Music saves lives
The first concert of the season! Hoorah!
Somewhere along the way, I forgot to mention that I joined, since very late September, a new and wonderful a cappella group, which we call La Horde Vocale. Let me tell you the story...
So, I was actually at a rehearsal for my other vocal group, the Choeur en Jazz Montréal when people started buzzing about an ad they saw in the Voir (a local, free entertainment paper) for a vocal jazz group that was seeking singers. There were jokes (??) about the "competition" in Montreal and such. All the same I was intrigued and ended up asking for the contact number. I finally got the nerve to phone (I don't particularly like talking on the phone, especially in French), and asked warily what this group was about (the ad was a suspicious two-liner). I particularly took note that the director, Jean-François Julien, said that there were no auditions when I inquired. My warning bells went off but I agreed to come to a trial evening.
I got there, and faced about 10 other kids more or less my age, who greeted me with such warmth and kindness! I was impressed at how our voices balanced together (music to my ears!) and was even more impressed by the arrangements (original, technically challenging and witty arrangements composed by JF himself!). It was a fabulous moment! I was sold!
So on the evening of December 7th, we had our first public appearance as a vocal group. We sang at a soirée for volunteers of the Suicide Action Montreal, an organization for which Christian, one of our bass singers, is generously working for. The concert actually took place at the brewery, so we watched beer bottles go by on the conveyor belt on the other side of a window! Hilarious! Unfortunately, people were quite noisy and didn't care overly much for the entertainment, but this was great for us as it toughened us up. We were fabulous!
Somewhere along the way, I forgot to mention that I joined, since very late September, a new and wonderful a cappella group, which we call La Horde Vocale. Let me tell you the story...
So, I was actually at a rehearsal for my other vocal group, the Choeur en Jazz Montréal when people started buzzing about an ad they saw in the Voir (a local, free entertainment paper) for a vocal jazz group that was seeking singers. There were jokes (??) about the "competition" in Montreal and such. All the same I was intrigued and ended up asking for the contact number. I finally got the nerve to phone (I don't particularly like talking on the phone, especially in French), and asked warily what this group was about (the ad was a suspicious two-liner). I particularly took note that the director, Jean-François Julien, said that there were no auditions when I inquired. My warning bells went off but I agreed to come to a trial evening.
I got there, and faced about 10 other kids more or less my age, who greeted me with such warmth and kindness! I was impressed at how our voices balanced together (music to my ears!) and was even more impressed by the arrangements (original, technically challenging and witty arrangements composed by JF himself!). It was a fabulous moment! I was sold!
So on the evening of December 7th, we had our first public appearance as a vocal group. We sang at a soirée for volunteers of the Suicide Action Montreal, an organization for which Christian, one of our bass singers, is generously working for. The concert actually took place at the brewery, so we watched beer bottles go by on the conveyor belt on the other side of a window! Hilarious! Unfortunately, people were quite noisy and didn't care overly much for the entertainment, but this was great for us as it toughened us up. We were fabulous!
posted by Susan Tam at 12/07/2006
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