Pennsic VL - middle Saturday
Sat Aug 6 18:40:38 EDT 2016
I got to bed at 03:15, and I woke shortly after 07:00, so I didn't get much sleep last night. I took out my earplugs and heard my alarm at 07:30.
DateTimeLengthLocationClassInstructorDescription
08-0609:001.0A&S 4Viking Penannular BroochesLord Wilhelm SmydleLearn to construct a simple penannular brooch using basic tools in copper, brass or bronze.
08-0609:001.0A&S 7Wire Drawing and Making Riveted Chain MailLord Marc RengarthThe class will cover the historical development of mail (maille), its various forms across history and culture as well as the remaining mysteries of the craft. Maille-making from drawing the wire to making the links will be covered and demonstrated in class.
08-0610:002.0Performing Arts Rehearsal TentPennsic Choir: Open RehearsalLady Rachel DalicieuxThe Pennsic Choir welcomes all interested singers! This year's concert theme is "Of Love and Whimsy." The repertoire includes pieces by Morley, Marenzio, Scandello, Gesualdo, Dowland, and the ever-popular Anonymous.
08-0612:001.0A&S 7The LandsknechtenLord Tempus PeregrinatorWe'll be looking at the rise of the Landsknechten, and the fashions they wore. How they changed war-play in Europe. This class is mostly history but also a lot about garb.
08-0613:001.0A&S 7Renaissance Shirt AnatomyLord Tempus PeregrinatorThis is a class on how to make shirts in the Renaissance style; how it was originally done as well as a few minor changes to make it easier, faster and fit you better. Renaissance shirts for men women and children, with a minimum of fuss and waste.
08-0613:003.0A&S 4Let's Make a Thumb-Bell! Period Thimble-MakingLord Anton LaFlamme de Saint AubinStop pricking the tip - skep it instead! Do you partake in fiber arts? Learn how to make a thimble (thumb-bell/finger skep) using period techniques and a period device. Transport yourself back to the 12th-14th centuries, and walk away with a functional, metal thimble. Thimbles will be made of either copper, bronze or brass. Includes all materials and tools required to complete a functional thimble. Class size is limited to 15 students.
08-0614:001.0A&S 9Medieval DramaMistress Fiana of ClareA brief introduction to formal medieval drama, including mystery, morality, and miracle plays. Focus is on English and European plays.
08-0614:003.0Performing Arts TentPA Afternoon Series: European Music ExhibitionPennsic Performing ArtsCome and enjoy an afternoon of European music from the 11th-16th centuries. Experience the history of composers and a variety of instruments and vocal music. Bring your voices, instruments, and play along!
08-0616:001.0TBDRehearsal: KWC Chorulus PennsicusPennsic Performing ArtsClosed rehearsals by audition only. Chorulus Pennsicus information available here: https://sites.google.com/site/kwcpennsicchoir/home/pennsic-choir/chorulus-pennsicus
08-0617:001.0A&S 6Luis de Carvajal, 16th-Century Mexican Crypto-JewLady Kateryn DraperThe life and death of a secret Jew in the 16th-century Spanish Empire, exploring the life, history and customs of Mexico City in period.
08-0617:001.5Performing Arts Rehearsal TentSight-Singing with Hexachords: Theory in PracticeMaster John ElysTerms and concepts familiar to every educated medieval and Renaissance musician. What is a hexachord? Where do the modern treble, alto, and bass clefs come from? Why does the flat sign look like the letter "b", and why do Germans call b-natural "h"? How did singers in period use hexachords to get intervals right, and what did they do when a melody escaped the bounds of a single hexachord? We'll do a bunch of simple sight-reading, applying medieval rules and trying to think about notes and intervals in the ways our medieval and Renaissance forebears did.
The Viking brooches were just working with wire, not the oval-shaped fastenings. Seeing the simple tools to make for making the brooches was informative, though. Now I've got a copper brooch that might be useful for fastening a cloak. Getting into the class did require arriving half an hour early, and many people were turned away. (The class is happening a 2nd time, but during one of my rehearsals.)
I surprised the people around me by having earplugs. If I'd thought about it I might have imagined that we'd be hammering metal, but it wasn't foresight specific to this class; I always carry earplugs with me. In mudane life it might be traffic, or office distractions. At Pennsic bagpipes could turn up lots of places - and it's not that I don't want to hear them; I like pipes. I just value my hearing.
