skej21 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) I'll keep this short and sweet. I'm in the pit for a production of West Side Story and despite opening night being less than 2 weeks away, there's still no sign of the band parts from the music rental people. It's entirely a delivery problem on their behalf but the MD is stressed to bits and I don't fancy learning the entire CD back to front or reading the vocal score, so I was wondering if anyone on here could help? PM me if you can be of any assistance. Thanks in advance Edited January 16, 2011 by skej21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 As long as they get there in time for the dress rehearsal it'll be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 [quote name='Doddy' post='1092248' date='Jan 17 2011, 10:55 AM']As long as they get there in time for the dress rehearsal it'll be fine [/quote] Which is kind of what I thought, but declined to say... It's quite a challenging score I think (never done it) so I would def buy a cd and at least get an idea of what's coming your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 PM'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) [quote name='skej21' post='1091863' date='Jan 16 2011, 09:36 PM']the MD is stressed to bits[/quote] This is quite normal, and during rehearsals leading up to opening night, They then become suicidal. You can usually help this along by supplying some rusty razor blades. Use the time and listen to the CD and just get really familiar with the show. Good luck with the show - its a great play with some serious tunes. Garry Edited January 17, 2011 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I would get the cd because it is a great show and being able to get a handle on the tunes is a bonus. Or go to Spotify. IME, its not that unusual to get the charts AT the dress rehearsal and not in advance. Its not brain surgery; noone is going to die.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yes, get the CD anyway and listen to it, a lot. Some truly wonderful music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 [quote name='Rich' post='1092488' date='Jan 17 2011, 01:50 PM']Yes, get the CD anyway and listen to it, a lot. Some truly wonderful music [/quote] The Dave Grusin take on it is just fantastic, some stunning arranging. Enjoy. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 [quote name='lowdown' post='1092560' date='Jan 17 2011, 02:50 PM']The Dave Grusin take on it is just fantastic, some stunning arranging. Enjoy. Garry[/quote] DG is an arranging giant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 'The Rumble' and 'Cool' (particularly the middle section) are probably the most taxing bits of West Side, the rest of it isn't too bad. As the others have said, get on Spotify and get familiar with the tunes - you might well be surprised at how many of the tunes are actually well known to you already. And yes, the Dave Grusin arrangements are amazing, well worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 That Dave Grusin version is stunning. Have had three copies and given two away as gifts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 [quote name='lowdown' post='1092560' date='Jan 17 2011, 02:50 PM']The Dave Grusin take on it is just fantastic, some stunning arranging. Enjoy. Garry[/quote]Thanks Garry, that was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 All sorted now thanks to a fantastic basschatter! Thanks for all the help people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Just wanted to add that the show went very smoothly and was feeling much more comfortable thanks to help from some fantastic basschatters (who you know who you are!) Feel free to PM me if you find yourself in a similar situation Thanks again wonderful basschatters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Glad to hear it went well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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