onto the day job.

Amen!

And in contrast to your creative gifts, she shows a lamentable lack of originality by using the cliche' "don't quit your day job." 

Tell her to hold her arrogant nose and sneeze her little brain out her ears!   0:)

[Karl Henning]

Probably worked with her four or five times in the W.A.G. era;  even then, she did not impress me as one of the more imaginative performers I've worked with.  I suppose that her capacities have only shrunk further over time.

[TheGSMoeller]

And the quartet:

http://www.youtube.com/v/E0_-CTvtSS8

I love the combination and tonality of the instruments for the quartet. Bravo, Karl! 

[Karl Henning]

My first thought, after our first performance of How to Tell, I wanted a cello. But, a double bass, is better still.

[Karl Henning]

So, Heinrich likes it . . . but (what I should have guessed) he cannot use the doxology at King's Chapel.  So some second-gen. re-texting is imminent . . . .

And here their recording is up at SoundCloud.

[Karl Henning]

Amen!

And in contrast to your creative gifts, she shows a lamentable lack of originality by using the cliche' "don't quit your day job." 

Tell her to hold her arrogant nose and sneeze her little brain out her ears!   0:)

Well, and look at me, making lemonade:

Although I am not sure just where in the country he is at present, I am friends on Facebook with the trombonist whom I found at NEC to hire for the trombone duo interludes of the St Paul's Evening Service in D.  Earlier today, I messaged him to ask if he might have use for a trio . . . and (in fact, in the time it has taken me to compose this post) I have sent him the score and parts of Le tombeau de W.A.G.

[North Star]

One day, the brass player's message was, "this is playable" (toots, I'm both a composer and a clarinetist); the next-ish day, her message was the wisecrack, "don't quit your day job."  Today, she is the fastidious critic...

"We are donating our time for this concert, and I can honestly say that it's the first time in the history of the group that we're to play for free. We're doing this to honor Bill and there are so many people sharing the program that we have our own music that we want to play in Bill's memory. If someday you would like us to do a concert of your own music, we're available for hire as a trio or a quintet, but for a memorial we prefer to choose our own music."

If someday I hire a brass trio or quintet to play my music, it will be neither The Two-Bit Players, nor the person who tells me to hold onto the day job.

Perhaps you should compose a tombeau to her, too...   0:)

[Karl Henning]

Hah!

Separately . . . while my choir's contribution was not taxing in either case, both the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services were lovely events.  Enjoying a day of rest today.

[Karl Henning]

If I've already mentioned so, pardon the repetition . . . I have been thinking of arranging Misapprehension for an alternate scoring.  I might have gotten a start on that this past long weekend, save that I wanted to work from hard copy which I might mark up a bit. So I've now printed out a fresh copy.

Also thinking about a new cello-&-piano piece;  want to form enough of an idea of it, so that I can work on it while "on the road" this coming weekend.  Thinking of titling it, ... illa existimans quia hortulanus esset ....

[jochanaan]

Probably worked with her four or five times in the W.A.G. era;  even then, she did not impress me as one of the more imaginative performers I've worked with.  I suppose that her capacities have only shrunk further over time.

Isn't it amazing that the snarky ones are so seldom the best players?  As I've said about some musicians of my acquaintance, it sounds like she's not good enough to behave that badly.

[Karl Henning]

Hah! True, indeed.

[Karl Henning]

On the Misapprehension adaptation, I have not decided yet on either of two approaches:  an instrument-by-instrument substitution, or a full wind ensemble adaptation.

I may do both, of course, for fun.