Pennsic VLI - War-week Tuesday
8 August 2017
Pennsic VLI - War-week Tuesday
Tuesday 06:56
Awake early again. One good thing about my schedule is that it hasn't conflicted with the potty cleaning; I'm done long before they come. Clean potties after they come are nice, but everything's wet for a while after they hose them down. And I've had to wait for a potty only once in the morning (so far), using the resource off peak.
As an example of how there can be 50+ interesting classes in a day, there's 36 classes listed at 09:00, 13 that looked interesting (to me) from a quick scan, 7 are 1 hour long (10:00 conflicts with KWC rehearsal; 3 are 2 hours, 1 is 3 hours, and 1 is 4 hours):
Wednesday 01:07
It's been a very busy day.
80 classes of interest; went to 2 classes, 3 rehearsals, a pilgrimage, a concert, played for royalty (a paying gig!), and played at a ball.
I started off with the Settlement of Iceland. The woman teaching this class might be married to the man who taught last Wednesday's class on the Icelandic Commonwealth.
Then KWC rehearsal - still making progress, fixing mistakes, entrances, tuning, pronunciation. I was cold - shivering - in rehearsal.
My 12:00 class was essentially a throw-away; I think I've taken it before. But another class I was sort-of interested in was crowded, and I was pretty late getting anywhere after rehearsal. I was able to sit in the sun, though.
Then we had the "Pilgrimage", which went past 14:00, ending up in the Bog. It was fun, and we got many compliments.
This conveniently left me positioned to pick up my recorders from my camp on the way to the Recorder Ensemble rehearsal. At camp I also found the music for the Royal Cocktail Party, and also found that we were wanted at 16:30, not 18:00. When the request for musicians came yesterday afternoon, I wasn't sure I was free at 18:00, but I was sure I was not free at 16:30. But
eftychia was there when the music arrived at our camp, and was available to play.
I went on to the KWRE rehearsal, and left it early for the Chorulus rehearsal (leaving the recorders at the KWRE tent).
After Chorulus I picked up my recorders (and heard a bit of the estampie class, which I would now have to miss for the gig) and went to the Cognizenti camp. DGlenn was there, with Lady Jolicia (KWRE co-leader) and 3 others. They had rehearsed a few things before I got there, but hadn't started providing background music. We played a bit, they fed us (from a fancy (but period-ish) buffet), and they paid us. Several people thanked us. (And we actually sounded pretty good. DGlenn said things went much better after I arrived. (Not to assume it was my presence; they were now seeing music they had gone through before.)) All in all, a very pleasant gig.
I realized I didn't need to take my recorders back down the hill to camp and back up the hill again for the Choral Ball; I could leave them in the Dance Tent.
Before the ball I went to hear Cantore Borealis, 7 women doing the bardic thing.
The Choral Ball went fine. ("Unique experience"? Not so; we did this last year too.) It seemed to go faster than I remember from last year. That may be because more of the music was now familiar. The dancers are always very appreciative.
I'd forgotten how cold I'd been all morning. It's chilly again this evening, and I was cold around mid-way through the dance. I should have brought a cape and had long sleeves and pants. I had a little time with Erin, whom I've had no classes with for 5 days now.
The dance ended about 23:45, and I came back to camp and had some (hot) chicken soup. Dinner tonight was leftovers from previous days.
The solar panel did better today, charging 3 AmpHrs. ☺ That's less than my average laptop use, though. ☹
Here's hoping the shower has hot water tonight....
