The Works of Paul Corfield Godfrey and Volante Opera

[simoncrosbybuttle]

Wow. And from my observations, you've a memory "like a steel trap" as the worn out old saw goes.

Must have been brutal..!!

Ridiculous - borderline unsingable in places and because of its serial nature, easily forgettable to be an inner part of.

I’m sure the audience hearing the work were getting the desired effect but it was slipping from my mind by the last performances.

The first performance was fine because we were rehearsing nearly every day but then we were also rehearsing/performing Nabucco at the same time (exact opposite in music) and had to focus on that,

 

[Ent]

@simoncrosbybuttle - I listened to O Little Town yesterday by the way, too. Found it delightful... noted especially the 3 spots where the female soprano voice(s) hold a half-note where the other voices come in on the beat... just a little syncopation (or whatever you call it) making a great additive to the flow and coordination of the music.

I'm slowly copying stuff into my own .mp3 Christmas album.

 

[Andromadus the Invictus]

Ridiculous - borderline unsingable in places and because of its serial nature, easily forgettable to be an inner part of.

I’m sure the audience hearing the work were getting the desired effect but it was slipping from my mind by the last performances.

The first performance was fine because we were rehearsing nearly every day but then we were also rehearsing/performing Nabucco at the same time (exact opposite in music) and had to focus on that,

Yeah, that happens 😂

 

[Ent]

Well. Work on Lord of The Rings continues apace. Exciting to get daily reports of pieces being accomplished.
Some Treebeard and Gandalf work done, the Attack on Isengard worked on, Quickbeam's Lament too, Forth Eorlingas recorded, and more...

I just need to be sure I get all The Silmarillion listened to, at least twice, before LoTR is released.
Some of the themes, in slightly altered form or key, repeat in similar situations/circumstances for some of the characters... from SIL through The Hobbit, it appears.

What a massive cycle to draw a continuous theme through. There is a brilliance behind it all... no question about that.

 

[Ent]

Well, for you singers, I'm kinda sorry you missed today's opportunity to ask questions of and chat things up with Julian Boyce.
He does a lot of the work, all the background video stuff, and was the original founder of Volante back in the day.
Insteresting stuff asked and answered. (and of course, some dumb Ent wouldn't shut up..!!)

Also a note: some new recordings of former snippets coming soon to the 'free listening videos' portion of Volante's "Videos" section.
I've personally still got a ton of that stuff to listen to.

 

[simoncrosbybuttle]

Well, for you singers, I'm kinda sorry you missed today's opportunity to ask questions of and chat things up with Julian Boyce.
He does a lot of the work, all the background video stuff, and was the original founder of Volante back in the day.
Insteresting stuff asked and answered. (and of course, some dumb Ent wouldn't shut up..!!)

Also a note: some new recordings of former snippets coming soon to the 'free listening videos' portion of Volante's "Videos" section.
I've personally still got a ton of that stuff to listen to.

And he’s enjoying himself responding to you all - he’s a bit social media shy so that’s incredible!

 

[Fingon_Findekáno]

Well, for you singers, I'm kinda sorry you missed today's opportunity to ask questions of and chat things up with Julian Boyce.
He does a lot of the work, all the background video stuff, and was the original founder of Volante back in the day.
Insteresting stuff asked and answered. (and of course, some dumb Ent wouldn't shut up..!!)

I was watching from behind the scenes, even though I couldn’t come up with any questions of my own fast enough. Your questions to Julian about singing and vocal health were excellent though! I appreciated you asking them, and I appreciated his thorough answers! 😄

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

Work has been busy lately, so I haven't been able to keep up with the server, unfortunately.

 

[Ent]

Work has been busy lately, so I haven't been able to keep up with the server, unfortunately.

Yeah, that thing called 'life'.... sigh.

 

[simoncrosbybuttle]

Yeah, that thing called 'life'.... sigh.

I was watching from behind the scenes, even though I couldn’t come up with any questions of my own fast enough. Your questions to Julian about singing and vocal health were excellent though! I appreciated you asking them, and I appreciated his thorough answers! 😄

pop on the Discord and put this message - he’ll really appreciate it!

