MEETUP: Baltimore, MD + Pixietricks' recital – pics p.9, recordings p.11

[Jillian Aversa]

You are cordially invited to pixietricks' junior recital!

When: Thursday, February 15th at 7:00 pm
Where: Griswold Hall
Peabody Conservatory of Music
(1 Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore)
How much? FREE!

The program:
Gustav Holst's Op. 35 "Four Songs for Voice and Violin," from A Medieval Anthology
"Cinq Mélodies Populaires Greques," by Maurice Ravel
Benjamin Britten's bizarro set "On this Island"
"Der Hirt auf dem Felsen" (a.k.a. "Shepherd on the Rock") by Franz Schubert!
I will be accompanied by Daniel Butman (violin and piano), and Catherine Wong (clarinet).

It's going to be a fun night, and I'd love to see some familiar faces there! The recital itself will be only an hour long, so we can all go out for a big dinner party afterwards, if that suits your fancy. And let's see... Important stuff to know:

- Peabody does have a parking garage, which can be located at 606 Saint Paul St. It's inexpensive, so you can always fall back on that if there's no street parking available.
- Griswold Hall is located on the second floor of the conservatory building.
- Doors will open at 6:45.
- There will be plenty of students in the audience, so it's not expected that you get all dressed up. Just don't come in ripped up jeans. ^_~

The meetup will start at 6:00, to allow for parking and finding your way around. Try to be on time, so we don't have any last-minute stragglers who don't know where to go once they're inside! Official meeting spot is Peabody's main entrance, and zircon (and probably DrumUltimA) will be inside there to meet you! If you don't have their cell phone numbers, I would definitely suggest PM'ing them now. Here's a map to orient yourselves with:


http://www.jilliangoldin.com/lilmap.jpg
Attendees:
pixietricks
zircon
DrumUltimA
Ferret
Upthorn
Jiggles McPuff
(Liontamer)
(Paige)
(djpretzel)
(José the Bronx Rican)
(bustatunez)
(Xerol)

[Ferret]

I'll do my best to show up, for definitely!

[Bahamut]

Damn, so early this year :( . Looks like someone is taking advantage of the day after Valentine's Day to have a certain someone in the area for sure ;) .

[Dhsu]

Heh, I remember my junior recital...it just happened to be at the same time as the UnMod meetup, so they came to see me perform. When I was done, everybody yelled, "NICE WORK."

Best of luck. ;)

P.S. MP3s plz

[Jillian Aversa]

Looks like someone is taking advantage of the day after Valentine's Day to have a certain someone in the area for sure ;) .
Now what makes you think that... ¬_¬

[zircon]

Yes. Please to see recitals. I take ze trains to see pixietrick!

..

In all seriousness, I hope y'all OCR people can make it. Jill will be great, and I'm sure we're all going through MAGfest withdrawl.

[siven7]

Oh, I live in Winnipeg, the cold city is but too far... good luck! rock the shepherd (on the rock)!

Kenley

[Xerol Oplan]

I may or may not be working. I probably won't know until the Monday before.

[The wingless]

If I kill Zircon before the recital and then *become* him... my plans to touch Jill's bottom will come to fruition.

Yes... yes it's all coming together...

[Kanthos]

I won't be making it from Canada, but good luck! From what I know of the composers (based largely on orchestral, not vocal works), it's a pretty broad list. Not surprised to see Schubert in there :)

[Ninja-san]

Wish I could attend since its right around the block from me unfortunately I'm leaving for a convention that night. There'll be another meet-up tho later this year right?

Also Good Luck!

[Katsurugi]

I don't think I'll be able to go. Any sort of impromptu travel is really not my sort of thing. Besides, I'm planning on going to North Carolina that weekend to visit a friend. Hopefully those plans will be successful... since last time they were not. I'm really lazy.

Good luck, pixie! (though, I'm sure you won't need any.)

[bladiator]

If I kill Zircon before the recital and then *become* him... my plans to touch Jill's bottom will come to fruition.

Yes... yes it's all coming together...

This is sadly the most ingenious plan I've heard. Now if I only I can kill Wingless and become him becoming zirc .. hmm.

[Murmeli Walan]

If I kill Zircon before the recital and then *become* him... my plans to touch Jill's bottom will come to fruition.

Yes... yes it's all coming together...

