music
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Dusty The Original Pop Diva: Son Of A Preacher Man
The backing vocalists ran through their parts in Son Of A Preacher Man, from the album Dusty in Memphis. It was a hit for Dusty Springfield in the U.S., and UK in 1969, and a defining moment for the singer… Continue reading
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Quiet please, there’s a lady on the stage
We are about half-way through the rehearsals for the musical Dusty, the Original Pop Diva, which will run for 3 weeks in November at the Sunnybank Theatre. Most of Act 1 is now complete, we’ve gotten a lot of the… Continue reading
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My Generation! Working those bods in Dusty
I love this music from “Dusty The Original Pop Diva”, which will be running for three weeks at Sunnybank Theatre in November. I’ve been working with Choreographer Lynette Wockner on the big songs Continue reading
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Dusty The Original Pop Diva rehearsals start!
The cast of Dusty The Original Pop Diva gather at the Sunnybank Theatre. Continue reading
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Celebrating the world Under This Sky!
It’s been a week since the 85-piece orchestra, that my Melodica and I were so lucky to be part of, performed in Under This Sky (UTS) on Aug 1 and 2 2015, out on the playing fields of Logan Brothers… Continue reading
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UTS tech rehearsals. Brrr!
BRRR! Under This Sky (UTS) tech rehearsals into the cold night! The lights are blue, like our hands. Steve Francis plays a haunting bass clarinet solo in one of the early scenes in the show. Steve composed this piece in… Continue reading
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And soon it begins…
So we had our first on-site orchestra rehearsal, on raised scaffolding with a backdrop of purple up-lit trees! Our orchestra pit (can it be a pit when it’s raised?) is in a massive field, with front-of-house on a smaller platform. Continue reading
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Festival pass and a t-shirt
I have festivals passes labelled MEDIA but this is the first which says ARTIST. Yay! Continue reading
Joanna Funk 