 

[Ent]

@Fingon_Findekáno and @Maedhros_Nelyafinwë - and any of the rest of you who are diligently pursuing singing...
Simon Buttle has made some noteworthy comments about vocal employment and strain etc. at a young age in the "general" section. Might be worth your review next time you pop over there. Your teachers no doubt deal with this as well, but I'm not sure it can be heard too often or from too many sources.

Grand-ent fusses over things, you know. Protect yourselves.

 

[Fingon_Findekáno]

@Fingon_Findekáno and @Maedhros_Nelyafinwë - and any of the rest of you who are diligently pursuing singing...
Simon Buttle has made some noteworthy comments about vocal employment and strain etc. at a young age in the "general" section. Might be worth your review next time you pop over there. Your teachers no doubt deal with this as well, but I'm not sure it can be heard too often or from too many sources.

Grand-ent fusses over things, you know. Protect yourselves.

Thank you for the notification, Grand-Ent! I will definitely check it out. 😊

 

[Ent]

I will definitely check it out.

Cool. (dating myself a bit.) More interesting stuff was added...

I'm pondering actually changing my handle to 'Grand-Ent' but I'm not sure it would be appropriate.

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

I'm pondering actually changing my handle to 'Grand-Ent' but I'm not sure it would be appropriate.

Well, not only are you our adopted Grand-ent, but you're also a grand Ent in general!

 

[Ent]

a grand Ent in general!

yeah, this is the problem. I don't want to come off as thinking of myself as 'Grand' anything, except in age... sounds a bit officious. (insert frown.)

 

[Fingon_Findekáno]

I know you already had your role changed to “Grand-Ent in Residence,” and the others on the server have found it kind of sweet how a group of young Elves have taken to you like so, but I think it’s fine if you kept your current handle. For one, any other newbies from TTF will recognize you, and two, while you are Grand-Ent to us, you’re also so much more to others as well.

 

[Ent]

Yes, it's true. Being an Ent-At-Large does allow me to fill many roles... especially my primary one. To take up space. 😆
Things are good as they are.

 

[Ent]

Well. I just finished the first disc of Silmarillion: Feanor. Stunning in so many ways. I'm so glad I had the Vocal Score to follow along... it has really great notes in it helping see/understand what's going on.

"Poor Feanor" - in spite of his sickness over the Silmarils, his passing is nonetheless dramatic and sad. The music does so much to enhance the scenes in view.

From all we're hearing about the development of The Lord of the Rings, it's going to be stunning. Difficult to wait - but wait we must.

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

I'm not quite done with Fëanor yet either, glad I'm not the only one who's taking my time! I want to make sure the music has my undivided attention when I listen.

in spite of his sickness over the Silmarils, his passing is nonetheless dramatic and sad.

I'd say his "sickness over the Silmarils" is part of the tragedy. Here's a brilliant and talented guy, destined for greatness, but his grief and desires corrupt him.

 

[Ent]

I think it MAY be Tolkien plays on certain issues related to Gems now and again, and mankind's covetousness. As Sherlock Holmes says, the 'great gems' are always a matter of evil. (my words there.)
But Tolkien shows us three different elements in 3 different peopls.

With the Arkenstone of the Dwarves, we see pride of 'ownership' coupled with covetousness generating sickness. (It belongs to the King so it's "mine", even at the expense of war and death to others.)

With the Silmarils, we see pride of creation coupled with covetousness, (I made them, they belong to me, I will never be able to recreate them, they are "mine", even at the expense of light for all the peoples.)

And with Morgoth, we see pure evil covetousness. "I have no claim on them, but I want them and no one else should therefore have them."

(This is just a very brief statement of the nature of the covetousness at work.)

Covetousness is one of the "Moral and Religious Elements" Tolkien wrote into his works... and an excellent example of doing so 'subtly, not explicitely'.
He didn't 'say' it, as usual.
He 'demonstrated' it.
It will appear in my book.

Of course, we see covetousness at work in the Ring as well, a very different sort of 'shiny object' in a way - and maybe not so different after all.