Ouch. On three hours of sleep, I wandered into my morning church gig. Fortunately, it was pretty easy--all tenor (with a little bit of clarinet at the end), and the tunes had enough space for me to play a little bit. My excitement of the morning happened in the introduction of the biggest song we did--the recording (I am told) began with a big trumpet fanfare. The best I could do was to play it all up at the top of my altissimo range, beginning on a high C. As we came up to this song in the service, my mind went blank, and I had no idea how to finger that note; then I thought I remembered it, but there was no way to check if I was hearing the correct pitch. It all worked out.
Having a late gig like the previous night with an early gig like this morning really messes me up. I came home from my AM church gig and went back to bed for four or five hours.
My evening church gig was pretty good. I think I've finally found a good spot on my soprano neck for intonation--things are coming together. We also got another singer back from the summer break, which helped significantly with the vocal blend.
Upcoming gigs:
August 15, Georgia Theatre (Athens, GA)
August 16-17, Smith's Olde Bar (Atlanta, GA)--Please Pleaserock Me show
August 18, Monday Night Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA)
August 23, Park Tavern (Atlanta, GA)
August 30, House of Blues (Anaheim, CA)
August 31, House of Blues (Hollywood, CA)
September 26, Smith's Olde Bar (Atlanta, GA)--Sazerac show
September 27, Park Tavern (Atlanta, GA)
October 10, State Theatre (Falls Church, VA)
October 11, Gramercy Theatre (New York, NY)
October 12, Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis, MD)
October 19, Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)
October 31, Georgia Theater (Athens, GA)
November 1, Music Farm (Charleston, SC)
November 17, House of Blues (San Diego, CA)
December 14, Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)