The wire-drawing class was a fallback, and might have been the better choice, given that the brooch wasn't quite what I was expecting.
The KWC is still struggling with the Gesualdo, but making progress. And we spent some time on the women- and men-only pieces. The men's piece is really cool, with the 2 upper parts having an ascending pattern that repeats a beat apart - it's very exciting from its high crash-and-burn potential.
Tempus Peregrinator is a great presenter, whatever the topic. I've taken this class before, but probably 2/3 of the conversation was completely different. A couple of attendees offered a lot of info too.
The thimble class was full before I got there, so I went back to hear more of Tempus. Going off topic, he had a great story about getting a police escort from Buffalo to the NY/PA border after he was stopped for speeding by trooper who knew what Pennsic was. (He needed to get here before midnight; sound familiar?)
Medieval Drama was good, but the lack of sleep caught up with me and I kept nodding off. ☹
I heard part of the European Music Exhibition between 15:00-16:00.
The Chorulus Pennsicus rehearsal was exciting. We had 12 people of the 17, which left us a bit thin on the double-chorus Tomas Luis de Victoria Ave Regina Caelorum. I was alone on my part, while the person who would normally be with me covered the bass line. Our director (#17) is hoping to sing the bass part, but if he has to conduct the piece and not sing my partner may have to help the bass line and I may be alone on my part. I'm actually fine with that, and I like singing choral music solo. We're also doing this up ½ step, and I read the part surprisingly well with the transposition. (I essentially just defined the tonic in my head, and read everything relative to that.) I actually like the altered key better; it really suits my voice. (If I'm alone on that part and I get enough sleep, I will sparkle.)
But before that we spent most of the hour on Carlos Gesualdo di Venosa's O Vos Omnes. If you know of Gesualdo, you know it's really hairy stuff. We had a pretty satisfying first reading, and a lot of things are already falling into place. The KWC is also doing a Gesualdo piece, but it's from earlier, when his work was less contorted. (I.e. when I searched both pieces for cross relations, I found 2 in the KWC piece (Caro amoroso neo and Ma se tale ha costei) and ~20 in the O Vos.) But Chorulus Pennsicus is the "select" group, and this is the kind of thing we attempt, and thrive on.
The class about Luis de Carvajal was quite interesting. There was a Mexican Inquisition, as well as the Spanish one. And some Catholic families in Arizona had strange private customs that probably originated in a closeted Jewish tradition. (I was still nodding off a bit for this too. ☹)
I hope to take that hexachord class one of these days. (Master John Elys has met
elissaan. And he and his lady, Rufina Cambrensis, sing in Chorulus Pennsicus.)
Anna (our land agent)'s son (Michael) and his buddy Trey are here now, and maybe another guy? There's 2 more large tents that weren't here when I left this morning. Glen and Colleen added a large tent and a small tent yesterday. The camp is pretty packed in now. (This means we have a lot of people who didn't pre-register, since camp space is alloted based on registrations back in June. There's a bit of open space left, but it's got more of a slope than you'd want to put a tent on.
The laptop is down to 8% battery now. It's probably going to need recharging tonight. I'm recharging a 2nd camera battery now.
Saturday 21:11
It turns out dinner was already ready when I got back to camp - meat loaf, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and steamed broccoli and cauliflower. I think we might see more balanced meals now that vegetarian
dglenn is here.
I thought I had lost my pee bottle, this year a 1-gallon apple juice jug. It saves me many trips to the porta-potties, and is especially appreciated in the middle of the night or when it's raining. But I found the jug on top of the fridge, where I'd set it while washing my hands this morning.
Saturday 23:10
I recharged the dead camera battery after dinner, and the laptop recharged from 5% to 53% while I was taking my shower. I don't want to leave the inverter running all night, so if it's not back to 100% before I go to bed, I'll disconnect things and resume in the morning.
There's no 1-hour classes at 09:00 tomorrow. It would be a good day to sleep late (and here I am getting to bed "early"). I'll need the recorders at 17:00, with no opportunity to come back to camp for them, so I'll be dragging them around all day. ☹
I wish realinterrobang were here.
Saturday 23:56
I guess a lot of new people came in today. There's someone snoring nearby tonight. I guess I'll sleep with earplugs again. I had expected louder noise from partying, but that seems to be farther away tonight.
Sunday 00:08
The laptop is at 95% charge. That's probably enough to call it "done".
