I just sat here and did all of the sound engineering work for the video I need to get out while ignoring my phone's plea to please go check the drier to see if my clothes are dry :ditto_yikes:
I really want to skip gym to do the video part and get it out there and over with and finally get another video out on my youtube channel (who knows, that might even lead to donations so I can get things I need), but I know I need to train so my biological equipment doesn't fail on me, just like I try to maintain my violin :zerotwo_cry:
Anyway, here's the audio track. I won't have the video stuff done for at least another day or two, unfortunately :kitty_sad:
Travelling to orchestra rehearsal with my Brompton bicycle and violin in Sydney! The Brompton fits behind all train seats and nearly all bus seats in Sydney, and the Bam Submarine Hoodie keeps the rain off the hard case.
If you have recommendations for compact practice music stands that might fit in a Brompton Metro Backpack please let me know - my current folding stand sticks out the end!
The padded Bam backpack straps are very secure - and absorb any minor vibration that my wheels, suspension block, seat and body hasn’t absorbed.
Keen to hear about the commuting setups of musicians on bicycles around the world!
I’m so excited! I made Victorian-inspired pockets attached to a waistband (w velcro). Women’s pockets in the 1800s could accommodate everything from gin flasks, telescopes, to botanical maps and sewing accessories‼️
I made my pockets comically large to make a point, so, it fits everything I need - my phone, charging cable, wallet, comb, hand sanitizer, a tiny notebook, and my e-reader. If this sticks, it will be a game changer 👜🚫
William Lawes: Wherefore do my sisters stay?
The second #symphony, #song and #chorus from James Shirley's court #masque, The Triumph of Peace, which was performed for King Charles I at the Palace of #Whitehall in 1634.
Richard de Winter: Irene (tenor)
Peter Willcock: bass
Alison Kinder: bass #viol
Tamsin Lewis: #violin, alto
Keith McGowan: #flute
Richard Mackenzie: #lute
Image: Giulio Parigi: Design for the 6th Interlude for Cosimo de Medici, 1608
Hi, I'm a professional violinist who plays soundtracks :sylveon_squish:
Ok, #Introduction over. I'm a musician, not a wordsmith :growlithe_derp:
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I'm being gently informed by my responsible half that I'm to write a proper intro, as she puts it...
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Hi Fedi/Mastodon, I'm Octavia, a 30ish Japanese and USian violinist (and composer) whose mother introduced her to the violin at age 5 and Super Mario Brothers at age 3. This would go on to have profound consequences, chief amongst which was that the majority of the activities I enjoy involve fingertip dexterity. The secondary effect was that I would go on to use the classical training I received throughout my childhood to, for the most part, play soundtracks while letting my classical repertoire languish :blobhaj_peek:
Nintendo classics like Mario, Zelda, Kirby, Pokemon, and Smash, JRPG classics like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy (IX and X specifically), movie soundtracks including a bunch of Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki Hayao works, Disney, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Carribbean, and Master & Commander (which is just my excuse to play the Bach Cello Suite no. 1: Prelude :leafeon_giggle: ), and a few anime pieces here and there (along with at least one My Little Pony theme :blobhaj_jam: ) are the bulk of what I play when I perform solo. I do play classical pieces here and there, but they mostly tend to be various movements from the Bach Cello Suites, along with a smattering of Celtic music, though I try to mix everything together in my sets, leaving people guessing as to what's a soundtrack and what's not :blobhaj_peek:
I perform at various conventions in the Pacific Northwest of the US (formerly in Brook and Link cosplays), whether inside or outside, and also perform as part of Troupe Seven Stars at faires in the area over the summer months while filling the rest of my time playing solo or ensemble shows, mostly near Portland. About half of Saturdays are spent performing at Fleur de Lis Bakery & Cafe in the Hollywood district.
I tend to spend my free time dissociating in the shower, overcoming whatever ADHD lobs my way, and running out the door like an alternate-universe fusion of Bilbo Baggins and the March Hare from Alice in Wonderland (though, to my astonishment, I've only been late to 2 gigs in my life that I remember). What crumbs of time are spared from those tend to be spent on gaming, reading manga/watching anime, listening to and sharing music (yes, mostly soundtracks), and enjoying what the internet has to offer.
Aside from needing to hop instances, I've found my time on the Fedi to be enjoyable, and I hope to keep meeting interesting, genuine people and sharing time and conversations together :espeon_love:
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William Harris Lee hosts an open house during Second Fridays at the Fine Arts Building, located on Michigan Avenue. In addition to featuring live music, people can tour their workshop and see how violins & other string instruments are made.
Just under a week to go before our first performance of
The King's Delight:
A programme of #music, words & #song from Restoration Britain. #Ballads about the #Plague, the Great Fire, the Frost Fair, #horseracing, #chocolate & #coffee; loyal songs & #theatre songs; tavern rounds, dance music, and divisions and solos for the #violin, #viol & #cittern. Includes music by Jenkins, Bannister, Simpson, #Locke, #Purcell, and #Playford; words and lyrics from Pepys, Evelyn, #Shakespeare, & Aphra Behn.
Thinking once again how cool it would be to own and learn the cobza😅realistically I have never been good with plucked instruments, just ask the dust-covered mandolin case under my bed. doesn't stop me from lurking in Cobza fb groups and dreaming.