Today was "Music and Fun" day at school - aka the 'School Fete'. Unfortunately the English weather forecast being what it is, there was such a high probability of rain that the decision was made to have the fete indoors - and then the sun proceeded to shine like nobody's business! Murphy's law, eh?
Anyway, for the Music part we had a couple of the bands playing - the MFMC (Myatt's Field Music Centre - our Saturday music centre) kids - they were pretty cool - plus our String Orchestra, African Drumming Ensemble, Yr 8 Steel Band, Jazz Band and our Concert Band. Pretty good actually, we managed to easily fill 3 hours worth of music in a relaxed atmosphere, parents / audience going off to buy burgers, raffle tickets, stuff as and when they felt like it, then sitting down to enjoy the music when they wanted to... I wish we'd done this sooner. Actually its an idea I got from Lewes, from the days of St Paul's, when we would have music department break up concerts with a BBQ afterwards... and I think the kids here really enjoyed it. Next year the plan is to turn it into some sort of CEBS WOMAD festival or something...
After we'd done the gig and the big pack up, it was time to farewell our violin teacher, so we took off to the Black Sheep on the Camberwell New Road for a bit of food and so on. Mat and Jessie walked on ahead as I could only fit 3 other people in Ruby due to: Boris. Huh?
Let me explain. No, it is not a veiled reference to London's new Mayor, Boris Johnson, and any car tax or car-like policies he might have (and I'm sure he has some doozies, after all, he's a pollie). No, Boris is Ruth's cello...
The only problem is that Boris's outfit is somewhat overlarge, and takes up a fair whack of room - and in order to fit everyone plus Boris in, we had to do this:
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Erik and Boris
Luckily we didn't have all that far to go - I don't know if I could face another fine from the lovely Lambeth "Safer Street Officers"...although, would you get a fine for transporting a cello out the top of a sunroof? I don't know...
1 comment:
Your mum and dad sympathise. When we were courting (between dinosaurs tramping the streets)I [played a full size string Bass. With my 100E Ford Prefect (read something akin to a Hyundai Getz nowadays)the only way was to insert the scroll first, from the rear door, then the neck and weave it into the gap between front seats and above the geat shift. Then the full size body, which nestled its chin on the rear parcel rack. Now that WAS a sight.
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