Yeah, but where are you going to get cheap plastic surgery that quick?

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I really want to come, but the timing might not work out that great...

I'll see how things are shaping up.

[Xelebes]

Oh, I live in Winnipeg, the cold city is but too far... good luck! rock the shepherd (on the rock)!

Kenley

Hah! Looks like won't be making it either.

[Jillian Aversa]

Wingless, baby... honey... sweetcakes... Even if you *looked* like zircon, I think I would notice a dramatic change in behavior. ^_~

[The wingless]

Wingless, baby... honey... sweetcakes... Even if you *looked* like zircon, I think I would notice a dramatic change in behavior. ^_~

Not to mention the dramatic *INCREASE IN PENILE GIRTH AND LENGTH*

[Audity]

This isn't exactly the right thread, but isn't there some place where all meetups are planned and organized? I don't live anywhere near Baltimore, and I don't see anything else about meetups around here.

[Xerol Oplan]

Would there be time to grab a bite to eat? I get off work a little after 5, and by the time I got down there it would be 6 and I wouldn't've had anything since morning. If not I'll just bag something.

[zircon]

This isn't exactly the right thread, but isn't there some place where all meetups are planned and organized? I don't live anywhere near Baltimore, and I don't see anything else about meetups around here.

The Community forum is basically the only place where meetups are organized. People are free to organize meetups whenever and wherever they want, including yourself... so go for it!

[Jillian Aversa]

Would there be time to grab a bite to eat? I get off work a little after 5, and by the time I got down there it would be 6 and I wouldn't've had anything since morning. If not I'll just bag something.
You guys won't see me until I'm up on stage, unfortunately, because I'll be busy warming up with my accompanists. BUT, there is a cafeteria at Peabody (and vending machines), so I'm sure you could grab something before 6:45. The *real* food will happen afterwards when we go out. :>

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Not to mention the dramatic *INCREASE IN PENILE GIRTH AND LENGTH*

Yep, implants'll do that.

I won't be making it from Canada, but good luck!

[Liontamer]

I'd like to attend. What train station would be the closest to Peabody, BMI or Penn Station?
I'm guessing Penn. Kinda spur of the moment, but The Lady and I may be down. Lemme know about feasibility, plz.

[zircon]

Penn Station is maybe a quarter of a mile away, that would be closest.

[DjSammyG]

:( and more :(

I think that date is the same as one of the dates of As You Like It at my school. I'm in it, so I can't really miss it. Sorry! I know you'll be great, and can't wait to hear about how it all goes!

[Shadowe]

I would heartily attend the estrogenated one's recital, but I just looked at how far away baltimore is from disney-town and the local temperature (Fuck Degrees) as compared to what i'm used to.

If you ever come down to do that mouth-noise-making thing here in florida though I'll try to show up.

[Jillian Aversa]

I'd like to attend. What train station would be the closest to Peabody, BMI or Penn Station?
I'm guessing Penn. Kinda spur of the moment, but The Lady and I may be down. Lemme know about feasibility, plz.
Ya, as Andy said, Penn station is the closest. It's really easy- just a 20 minute walk to Peabody, straight south on a one-way north street. Dave said he'd like to try to make it as well, though, so if you plan in advance maybe you two could hitch a ride. I'd love to finally meet Paige! (And it'd be great to see you again, of course!)

[DarkCecil13]

Damn, I'd love to go but Baltimore is... pretty far from the St. Louis area :) There's never any OCR meet ups around here :D

[zircon]

Ya, as Andy said, Penn station is the closest. It's really easy- just a 20 minute walk to Peabody, straight south on a one-way north street. Dave said he'd like to try to make it as well, though, so if you plan in advance maybe you two could hitch a ride. I'd love to finally meet Paige! (And it'd be great to see you again, of course!)

Pft 20 minutes? I just got here in like 10 ;)

[Bahamut]

Damn, I'd love to go but Baltimore is... pretty far from the St. Louis area :) There's never any OCR meet ups around here :D

That's why we need a Chicago meetup! I vote for a mid May meetup!

[atmuh]

That's why we need a Chicago meetup! I vote for a mid May meetup!
Wizard World Chicago plz

[vindkast]

Good luck pixie! And I apologize for misreading "recital."

[Jillian Aversa]

Hahaha... What did you think it was? Rectal? XD

[Dhsu]

"Recitative," obviously.