TimeLengthRoomClassInstructorDescription 09:001.0 hrA&S 1Irish Brehon LawBaron Charles O'ConnorIrish law principles to include details on honor price, injury, sick maintenance, rights of women. Examples of the application of the law in traditional Gaelic Ireland. Details on where to find information on the law tracts and the sort of research they can support. 09:001.0 hrA&S 3871 +/- 2: A History of the Settlement of IcelandBaroness Orianna Fridrikskona
The class will cover the settlement of Iceland to the year 1000. Topics include the geography of the island, the development of the social structure, the Althing, the conversion to Christianity, and some kind of cool things along the way. 09:001.0 hrA&S 19Sack of Rome, 1527Baron Friderich SwartzwalderAn overview of the 1527 Sack of Rome by Spanish, German, and Italian troops of the Holy Roman Empire. The class will look at the political and military events leading up to the sack, the campaign itself, and the political results. 09:001.0 hrUniversity-BattlefieldThe Cornett and the Serpent: Renaissance Brass?Master Remus FletcherOnce a favorite of composers and now obscure, the cornett is a musical instrument with a trumpet-type mouthpiece that is made of wood and fingered like a recorder. The larger serpent, which filled the need for a bass instrument, is a late-period ancestor of the modern tuba. Are they brass or woodwind? Join in for a hands-on discussion about these instruments, information on where to buy, and how to play. Several instruments will be available to try. Bring a chair. 10:002.0 hrPerforming Arts Rehearsal TentPennsic Choir: Open RehearsalPennsic Performing ArtsThe Pennsic Choir welcomes all interested singers! This year's concert theme is "A Medieval Christmas". The repertoire includes pieces by Hassler, King Henry VIII, Praetorius and Morley, conducted by Lady Siri Toivosdotter. 12:001.0 hrA&S 10Intermediate Topics in BrewingLord Malcolm MorEmphasizing all-grain brewing, this class will cover different grain types, adjuncts, hops and gruit, yeast, and beer styles, plus lagering. Common problems and how to prevent them will be addressed, and period beer styles will be introduced. 13:152.0 hrUniversity PointThe Pilgrimage ProjectThl Bugga Bilibit æt Elediche
For the past four years at Pennsic we have gone on Pilgrimage one afternoon of War Week, singing songs from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat and the Cantigas de Santa Maria. Come learn these songs and consider joining us this year! All are welcome! Music provided. Pilgrimage will happen on the Tuesday of War Week, meeting at University point, time TBD. New this year: Class will start with a brief overview of pilgrimage in period. 15:001.5 hrPerforming Arts Rehearsal TentKnown World Recorder EnsembleLady Jolicia atte NorthclyfeRecorder players of Intermediate and above abilities are invited to join this ensemble for its second Pennsic appearance. Join us in having fun and making music together! 16:001.0 hrLochmere, N18Rehearsal (Closed): 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 16:301.5 hrPerforming Arts Rehearsal Tent13th-C Music Estampie ClassMaster Albrecht CatspreyThe class will be an instrumental and vocal application session to present the estampie form of improvisation. The estampie form is essentially a study in short term memorization and is a good game to play for musicians (possible drinking game). 20:001.0 hrPerforming Arts TentCantore BorealisPennsic Performing Arts
Cantore Borealis is a pick-up choir performing music that celebrates the SCA tradition and culture. We form up each year at Pennsic, with a base of performers from Northshield, but we welcome others. We select music and rehearse most afternoons at Pennsic creating harmonies and counter-melodies as we go. If interested in joining, contact Orlaith at Northshield populace encampment. 21:003.0 hrDance TentChoral BallThl James Blackcloak
Back by popular demand, the original lyrics to our familiar dance tunes will be sung while dancing! A choir will be joining the live band to create a unique ball experience. You don't want to miss this one!
Wednesday 01:59
The low-voltage alarm just went off on Vasilisa's batteries (which run the camp - refrigerator, CPAP, kitchen lights). It went off earlier, and has apparently gone off several times this evening. It's been quiet after a reset, but it either took 3 resets this time or things have been shut down. I don't think those solar panels are sufficient to cover the drain of the fridge, so the batteries aren't going to catch up on the sunny days.
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Pennsic VLI - War-week Tuesday
Tuesday 06:56
Awake early again. One good thing about my schedule is that it hasn't conflicted with the potty cleaning; I'm done long before they come. Clean potties after they come are nice, but everything's wet for a while after they hose them down. And I've had to wait for a potty only once in the morning (so far), using the resource off peak.