[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/827384.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]
I got to bed at 03:15, and I woke shortly after 07:00, so I didn't get much sleep last night. I took out my earplugs and heard my alarm at 07:30.
DateTimeLengthLocationClassInstructorDescription
08-0609:001.0A&S 4Viking Penannular BroochesLord Wilhelm SmydleLearn to construct a simple penannular brooch using basic tools in copper, brass or bronze.
08-0609:001.0A&S 7Wire Drawing and Making Riveted Chain MailLord Marc RengarthThe class will cover the historical development of mail (maille), its various forms across history and culture as well as the remaining mysteries of the craft. Maille-making from drawing the wire to making the links will be covered and demonstrated in class.
08-0610:002.0Performing Arts Rehearsal TentPennsic Choir: Open RehearsalLady Rachel DalicieuxThe Pennsic Choir welcomes all interested singers! This year's concert theme is "Of Love and Whimsy." The repertoire includes pieces by Morley, Marenzio, Scandello, Gesualdo, Dowland, and the ever-popular Anonymous.
08-0612:001.0A&S 7The LandsknechtenLord Tempus PeregrinatorWe'll be looking at the rise of the Landsknechten, and the fashions they wore. How they changed war-play in Europe. This class is mostly history but also a lot about garb.
08-0613:001.0A&S 7Renaissance Shirt AnatomyLord Tempus PeregrinatorThis is a class on how to make shirts in the Renaissance style; how it was originally done as well as a few minor changes to make it easier, faster and fit you better. Renaissance shirts for men women and children, with a minimum of fuss and waste.
08-0613:003.0A&S 4Let's Make a Thumb-Bell! Period Thimble-MakingLord Anton LaFlamme de Saint AubinStop pricking the tip - skep it instead! Do you partake in fiber arts? Learn how to make a thimble (thumb-bell/finger skep) using period techniques and a period device. Transport yourself back to the 12th-14th centuries, and walk away with a functional, metal thimble. Thimbles will be made of either copper, bronze or brass. Includes all materials and tools required to complete a functional thimble. Class size is limited to 15 students.
08-0614:001.0A&S 9Medieval DramaMistress Fiana of ClareA brief introduction to formal medieval drama, including mystery, morality, and miracle plays. Focus is on English and European plays.
08-0614:003.0Performing Arts TentPA Afternoon Series: European Music ExhibitionPennsic Performing ArtsCome and enjoy an afternoon of European music from the 11th-16th centuries. Experience the history of composers and a variety of instruments and vocal music. Bring your voices, instruments, and play along!
08-0616:001.0TBDRehearsal: KWC Chorulus PennsicusPennsic Performing ArtsClosed rehearsals by audition only. Chorulus Pennsicus information available here: https://sites.google.com/site/kwcpennsicchoir/home/pennsic-choir/chorulus-pennsicus
08-0617:001.0A&S 6Luis de Carvajal, 16th-Century Mexican Crypto-JewLady Kateryn DraperThe life and death of a secret Jew in the 16th-century Spanish Empire, exploring the life, history and customs of Mexico City in period.
08-0617:001.5Performing Arts Rehearsal TentSight-Singing with Hexachords: Theory in PracticeMaster John ElysTerms and concepts familiar to every educated medieval and Renaissance musician. What is a hexachord? Where do the modern treble, alto, and bass clefs come from? Why does the flat sign look like the letter "b", and why do Germans call b-natural "h"? How did singers in period use hexachords to get intervals right, and what did they do when a melody escaped the bounds of a single hexachord? We'll do a bunch of simple sight-reading, applying medieval rules and trying to think about notes and intervals in the ways our medieval and Renaissance forebears did.
The Viking brooches were just working with wire, not the oval-shaped fastenings. Seeing the simple tools to make for making the brooches was informative, though. Now I've got a copper brooch that might be useful for fastening a cloak. Getting into the class did require arriving half an hour early, and many people were turned away. (The class is happening a 2nd time, but during one of my rehearsals.)
I surprised the people around me by having earplugs. If I'd thought about it I might have imagined that we'd be hammering metal, but it wasn't foresight specific to this class; I always carry earplugs with me. In mudane life it might be traffic, or office distractions. At Pennsic bagpipes could turn up lots of places - and it's not that I don't want to hear them; I like pipes. I just value my hearing.
