First gig…wish me luck!

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October 5, 2007 at 1:01 am #164076

Audrey Nickel
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Hey all,

I’m going to be “playing out” for the first time on the harp this Saturday at the Loch Lomond Celtic Society Highland Games and Celtic Festival in Ben Lomond, CA.

October 5, 2007 at 3:04 am #164077

unknown-user
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Audrey,

I wish you all the best!

October 5, 2007 at 3:29 am #164078

louise-vickerman
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Hi Audrey,

Best of Luck!!!! You’ll be fantastic, great to hear you are “gigging”, I remember doing the Ceilidhs and festivals when I was playing clarsach yonks ago, it is such a fun performance experience. You will be proud of me, this July I played a recital at the symphony’s Deer Valley Music Festival of a program of all 20thC. British harp music and decided to program a couple of selections on my clarsach (“Prelude14” by Eddie McGuire and some songs by Ronald Stevenson), I had to (embarassingly) admit to my audience that it was the first time in 25 years I had publicly performed on the clarsach, I promise it won’t be another 25 years before I do it again!

Louise

October 5, 2007 at 3:51 am #164079

Audrey Nickel
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Yay!

October 5, 2007 at 11:28 am #164080

unknown-user
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Going to be great. Congratulations and good luck, cool and positive thoughts to you. I love the planets suite. I have always been fond of Holst and Vaughn-Williams and the early 20th ct English, impressionistic composers. (I was born just down the road from Vaughn-Williams’s house. My parents remember him in the neighbourhood) Wishing you all the very best.

Christine

October 5, 2007 at 12:50 pm #164081

sherry-lenox
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Oh my, so many wonderful things to read about! I can’t wait to get into some of the things you are all playing. I’ve played the Holst in wind ensemble but I can only imagine how wonderful it must sound when played on harps!

I love the English composers! Has anyone ever played Grainger on harp. I’ll make a guess that some of his work needs pedal harp, but maybe some on lever. Irish Tune from County Derry maybe?

Best thoughts and wishes for all of you who will be playing this weekend!

October 5, 2007 at 3:09 pm #164082

kay-lister
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Audrey –

GOOD LUCK, YOU’LL DO GREAT, HAVE FUN!!!! You’ll always remember your first gig.

October 6, 2007 at 6:37 am #164083

Audrey Nickel
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I’ve sung the Holst…well, that portion, anyway.

October 7, 2007 at 3:42 pm #164084

Audrey Nickel
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Everything went really well!

October 8, 2007 at 4:45 pm #164085

kay-lister
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WAY TO GO AUDREY!!!!!!!

October 8, 2007 at 5:39 pm #164086

Audrey Nickel
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It was certainly a good place to learn to play with distractions!

October 8, 2007 at 5:43 pm #164087

Audrey Nickel
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Oops…I guess there are four!

October 8, 2007 at 8:40 pm #164088

kay-lister
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Audrey – Great picture – Good job girl.

October 8, 2007 at 11:29 pm #164089

Kari Q
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Hi Audrey,

First I would like to say, congratulations!

October 9, 2007 at 2:02 am #164090

Audrey Nickel
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Well, you never know!
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