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2023 Eigg the Musical Scapbook |
Accompanist.com
We provide professional accompanists and music directors to the performing arts community.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Eigg the Musical in pictures
Monday, August 21, 2023
Performance reviews of Eigg the Musical in Edinburgh Scotland
The reviews are out on Eigg the Musical:
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***** 5 STARS ***** |
* Abi Whitefield - The Scots Reviewer - August 14, 2023
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"The Hebridean story of the Eigg community and hopes of creating a Gaelic utopia are brilliantly told and wonderfully performed. Well worth the ticket."
Posted in Edinburgh Inquirer - August 14, 2023
* Dan Lentell - Get Your Coats On - EdFestivals 2023 - Edinburgh, Scotland
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Eigg show friends from Ayr Scotland |
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Rehearsing Scottish Ceilidh music for Eigg the Musical
Next, the troupe wanders into some waltz moves and the band joins in with "When Irish Eye Are Smiling". What a memorable moment! Man oh man, that was a fun night!
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Looking for an accompanist to tweak your favorite song?
We get asked if we can supply standard music theater rehearsal tracks for music theatre works all the time, but what if you're looking for a custom arrangement? It's really not that uncommon for a singer to transpose a song up or down a few keys or adjust tempo markings for an audition. Directors are always looking to explore creative alternatives if the music calls for it.
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2018 WYSIWYG Cast Director reviewing vocal parts with performers |
Friday, November 4, 2022
I want to be a professional accompanist?
We hear this a lot! So here's what you can expect. Accompanists play instruments like a keyboard or guitar and support vocalists, dancers, and theater performers. Accompanists wear a lot of different hats; for example, they may accompany the church choir as pianists and/or accompany guest performers for a segments for a television show. A collaborative pianist typically performs with vocalists and dancers in a rehearsal setting. Lots of accompanists double as teachers or educators and are capable of teaching and supporting a student's performance while playing as well.
Thursday, September 8, 2022
The world is your oyster
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April Alsup discusses Scottish Cèilidh Music with Sandy Brechin from Edinburgh Scotland |
Friday, June 10, 2022
Accompanist for Scottish Cèilidh dancing
We get all sorts of accompanist requests over the course of a year and we can usually find someone who can fit right in. Most of our inquiries are for an expert piano accompanist for auditioning actors for an upcoming music theater work. We've worked with a lot of different theaters in and around the Denver metropolitan area. Sometimes the requests that come in are for a last minute substitutions for an instrumentalist who may have become ill or for a church service when the staff organist, singer or music director has a vacation planned or some other conflict.
In any case, we get some unusal requests from time-to-time too; for example, we recently heard from a Denver area creative team looking to identify someone familiar with Scottish Cèilidh dancing. So we reached out to several area Scottish dance organizations and were able to find a professional Scottish dance team living in Colorado who were involved with Cèilidh dancing in Scotland. We had a Skype call with our accordion resource to discuss the specifics and penciled in a date to all get together. Everyone was eager to participate and learn more about the Scottish dances and the culture behind them too. We played tune sets for a Gay Gordon, a Reel and a Jig and the client was thrilled. It was so much fun! 🎭