Calling singers!

[kitchen_kink]

Hey, LJ,

So, rule30 and I managed to get the Howling Fantods off the ground to a certain extent, but we need more members to really make it work! We're holding open rehearsals over the next little while. See the text below for details! Also - please pass this on to folks you think would be interested!

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Budding a cappella group seeks more members

We are: The Howling Fantods, a co-ed, mixed-voice a capella group interested in jazz standards, strange pop arrangements, lush harmonies and extreme silliness. We are also brand new, contain sevenish singers of varying levels of experience, and are looking to add singers (particularly sopranos and tenors, but all voice parts are welcome) who have some sight-reading skills, good tuning, and are confident singing on a part alone against other parts.

At the moment, we are so small that any new members would be instrumental in building the group, rather than joining a strong existing ensemble. We're looking to add more talent, balance, and confidence to the mix, as well as get a good mix of personalities going.

We do this mainly for fun, with the goal of performing on occasion at large social gatherings and perhaps on unsuspecting street corners. However, a certain level of commitment is appreciated - please try to make most rehearsals.

AUDITION INFO:
We rehearse Wednesdays from 7-9:30 in Somerville. We will have open rehearsals starting on Wednesday, July 19 and continuing on subsequent Wednesdays until we have a balance we're happy with. If you are interested in joining, please email Jenny at jenny_rooke@yahoo.com to get location information.

SERIOUS PLUSSES: If you are a competent keyboard player, can sight sing very well, can arrange music and/or have access to a good music library, these are excellent bonuses!

Comments

[beah.livejournal.com]

What does the name mean?

I'm mighty tempted, but would have to miss 1 rehearsal a month due to a standing Wednesday commitment, and it's been a mighty long time since I sight-read or sang with a group that cared if it was in tune...

[dietrich.livejournal.com]

The name means something roughly equivalent to "the screaming heebie-geebies," and is a reference to Infinite Jest. :)

Hey, come to an open rehearsal! Worst that happens is you waste a couple of hours.

[beah.livejournal.com]

The 19th and the 26th are consumed by the wedding, but let me know if you're still looking in August!

[greendalek.livejournal.com]

Do y'know, Wednesdays at 7pm may actually WORK for me? Lemme poll the housemates and get back to you/Jenny.

Credentials: 14+ years studying classical and jazz piano, and playing keyboard in a number of really average rock bands (and one really stellar R&B band). Experienced baritone (qualified for a number of regional and state choruses in my high school days), and can definitely sight-read.

[entrope.livejournal.com]

Good gracious! It'd be wonderful to have you. But that's quite a ways to travel every week - we rehearse in Somerville! Sure you're up for it??

(I also recognize that if you joined, what with macthud, cycon, and me, we'd have to offically change our name to the Mostly Very Tall Fantods. We recently lost the Also Very Tall bluegargantua, so I suppose you'd partially be compensating for that.)

[dietrich.livejournal.com]

Yarr, that clearly should have been by me, not entrope, whom I was mistakenly logged in as (for from to at).

Nothing to see here; move along.

[barodar.livejournal.com]

I could quite possibly be persuaded...

Credentials: I'm tenorish, with at least a 3/4 octave range, sang with the Gibbons Elementary Acapella choir (We beat the 3rd graders) sing off-key no more than 1/2 the time, and I'm really loud. I can't sight-read music and I can't play anything....;)

[dietrich.livejournal.com]

Yer kinda funny, ya know?

Well hey, show up if you like, and just promise you won't hate me if I don't let you stay if you can't stay in tune. (Please? No hatey-hatey?)

[imvfd.livejournal.com]

Strangely enough, I'm contemplating this proposition. Certainly a short commute. And it might force me to finally loosen up that throat. Of course, thoughts of using blackmail to get in have occurred to me ("Using that keyboard is pretty handy, isn't it? It would be a shame if it were taken away, no?").