A common mistake. ;)

[DarkCecil13]

That's why we need a Chicago meetup! I vote for a mid May meetup!

yup.. I'll be out of school by then probably. w00t.

[Katsurugi]

I am not going back to Chicago... ever since the incident.

(and by the way, your pizza sucks.)

[Jiggles Mcpuff]

I would love to attend. Gotta try to get off work though. It's difficult cause I only have a week and I've already taken a week for Magfest and 2 sick days and plan for 2 more weeks off later in the year for Otakon and Las Vegas.

But probably a 90% chance I can make it. Which is pretty good. My boss kicks ass.

Yay!!!

[Kanthos]

Pft 20 minutes? I just got here in like 10 ;)

Love makes the feet move faster :p

[Daniel Rydell]

I'd like to go, but unfortunately, that'd be a 10+ hour drive.

Now granted. I'd make said drive, cause I love driving, and I like road trips.

...frickenunemployement.

[Jillian Aversa]

Hope you can make it, Jiggles!

[zircon]

Who's Pixietricks?????

[Red Shadow]

dont say it, any of you

[Shadowe]

Who's Pixietricks?????

A figment of your imagination. Everybody knows girls don't exist on the internet.

[Jillian Aversa]

dont say it, any of you
.....sum noob?

x_x

[Zarggg]

Sadly, since this not on a weekend, I will not be able to attend. Best of luck, Pixie.

(Also... the reason I haven't been in the channel lately is because ETG has me banned as a "trojaned machine", even though this is not the case. Posting on their support forums as per network policy has not fixed the situation.)

[Red Shadow]

.....sum noob?

x_x

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaagggggggggghhh

[Katsurugi]

.....sum noob?

x_x

No. That's her bird.

[Jiggles Mcpuff]

Ok, my boss gave me the day off! Oh and I may be bringing the green tentacle as well. He's checking to see if he can schedule himself off of work next week.

[Shadowe]

Oh and I may be bringing the green tentacle as well.

Here come the penis jokes....

[Leon K.]

You know what amazes me most bout Jill?

How such a big voice can come from such a tiny girl o.0

Hax, I say.

[Leon K.]

Maybe I'll show up too.... If I did I'd probably drive this time. At least I could sleep in my car this time instead of under a freaking tree.

[Psychoscapegoat]

That's why we need a Chicago meetup! I vote for a mid May meetup!
As much as I would also love to attend, there is no way to make it from Chicago to Baltimore (especially with the snow outside) around that time.
Good luck though!

[prophetik music]

oh, man, i would totally come, if only to hear the schubert piece. i love that one. and ravel is awesome. but i can't, because of too much schooling going on =( i'm sure it will be awesome! will you post some recordings after the fact?

[Katsurugi]

Maybe I'll show up too.... If I did I'd probably drive this time. At least I could sleep in my car this time instead of under a freaking tree.

Y'know... Every single time I hear this, it never gets any less funny. (Sorry, Leon K.) ^_^;

[Upthorn]

Aww man, Zirc, Liontamer, Jiggles... it just keeps sucking more and more that I'm not gonna be able to make this one.

Here's hoping this translation gig I got is awesome enough to make up for it.

[Xerol Oplan]

Unless something seriously changes, I can't make it.

[Jillian Aversa]

Leon: Hope you can come!

Xerol: Noooooo!

Mephisto: Yes, I'll definitely post some recordings and pictures... So it'll be like you were there. ^_~

Thanks for your well wishes, everybody!

[Bren]

Aw man, I really want to go but that's a huuuuge trek for me. I might go, but it's unlikely. If not, then I too will be looking forward to recordings, pics and all that good stuff.

[chfuji]

I wish I could make it out for a bit of meet-up/culture goodness. I hope that all goes well with your recital. (I can't remember if you tell singers to break legs like with actors...) A quick question for you, Ms. pixietricks: my mom used to sing opera when she was in college. She was a coloratura mezzo-soprano. Sadly, she doesn't sing opera nowadays. I wish she still did because just talking about opera I can see how happy it made her. I guess it's like that for you. It must be if you're going to school for it and everything. Anyway, my question is this: what voice are you?

