Things may have gone a little quiet on the blog, but we haven't stopped writing...
Today, thanks to the kind generosity of The Other Palace, we got to spend the day in the studio workshopping the latest draft of VANYA'S!
Director extraordinaire Franny Anne Rafferty dropped in to share some of their insights, and we're feeling very excited about the possibility of moving on to a bigger workshop later this year.
Fingers crossed!
Hi folks,
We are so excited to finally be sending our Vanya's tracks out today!
Here's a little teaser of one of the songs we recorded. (Please note: this private Soundcloud link will only be temporarily available!)
For everyone who supported us in making this music, THANK YOU!!!
These tracks won't be for sale - but we're sending the full set of demos out (which ended up coming to 9 songs!) to everyone who supported our work - be that with £1 or £100!
We ended up needing to dig quite significantly into our savings to finish the project (something that has become a bit more stressful in light of coronavirus developments!). So if you'd still like to support us - and get the music - you can do that here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/recordings-for-vanya039s-a-new-musical
Below we've included a few shots from behind the scenes, taken by the brilliant Julia Forsman.
Thanks and lots of love!
Bella and Alli
Listening to the magic happen!
Rehearsing 'Only in Soho'
A break between songs
Learning new parts
Making musical decisions
Everyone together now!
Having a terrible time :-)
This Autumn, we had the incredible opportunity to head back into the recording studio with two-time BBC Jazz Vocalist of the Year producing - and singing the role of Vanya for us.
We previously had the good fortune to work with Ian on Christmas in the City, and it was wonderful to go back into the Cowshed with him and the rest of this talented lot!
This was a big project, and it's only with the help of our friends and fans that we've been able to make it happen. We're now in the process of finishing up the mastering, and doing our final fundraising push!
If you're able to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign, we would be so grateful for your support!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/recordings-for-vanya039s-a-new-musical
Our thank you to you? Everyone who donates will get a full set of the recordings! These won't be publicly available for sale or available any other way, so we would really appreciate your support!
