Just wondering do we have bloggers, who enjoy singing?
The Sing a long, has been around for sometime...I believe begun by Angelo Amari, accomplished
Violinist, who on Special occasions, would bring his prized Stratovarious. He was accompanied
for a period of time, by piano players, some of whom volunteered their time, as Angelo did,
and a few who were paid through contributions, of those that attended. Song books, supplied
and paid for initially by Angelo were distributed....the assembled sang, selections chosen
by Angelo, for the first hour, and the second hour, was called "Showtime" in which individuals
made the selection, sang a stanza or two and encouraged audience participation.
At the end of the evening, everyone applauded, and left invigorated..
When Angelo, began to ail, Louis, began assisting him, and subesequently became the host,
when Angelo, could no longer. Louis, along with another sing a longer...Hector, re vamped
the program, by using today's technology....the computer, which allows them to down load
a variety of songs, and with the assistance of CV sound man, are able to project the lyrics
on a large screen, in Room C.....where the movies used to be shown.....
At the present time, due to many complaints lodged with Ms. Anita Cruz, the format has
been discontinued.... many people have taken the liberty of comparing this evening to
Kareokee, the only similarities, are the use of the microphone, and song selection....
In Kareokee, the audience is not encouraged to accompany the singer, nor are the lyrics
viewable to all...In addition, a portion of the evening, is set aside for Ball room and Line
dancing, enjoyed by many.
Many Sunday Nighters, would like to have the original format re-instated....
Any input?
Friday, May 30, 2008
SUNDAY NIGHT SING - A - LONG
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4 comments:
Bettie, The original format sounds lovely. Please keep us informed as to the outcome so that many of might attend.
L.B.P.
It appears that the change from a song book sing along to an electronic sing a long changed the nature of the Sunday night event to closely resemble a kareokee format. Perhaps going back to the original format would help. This would probably mean the use of live people to play music.
Another possibility might be to use prerecorded type music with the song books but no video of the words.
If indeed Angelo has a violin and it is a "Stradivarius" (note spelling) it is close to 300 years old and worth millions. I suggest an armed guard at the sing-a-longs.
I had a Stradivarius model marked ‘Stradivarius’ – not valuable. There are countless violins that say "Stradivarius". It is common to refer to Stradivarius as the style of violin, even if there is no attempt to pass it off as a real one.
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