As an example of how there can be 50+ interesting classes in a day, there's 36 classes listed at 09:00, 13 that looked interesting (to me) from a quick scan, 7 are 1 hour long (10:00 conflicts with KWC rehearsal; 3 are 2 hours, 1 is 3 hours, and 1 is 4 hours):
- Irish Brehon Law
This would be a different take on the earlier class using the Brehon laws to document Irish farming and food practices. - A History of the Settlement of Iceland
What drives people to settle such (humanly-)marginal places? (What were they looking for? What were they escaping?) - Sack of Rome, 1527
Who isn't interested in the sack of Rome? - The Cornett and the Serpent: Renaissance Brass?
A must for music geeks.
Wednesday 01:07
It's been a very busy day.
80 classes of interest; went to 2 classes, 3 rehearsals, a pilgrimage, a concert, played for royalty (a paying gig!), and played at a ball.
I started off with the Settlement of Iceland. The woman teaching this class might be married to the man who taught last Wednesday's class on the Icelandic Commonwealth.
Then KWC rehearsal - still making progress, fixing mistakes, entrances, tuning, pronunciation. I was cold - shivering - in rehearsal.
My 12:00 class was essentially a throw-away; I think I've taken it before. But another class I was sort-of interested in was crowded, and I was pretty late getting anywhere after rehearsal. I was able to sit in the sun, though.
Then we had the "Pilgrimage", which went past 14:00, ending up in the Bog. It was fun, and we got many compliments.
This conveniently left me positioned to pick up my recorders from my camp on the way to the Recorder Ensemble rehearsal. At camp I also found the music for the Royal Cocktail Party, and also found that we were wanted at 16:30, not 18:00. When the request for musicians came yesterday afternoon, I wasn't sure I was free at 18:00, but I was sure I was not free at 16:30. But
eftychia was there when the music arrived at our camp, and was available to play.
I went on to the KWRE rehearsal, and left it early for the Chorulus rehearsal (leaving the recorders at the KWRE tent).
After Chorulus I picked up my recorders (and heard a bit of the estampie class, which I would now have to miss for the gig) and went to the Cognizenti camp. DGlenn was there, with Lady Jolicia (KWRE co-leader) and 3 others. They had rehearsed a few things before I got there, but hadn't started providing background music. We played a bit, they fed us (from a fancy (but period-ish) buffet), and they paid us. Several people thanked us. (And we actually sounded pretty good. DGlenn said things went much better after I arrived. (Not to assume it was my presence; they were now seeing music they had gone through before.)) All in all, a very pleasant gig.
I realized I didn't need to take my recorders back down the hill to camp and back up the hill again for the Choral Ball; I could leave them in the Dance Tent.
Before the ball I went to hear Cantore Borealis, 7 women doing the bardic thing.
The Choral Ball went fine. ("Unique experience"? Not so; we did this last year too.) It seemed to go faster than I remember from last year. That may be because more of the music was now familiar. The dancers are always very appreciative.
I'd forgotten how cold I'd been all morning. It's chilly again this evening, and I was cold around mid-way through the dance. I should have brought a cape and had long sleeves and pants. I had a little time with Erin, whom I've had no classes with for 5 days now.
The dance ended about 23:45, and I came back to camp and had some (hot) chicken soup. Dinner tonight was leftovers from previous days.
The solar panel did better today, charging 3 AmpHrs. ☺ That's less than my average laptop use, though. ☹
Here's hoping the shower has hot water tonight....
