As requested, my third Quarantune post is of me doing instrumental stuff. Join me below the story break for some of my bassooning.
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The first performance is from 2014, I believe. It is of Ray Pizzi’s “Ode To A Toad”. Pizzi is a jazz bassoonist/compmoser. The video picks up just after I start. It’s what I called the “greasy” version. Of course, since it was a live performance, there were a couple finger slips and things.
The next video is from 2015. The director of the band I play in (made up of mostly band directors and such) asked me to do this piece. So I did. It’s “Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann” by William Mac Davis. There are a couple accompaniment parts missing, as we were missing people. Still, I think it came out OK
Finally, on Memorial Day, an organization put together an event that was featured on CBS News. This was done because so many services and parades were cancelled because of the pandemic. Participants were invited to blow Taps at 3:00pm local time from their front yards, porches, or wherever. Thousands all over the country participated, and recorded videos to send in, some of which would be featured on CBS. I recorded a video, but did not send it in, as I skanked the high note. However, as a trumpet friend pointed out, the bugler at JFK’s funeral did the exact same thing I did. So, good company I guess? Anyway, here is my recording of Taps.
So there you have my offering this week. Tune in again next time, for three more Quaraoke songs. I should have one more set beyond then, before July 4. And as always, if you have a request for me, please leave it in the comments.
