OCBC Peformance Minutes May 15th
Location: The Old Cambridge Baptist Church, Cambridge Mass
Attendies: Victor, David, Dev, Martin, Terry, MaryBeth and Glen
The Old Cambridge Baptist Church is on Mass Ave just before Harvard Square. Its as a lovely space and the pews have been removed to allow for more freedom in using the space. The ceiling is a high barrel vault with a large stained glass window opposite the altar/organ. I arrived just before 9:30. Glenn, MB, Victor, Terry were already there. MB and Glen were having breakfast, and Victor and Terry were setting up the PA. We set up and David, and Dev arrived. There were chairs set up and people started arriving. Victor had us play Third and BtA (awful!) to sound check. We did a circulation and then ran through the Bach Invention 10. The service began and we played Eye of the Needle, Bach Invention No. 10 in G and a circulation skipping every other person. The service was for Pentecost and the story of the Tower of Babel, the Confusion of Tongues was spoken of. The minister spoke of the need for people to reach out and have human interaction and be part of the community in this increasingly impersonal age. This spoke to me a I related it to the feelings that I had been having lately. During the collection we played Asturias and the did a circulation skipping two people and ending with a straight circulation. Asturias was particularly effective in the space. The service ended and we mingled. People were very complimentary and wanted us to come back. We packed up and headed out.
Attendies: Victor, David, Dev, Martin, Terry, MaryBeth and Glen
The Old Cambridge Baptist Church is on Mass Ave just before Harvard Square. Its as a lovely space and the pews have been removed to allow for more freedom in using the space. The ceiling is a high barrel vault with a large stained glass window opposite the altar/organ. I arrived just before 9:30. Glenn, MB, Victor, Terry were already there. MB and Glen were having breakfast, and Victor and Terry were setting up the PA. We set up and David, and Dev arrived. There were chairs set up and people started arriving. Victor had us play Third and BtA (awful!) to sound check. We did a circulation and then ran through the Bach Invention 10. The service began and we played Eye of the Needle, Bach Invention No. 10 in G and a circulation skipping every other person. The service was for Pentecost and the story of the Tower of Babel, the Confusion of Tongues was spoken of. The minister spoke of the need for people to reach out and have human interaction and be part of the community in this increasingly impersonal age. This spoke to me a I related it to the feelings that I had been having lately. During the collection we played Asturias and the did a circulation skipping two people and ending with a straight circulation. Asturias was particularly effective in the space. The service ended and we mingled. People were very complimentary and wanted us to come back. We packed up and headed out.
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