Wuntaforty Parts

Okay gents, here are the MP3 files for the parts in Wuntaforty.

• Wuntaforty (all parts)
• Wuntaforty (solo)
• Wuntaforty (t1)
• Wuntaforty (t2 - high)
• Wuntaforty (t2 - low)
• Wuntaforty (bari)
• Wuntaforty (bass)

Pick your parts. Download. Listen with the music.

Regards, Mike C.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Fall

Mighty Mighty Beachers...

Fall is sweeping by swiftly, so let's unfurl the sail and gather speed. Attendance has not been wonderful, so we really need to adjust so as to not get blown off course. We're aiming for a busy December with at two gigs locked down and hopefully more to come.

Here's the schedule:

• Saturday - 12/1 GIG at Borders Books in Westport
  time TBD
  
• Monday - 12/3 VIDEO RECORDING of A Xmas Song for YouTube and AOL online contest
  
• Thursday - 12/6
  
• Saturday - 12/8 GIG with the CONN ARTISTS
  exact times TBD
  afternoon - ad hoc singing downtown somewhere
  evening - Trinity Church, Southport - invite lots of friends and family
  
• Monday - 12/10 AUDITIONS (no rehearsal)
  
• Thursday - 12/13 CALL-BACKS (all to attend)
• Friday - 12/14 shhhhh... it's a secret, remembah?
• Saturday - 12/15 NYC gig? minstreling in NYC?
  
• Monday - 12/17
  
• Tuesday - 12/18 Winter Concert... you guys will do a song or two before the gig, alongside the Blues
• Wednesday - 1/2/08 Beachers Day (all to attend... long day)

I'll update this post when I know more about the Winter Concert, etc.

Repertoire
We've got a lot of material 90% ready. The gig on the 8th will be 3.5 songs... from among these:

• Love Potion #9
• Romeo & Juliet
• Life's Gonna Suck
• Concrete & Clay
• U Can't Do That

See you in rehearsal, Mike

Zombie Jam Set List

Guys,
Have given considerable thought to the set list for Zombie Jam... here's where it stands. It's probably 90% where we want to be.

First Set

• Hodja - IG
  
• Concrete & Clay - Mico
  
• Romeo & Juliet - Rakan
  
• Can't Take That Away - Matt D.
  
• I Got Rhythm/Flintstones - Kevin/Will B.
  

Second Set

• Starfish & Coffee - Rakan
  
• Love Potion #9 - Will M.
  
• Lonesome Road - Matt
  
• Is That the Way You Look? - Matt M.
  
• Helmet - Chris
  
• And So It Goes
  
• Life's Gonna Suck - Kevin
  
• You Can't Do That - Dale
  
• TOTES - James
  

Moms (Bring 'Em Up #1)

• Evaline - Mico
  

Alums (Bring 'Em Up #2)

• Drifters Medley - Dylan & Will M.
  
• Bible / Dixie
  
• Shenandoah - Will B.
  
• Chariot - James
  

Wow! This is gonna be a helluva concert. You've gotta be psyched.

You've also got some final CRANKING to do. Sing together as much as you can... even if the whole group isn't there. NEXT TUESDAY IS CRUCIAL for GROUP SING-TOGETHER COHESION.

I will see you next Wednesday for final work, especially on the Alum set.

Regards, Mike C.

More MP3's of Classic Beacher Songs

Guys,

We're in the final stretch and now face the challenge of finishing up learnings on the legendary Beachers traditional arrangements. I've uploaded MP3 files of the entire Beachers CD. Please point your browser to the following folder and download like a madman.

http://www.papageno.com/downloads/

You can browse the list of songs and download what you need, or even listen right from the list.

Mike

Missing Music? Download the PDF of the Nova Songbook

Guys,

Some of you have been without your songbooks at rehearsals. That doesn't work. So, here's a PDF of the entire Nova Songbook. Download it, printout what you need, bring it to rehearsal.

I don't have the Traditional Songbook digitized yet... perhaps for next year.

Regards, Mike C.

Zombie Jam

Okay, time for the reality check on the Zombie Jam.

We've got a ton of music... much of it is just run-throughs, minor spackling, and "performance powering"... but there're some that are on the low end of readiness. This entire list will not be in the concert, but most of it will, that means that May is the month for buckling down.

Totally New

• Concrete & Clay (0.9)
• Life's Gonna Suck (0.7)
• Rhythm/Flintstones (0.8)
• Love Potion #9 (0.9)
• You Can't Do That (0.9)
• Can't Take That Away (0.7)
• Title of the Song (0.7)

Truly Great Traditional

• Is That the Way U Look? (0.8)
• Helmet (0.7)
• Hodja (0.9)
• Time After Time (0.4)
• And So It Goes (0.9)
• Romeo & Juliet (0.7)
• Starfish & Coffee (0.9)
• Lonesome Road (0.8)

Truly Great Traditional - Also Learn, some are in the concert with alums

• Shenendoah (0.6)
• Drifters Medley (0.3)
• Chariot (0.3)
• Evaline (0.5)
• Bible / Dixie (0.8)
  

We've been kicking this year... let's crunch through May and be stellar on June 9th. More details to come.

All the rehearsals are critical now.

Mike

Some to Watch Over Me

Guys,

Here're the MP3 files to the last new song we learn this year. ONE MONTH TO THE JAM! Much music to polish after the woodshedding on this one is over on Monday 5/7.

• All Parts
• Tenor 1
• Tenor 2
• Baritone
• Bass

Grab 'em... download to your computer or MP3 player... get it nailed.

Hasta, Mike