Playing the saxophone The Cafe Trio grown to Octet down to Sextet

[rhysonsax]

What is the line-up of the group nowadays ? Do you mainly use SATB arrangements and double up where necessary, or is there a different set of instruments that you aim to use ?

Rhys

 

[chadders]

For the last few meet-ups and our airing in Congleton Park we were @Jeanette Soprano; @trimmy Alto , Me Tenor & @Vetinari Baritone. Others have been dipping in and out. We have rearranged a couple of pieces down to SATB and have decided to stick with SATB going forward - We can then double up if more people attend. We did one meet as a trio and ignored the tenor part; just played SAB which sounded well too considering

 

[Jeanette]

And we now have a booking to play carols in a care home 🙂

Jx

 

[Vetinari]

They think they can leave me there

 

[rhysonsax]

If you would like some more SATB arrangements (from easy to challenging) then I have quite a collection.

I have recently been depping on S, A, T and B for another quartet whenever one of them is unavailable. It's quite an eye opener to see and play all four parts on a chart you thought you know.

Rhys

 

[Colin the Bear]

They think they can leave me there

Take some I.D. I had trouble getting out of one.

 

[Jeanette]

They think they can leave me there

I've booked you a room 🙂

Jx

 

[chadders]

If you would like some more SATB arrangements (from easy to challenging) then I have quite a collection.

I have recently been depping on S, A, T and B for another quartet whenever one of them is unavailable. It's quite an eye opener to see and play all four parts on a chart you thought you know.

Rhys

oh, Fantastic - that would be great. We currently have a couple of new pieces ready to start on in the sessions early next year, so will be looking for new pieces after that.

Have also found Seesharp's youtube page a very useful resource!

 

[Targa]

I've booked you a room 🙂

Jx

101 or No. 9?

 

[Vetinari]

Poor things have been suffering my presence since 23 July 2017. They were so desperate for a baritone.

 

[Jeanette]

Had a great session today lead by @chadders we seem to have settled into a sextet at the moment.

Bari, tenor 2 x alto and 2 x sops. Going to try for a care home gig. We had one planned for Christmas but my catching COVID but paid to that.

Jx

 

[rhysonsax]

If they let you all into the care home, make sure you count the number allowed out.

Our quartet played a couple of care home gigs before COVID and it would be nice to do so again.

Rhys

 

[Jeanette]

If they let you all into the care home, make sure you count the number allowed out.

Good point !!

Jx

 

[Vetinari]

They want to leave me there.

 

[Targa]

They want to leave me there.

You said that in your post #824 above - maybe they should.

 

[Vetinari]

You said that in your post #824 above - maybe they should.

Repetition the game for the bewildered

 

[skeller047]

Repetition is mastery…

 

[Tenor Viol]

I escaped to the country

 

[Jeanette]

I had misgivings about today's meet as I lost my voice in the week and now have a cough. Despite a few days rest from playing, the work I had done to build my embouchure in the days up to list voice paid off.

There were 5 of us today and we have enough material to play the care home gig next week 🙂

Jx

 

[Targa]

Going into a care home with a cough should set a few pacemakers upping the tempo.