The wire-drawing class was a fallback, and might have been the better choice, given that the brooch wasn't quite what I was expecting.
The KWC is still struggling with the Gesualdo, but making progress. And we spent some time on the women- and men-only pieces. The men's piece is really cool, with the 2 upper parts having an ascending pattern that repeats a beat apart - it's very exciting from its high crash-and-burn potential.
Tempus Peregrinator is a great presenter, whatever the topic. I've taken this class before, but probably 2/3 of the conversation was completely different. A couple of attendees offered a lot of info too.
The thimble class was full before I got there, so I went back to hear more of Tempus. Going off topic, he had a great story about getting a police escort from Buffalo to the NY/PA border after he was stopped for speeding by trooper who knew what Pennsic was. (He needed to get here before midnight; sound familiar?)
Medieval Drama was good, but the lack of sleep caught up with me and I kept nodding off. ☹
I heard part of the European Music Exhibition between 15:00-16:00.
The Chorulus Pennsicus rehearsal was exciting. We had 12 people of the 17, which left us a bit thin on the double-chorus Tomas Luis de Victoria Ave Regina Caelorum. I was alone on my part, while the person who would normally be with me covered the bass line. Our director (#17) is hoping to sing the bass part, but if he has to conduct the piece and not sing my partner may have to help the bass line and I may be alone on my part. I'm actually fine with that, and I like singing choral music solo. We're also doing this up ½ step, and I read the part surprisingly well with the transposition. (I essentially just defined the tonic in my head, and read everything relative to that.) I actually like the altered key better; it really suits my voice. (If I'm alone on that part and I get enough sleep, I will sparkle.)
But before that we spent most of the hour on Carlos Gesualdo di Venosa's O Vos Omnes. If you know of Gesualdo, you know it's really hairy stuff. We had a pretty satisfying first reading, and a lot of things are already falling into place. The KWC is also doing a Gesualdo piece, but it's from earlier, when his work was less contorted. (I.e. when I searched both pieces for cross relations, I found 2 in the KWC piece (Caro amoroso neo and Ma se tale ha costei) and ~20 in the O Vos.) But Chorulus Pennsicus is the "select" group, and this is the kind of thing we attempt, and thrive on.
The class about Luis de Carvajal was quite interesting. There was a Mexican Inquisition, as well as the Spanish one. And some Catholic families in Arizona had strange private customs that probably originated in a closeted Jewish tradition. (I was still nodding off a bit for this too. ☹)
I hope to take that hexachord class one of these days. (Master John Elys has met
elissaan. And he and his lady, Rufina Cambrensis, sing in Chorulus Pennsicus.)
Anna (our land agent)'s son (Michael) and his buddy Trey are here now, and maybe another guy? There's 2 more large tents that weren't here when I left this morning. Glen and Colleen added a large tent and a small tent yesterday. The camp is pretty packed in now. (This means we have a lot of people who didn't pre-register, since camp space is alloted based on registrations back in June. There's a bit of open space left, but it's got more of a slope than you'd want to put a tent on.
The laptop is down to 8% battery now. It's probably going to need recharging tonight. I'm recharging a 2nd camera battery now.
Saturday 21:11
It turns out dinner was already ready when I got back to camp - meat loaf, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and steamed broccoli and cauliflower. I think we might see more balanced meals now that vegetarian
dglenn is here.
I thought I had lost my pee bottle, this year a 1-gallon apple juice jug. It saves me many trips to the porta-potties, and is especially appreciated in the middle of the night or when it's raining. But I found the jug on top of the fridge, where I'd set it while washing my hands this morning.
Saturday 23:10
I recharged the dead camera battery after dinner, and the laptop recharged from 5% to 53% while I was taking my shower. I don't want to leave the inverter running all night, so if it's not back to 100% before I go to bed, I'll disconnect things and resume in the morning.
There's no 1-hour classes at 09:00 tomorrow. It would be a good day to sleep late (and here I am getting to bed "early"). I'll need the recorders at 17:00, with no opportunity to come back to camp for them, so I'll be dragging them around all day. ☹
I wish realinterrobang were here.
Saturday 23:56
I guess a lot of new people came in today. There's someone snoring nearby tonight. I guess I'll sleep with earplugs again. I had expected louder noise from partying, but that seems to be farther away tonight.
Sunday 00:08
The laptop is at 95% charge. That's probably enough to call it "done".
[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/827384.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]