[Magdalen] Hot in church tomorrow?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Our recorder orchestra had one descant, which reminded me of a class many
moons ago when the instructor asked the descants (which we Americans call
sopranos) to play a unison, and then winced in agony when they sort of
tried to comply.  He said, "There is a riddle: How do you get two sopranos
to play in tune?  The answer is to shoot one."

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 9:58 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 7/26/2016 2:00:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
>
> The  recorder orchestra had
> its own numbers to perform. One of our best recorder  instructors, John
> tyson was in charge of this group, and his big advice was  if you make a
> mistake, DO NOT make a "mistake face." A very practical
> teacher!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> I have my own recorder story.  I was requested by an art history
> friend at Syracuse U. to photograph the windows of the Lady  Chapel
> at Lichfield Cathedral, England.  The glass was originally in  the
> Herkenrode
> Nunnery in Belgium.
>
> It took the better part of a day to get the photos done, and all the  while
> I was "treated" to the sound of the rehearsing recorder  orchestra of
> the Diocese - about 200 strong.  There is nothing quite like  that
> memorable
> sound echoing through a medieval cathedral!
>
>
> David S.
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>