{"id":4467,"date":"2012-10-26T11:48:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T10:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=4467"},"modified":"2012-10-26T11:51:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T10:51:00","slug":"first-rehearsals-a-look-back-with-the-conductors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/10\/26\/first-rehearsals-a-look-back-with-the-conductors\/","title":{"rendered":"First rehearsals: a look back with the conductors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the first week comes to an end, the conductors of the various ensembles reflect on their first rehearsals in the new concert-hall;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>conductor of the University Concert and Big Bands, <strong>Ian Swatman<\/strong>, takes a look at Wednesday night&#8217;s session and ponders acoustics and the urge to wear slippers over on the Big Band blog, &#8216;<a title=\"On The Beat\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/onthebeat\/2012\/10\/25\/first-rehearsal-in-the-new-building-the-conductors-view\/\"><strong>On the Beat<\/strong><\/a>.&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>conductor of the University Chamber and Cecilian Choirs, <strong>Dan Harding<\/strong>, considers the joys of singing Britten and stepping in sedate circles over on the choral blog, &#8216;<a title=\"Cantus Firmus\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2012\/10\/25\/first-choral-rehearsals-in-the-new-hall\/\"><strong>Cantus Firmus<\/strong><\/a>;&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>conductor of the Symphony Orchestra, <strong>Susan Wanless<\/strong>, reviews last night&#8217;s rehearsal on the Orchestra&#8217;s blog,&#8217;<a title=\"Playing Up!\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/playingup\/2012\/10\/26\/first-rehearsal-in-the-new-concert-hall-the-conductors-view\/\"><strong>Playing Up<\/strong><\/a>!&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stand by for the last &#8216;first&#8217; 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