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Scratch-musicals choir of 900 persons, orchestra of 100 persons

February 18, 2007 at 12:13 PM

Every year in Leiden they have the 4 scratch-days. See http://www.scratch.nu
Every day you study with a choir of about 900 persons, divided in 3 galleries/tribunes of 300 persons at 3 sites behind and left and right from the orchestra of 100 man. In the evening you give a concert of what you have studied that day for 500 persons (often sold out and the church is than full). Now they study:
Thursday, 15 febr 2007 Messiah of Handel
Friday, 16 febr 2007 Requiem Mozart and other Pieces of Mozart
Saturday, 17 febr 2007 Musical Highlights
Sunday, 18 febr 2007 Verdi Requiem.
This year I took part in the musical highlights


orchestra with 300 man of choir behind and 300 right of the orchestra

part of the choir

a choirgallery during a break

Orchestra with a drummer in orange during the musicalscratch for the rythm. You can see parts of the left side of the choir and the part of the choir behind the orchestra

This we played with 2 solosingers
Musical Highlights:
Annie get your gun: There's no business like showbusiness
Westside story: Somewhere
A Little Night Music: Send in the clowns
Carousel: You'll never walk alone
Hair: Aquarius, Hair, Let the sunshine in
Jesus Christ Superstar: I only want to say, I don't know how to love Him, Jesus Christ Superstar
Break
Orkest-Ouverture 'Oklahoma'
The Wizzard: Brand new day
Mamma Mia!: Mamma Mia!, Dancing queen, Waterloo
Jekyll & Hide: This is the moment
Grease: Summer nights, You're the one that I want, We go together

Mozart himself listening to his requiem

Concert in the evening with soloist. The concertclothing is free, but they like a purple accent in your clothing, the color of the organisation, so the singersoloist have a purple scarf.
Bram,
You do have the most fun with music. I wish such events took place everywhere.
I had never heard of scratch music before. It sounds like fun.