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Blessed by the Survachka: Washington Revels Blog | Washington Revels Blog
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Cast Member’s Blog. Music Director’s Blog. Blessed by the Survachka. Blessed by the Survachka. On October 31, 2013 » Add the first comment. Assen Assenov (right), with his wife Simona Assenova, explains the tradition of the survachka to the Revels chorus. Last week Assen Assenov, a leader in the Washington-area Bulgarian community, and his wife Simona Assenova stopped by rehearsal for the Christmas Revels. He also shared this lovely thought:. Find more like this:. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. We’ll ...
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Eleven-Sixteen? What? | Washington Revels Blog
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Cast Member’s Blog. Music Director’s Blog. On October 2, 2013 » Add the first comment. One measure of this year’s music, in 7/8. Overheard in rehearsal: Eleven-sixteen? One of the challenges for this year’s Christmas Revels chorus is singing in unusual time signatures. Almost everything I’ve ever sung was written with two or four beats to the measure. Learn more about the 2013. View the Schedule of Performances and Purchase Tickets. Find more like this:. More posts in music. Up Flies the Lark. Learn more...
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Cast Member’s Blog. Music Director’s Blog. Displaying all posts for Jo Rasi. Being a Revels Kid in Autumn. August 12, 2015 » Add the first comment. A guest post by Emilie Moore, Washington Revels Teaching Artist. Read more ». A Journey Back to My Revels Roots. July 29, 2015 » Add the first comment. A Guest Post by Patrick Malone. Read more ». What’s Going on Down There? The Costume Shop in Summer. July 20, 2015 » Add the first comment. Revisiting an Article by Mary Swope. A New Intern’s View: Guest...
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A New Intern’s View: Guest Post by April Li | Washington Revels Blog
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Cast Member’s Blog. Music Director’s Blog. A New Intern’s View: Guest Post by April Li. A New Intern’s View: Guest Post by April Li. On February 5, 2015 » Add the first comment. I love how these random and exciting things are scattered around. I couldn’t help but sit in the chair that could fit two of me and giggle. As I worked, I looked above and found a colorful bird enjoying its time hanging in a corner smirking at me. I’m excited to be starting my Revels journey! Find more like this:. On Adventures i...
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Helen Fields | Washington Revels Blog
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Cast Member’s Blog. Music Director’s Blog. Displaying all posts for Helen Fields. Praise to the Moon. December 5, 2015 » Add the first comment. One of the most beautiful moments in this year’s Christmas Revels is a song to the moon, “The Traveller’s Prayer.” It’s by John Renbourn, an English songwriter who died last March at the age of 70. The moon is a wonder. It travels around us slowly, making one circuit Read more ». The Sounds of an English Spring. November 30, 2015 » Add the first comment. In one o...
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Washington Revels Blog - Part 3
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Cast Member’s Blog. Music Director’s Blog. Stages celebrations filled with traditional music, dance, stories and drama from around the world, revolving around the cycle of the seasons and the joys of community connections. Revels is for anyone who wants to share common ground through old and new traditions connecting people across time and cultures. Revels is not something that you just watch. It is an experience. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You must be logged in. To post a comment. Adult chorus. Thi...
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May Day! May Day! (Washington Revels Blog) | Washington Revels Blog
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Cast Member’s Blog. Music Director’s Blog. On May 1, 2012 » Add the second comment. The Foggy Bottom Morris Men bringing in the May (May 1, 2012). Photo by Elizabeth Miller. Happy May 1st to all… how have you spent your May Day so far? The sun is now shining and the temperature is rising. On hand were the Foggy Bottom Morris Men. The Rock Creek Morris Women. And the Arlington Northwest Morris. Featuring Jennifer, who is a specialist at the American Folklife Center. Check it out! The Rock Creek Morris Wom...
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Washington Revels Blog - Part 4
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Cast Member’s Blog. Music Director’s Blog. Stages celebrations filled with traditional music, dance, stories and drama from around the world, revolving around the cycle of the seasons and the joys of community connections. Revels is for anyone who wants to share common ground through old and new traditions connecting people across time and cultures. Revels is not something that you just watch. It is an experience. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You must be logged in. To post a comment. Adult chorus. Thi...
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Elizabeth Fulford | Washington Revels Blog
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Cast Member’s Blog. Music Director’s Blog. Displaying all posts for Elizabeth Fulford. Something Nordic This Way Comes. June 8, 2016 » Add the first comment. When I opened my fortune cookie today at lunch, I found the message to be particularly meaningful: “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” That. Begins tonight at the first meeting of the 2016. Greek and Bulgarian Salon Concerts. November 20, 2013 » Add the first comment. Dancing (and singing) children. I was lucky enough to g...
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Singing Our Hearts Out (Washington Revels Blog) | Washington Revels Blog
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Cast Member’s Blog. Music Director’s Blog. Singing Our Hearts Out. Singing Our Hearts Out. On August 8, 2013 » Add the first comment. Cast members in 2007. A version of this post originally appeared at Last Word on Nothing. Recently I was rehearsing a glorious 16th-century motet with a small chorus, for the Washington Revels 30th Anniversary CD. Haec dies quam fecit Dominus. In Byrd’s six-part Haec Dies. We settle into the alleluias, then sing a short duet with the basses, their low voices anchoring our ...
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