TimeLengthRoomClassInstructorDescription 09:001.0 hrA&S 1Irish Brehon LawBaron Charles O'ConnorIrish law principles to include details on honor price, injury, sick maintenance, rights of women. Examples of the application of the law in traditional Gaelic Ireland. Details on where to find information on the law tracts and the sort of research they can support. 09:001.0 hrA&S 3871 +/- 2: A History of the Settlement of IcelandBaroness Orianna Fridrikskona
The class will cover the settlement of Iceland to the year 1000. Topics include the geography of the island, the development of the social structure, the Althing, the conversion to Christianity, and some kind of cool things along the way. 09:001.0 hrA&S 19Sack of Rome, 1527Baron Friderich SwartzwalderAn overview of the 1527 Sack of Rome by Spanish, German, and Italian troops of the Holy Roman Empire. The class will look at the political and military events leading up to the sack, the campaign itself, and the political results. 09:001.0 hrUniversity-BattlefieldThe Cornett and the Serpent: Renaissance Brass?Master Remus FletcherOnce a favorite of composers and now obscure, the cornett is a musical instrument with a trumpet-type mouthpiece that is made of wood and fingered like a recorder. The larger serpent, which filled the need for a bass instrument, is a late-period ancestor of the modern tuba. Are they brass or woodwind? Join in for a hands-on discussion about these instruments, information on where to buy, and how to play. Several instruments will be available to try. Bring a chair. 10:002.0 hrPerforming Arts Rehearsal TentPennsic Choir: Open RehearsalPennsic Performing ArtsThe Pennsic Choir welcomes all interested singers! This year's concert theme is "A Medieval Christmas". The repertoire includes pieces by Hassler, King Henry VIII, Praetorius and Morley, conducted by Lady Siri Toivosdotter. 12:001.0 hrA&S 10Intermediate Topics in BrewingLord Malcolm MorEmphasizing all-grain brewing, this class will cover different grain types, adjuncts, hops and gruit, yeast, and beer styles, plus lagering. Common problems and how to prevent them will be addressed, and period beer styles will be introduced. 13:152.0 hrUniversity PointThe Pilgrimage ProjectThl Bugga Bilibit æt Elediche
For the past four years at Pennsic we have gone on Pilgrimage one afternoon of War Week, singing songs from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat and the Cantigas de Santa Maria. Come learn these songs and consider joining us this year! All are welcome! Music provided. Pilgrimage will happen on the Tuesday of War Week, meeting at University point, time TBD. New this year: Class will start with a brief overview of pilgrimage in period. 15:001.5 hrPerforming Arts Rehearsal TentKnown World Recorder EnsembleLady Jolicia atte NorthclyfeRecorder players of Intermediate and above abilities are invited to join this ensemble for its second Pennsic appearance. Join us in having fun and making music together! 16:001.0 hrLochmere, N18Rehearsal (Closed): 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 16:301.5 hrPerforming Arts Rehearsal Tent13th-C Music Estampie ClassMaster Albrecht CatspreyThe class will be an instrumental and vocal application session to present the estampie form of improvisation. The estampie form is essentially a study in short term memorization and is a good game to play for musicians (possible drinking game). 20:001.0 hrPerforming Arts TentCantore BorealisPennsic Performing Arts
Cantore Borealis is a pick-up choir performing music that celebrates the SCA tradition and culture. We form up each year at Pennsic, with a base of performers from Northshield, but we welcome others. We select music and rehearse most afternoons at Pennsic creating harmonies and counter-melodies as we go. If interested in joining, contact Orlaith at Northshield populace encampment. 21:003.0 hrDance TentChoral BallThl James Blackcloak
Back by popular demand, the original lyrics to our familiar dance tunes will be sung while dancing! A choir will be joining the live band to create a unique ball experience. You don't want to miss this one!
Wednesday 01:59
The low-voltage alarm just went off on Vasilisa's batteries (which run the camp - refrigerator, CPAP, kitchen lights). It went off earlier, and has apparently gone off several times this evening. It's been quiet after a reset, but it either took 3 resets this time or things have been shut down. I don't think those solar panels are sufficient to cover the drain of the fridge, so the batteries aren't going to catch up on the sunny days.
[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/910927.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]