My daughter once remarked that she always feels unusually inspired to play the piano when she has had a “Mozart-kugel”. Well, my hotel in Nimes was frequently visited by Hemmingway, and not only that: I actually stayed in his room! And lo: I have found blogging suspiciously easy these past days…
We gave our second concert in the Arena of Nimes Thursday night. It was great. I think everyone was on form and we were quite exhilarated afterwards. I know that I played a lot better than on Tuesday!
M.I.A was our supporting artist. I listened to her and her group. All of them were fantastic.
We started with a song by Icelandic composer Páll Ísólfsson, Brennið Þið Vitar. It was originally composed for a male choir if I’m not mistaken. This time only Wonder Brass played it while they marched on stage. And the audience screamed…
We also performed Hidden Place, which I don’t remember having played before in public. It went very well. I have added organ embellishment to it, some of which is quite dissonant. But I think it suits the song.
All in all, a successful evening.
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August 25th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
It’s awesome when they march across the stage, like a parade.
August 25th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
I took a video of that myself backstage. Will post it tonight or tomorrow!
August 25th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Hidden Place was played in Madrid too. It was great.
August 26th, 2007 at 3:20 am
I can’t find Hidden Place on youtube. Did it have as much bass as Matmos live? When they did it, my feet literally lifted off the ground.
September 1st, 2007 at 3:03 pm
You plaid hidden Place in the fantastic concert in Madrid.