YouTube Linkage

This isn't really a proper blog entry - I'm just linking to as many of videos relating to our current repertoire as possible. Funnily enough Tantum Ergo doesn't appear on the list. Get those that do now, before YouTube takes them down!

Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In - The Fifth Dimension
Boys And Girls - Blur
Beautiful - Christina Aguilera

This Woman's Work - Kate Bush


And as a special bonus:

When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Diana Ross


Fields Of Gold - Eva Cassidy

Beautiful Is Boring?

I went for last orders with Liang last night at our local pub. Unfortunately, I missed the weekend's rehearsal due to familial obligations for Chinese New Year, so he very kindly collected the sheet music for two new songs in this season's repertoire.

The first is a TTBB arrangement of Aquarius for the blokes - had a quick look at it, and it seems the first tenors are in for a bit of a shock having to hit a high C!

The second is an SATB arrangement for the whole choir of Beautiful as originally sung by Christina Aguilera. Not having heard this particular arrangement yet, just looking at the tenor line makes me want to yawn. We seem to have four notes - okay I'm exaggerating a little - but really, as a conceited tenor, I really want to do more than sing backing vocals. And I know several tenors and basses would rather sing lead a la Christina!



That said, I felt the same way about Angels when we first sang it, and now it sounds really great. So what do I know?