[José the Bronx Rican]

Check her site, which I did because my co-worker asked me the same question: soprano, with a thin slice of mezzo. :)

My only option for a short-notice Thursday is to call into work sick, so if I don't turn up to greet you folks on the 15th, you'll know then whether I can make this one.

[Jillian Aversa]

Anyway, my question is this: what voice are you?
I'm a soubrette with coloratura tendencies. Used to sing mezzo back in high school, so perhaps that's where José got the impression, but my range has moved up a lot since then. Nice that your mom used to sing opera!

[zircon]

I'm a soubrette with coloratura tendencies

I don't know what those words mean!!!!

[Leon K.]

Yeah, sucks I won't be able to make it. Work :(

[Jillian Aversa]

Okay, everybody! I'm designating Peabody's main entrance as the official meeting spot for 6:00 this Thursday. There are a lot of doors to get into the building, but this is the only one that doesn't require swipe card access, so it seems like the best choice. (Plus, the steps leading up to the two big doors make it more recognizable!)

Here's a map to orient yourselves with:

http://www.jilliangoldin.com/lilmap.jpg

If you can't find street parking, Peabody has a garage on the other side of the building, located on Saint Paul St.

zircon (and probably DrumUltimA) will be inside at the main entrance to meet you! If you don't have their cell phone numbers, I would definitely suggest PM'ing them now. I say this because I won't be available to answer my phone or see you guys until after the performance. ^_~

[Ninja-san]

Wish i could go :[
Good luck and have fun!

[Jillian Aversa]

Thanks. ^-^

Don't worry, I'm sure we'll have another Baltimore meetup in the spring. This is sort of a mini-meet.

[Bahamut]

If you have one on March 23, I could be there :O . Good luck on Thursday though!

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Yeah, I'm definitely not going to be able to make this one :(

Have fun, though!

[Zanam]

It's times like this that I wish I had a steady enough income to be able to afford a trip down to Maryland from here in Michigan... it would be more than worth it to get to hear Jill sing live, and to meet everyone in person. I know i'm not known here on the forums, rarely do I post...(Jill may remember me, I sorta stumbled upon some of her WIP's on her website awhile back and told her of the security issue ;)... but I do wish to say, I wish you the very best of luck on your recital Jill. I look forward to hearing the recordings.

[Kanthos]

I had a dream last night that I was at the recital, except that pixietricks started singing more jazz and funk tunes. At first, I was playing drums for the recital, but then Zircon showed up and since he was the better drummer, I moved to a B3 organ.

I think I'm going crazy; I've had too many wierd dreams this week.

[Katsurugi]

^Whoa. That's a pretty weird dream all right. B3 organs are crazy old school... (but apparently, according to wikipedia, there's a new one that was released in 2002.) I've only seen the older kind though... they smell kind of musty.

Just make sure for next time that you don't let zircon push you around.

[Jillian Aversa]

You guys are craaaaazy.

[Kanthos]

Why are you posting here this close to the big day? Go rehearse! =D

Seriously, my sleep patern has been really messed up and I've been having wierd dreams almost every night. In one, I was at a Pat Metheny Group concert and the pianist got sick partway through, so I sat in (as if I'd ever in my life be good enough to even think about playing with one of the best modern jazz groups). Pat started hitting on me after the concert. It was freaky. My wife looked at me funny when I told her about the dream.

[Jiggles Mcpuff]

I sure hope the next meetup is on a saturday.

And unfortunatelly I talked to green tentacle and he won't be able to attend. :( He doesn't have anyone to cover for him tomorrow.

But other than that I can't wait! See you tomorrow

[Jillian Aversa]

Aw, no green tentacle? Oh well, there will be other times.

[Katsurugi]

Aw, no green tentacle? Oh well, there will be other times.
This just sounds funny.

MEET UP IS ONE DAY AWAY!

[Jillian Aversa]

Well, it's been a crazy day. Baltimore was raped by the weather, so school was canceled... which normally would be an awesome thing, but it gave rise to a couple complications. There was supposed to be a Wind Ensemble concert at Peabody tonight, but it has now been postponed to tomorrow night. This means a) DrumUltimA probably won't be able to come to more than a couple songs in my recital, and b) my clarinetist for Shepherd on the Rock had a direct conflict.

Good news is that she found a sub for the concert, so I'll still have her all to myself until 8:00. I just wish Daggu didn't have to miss it, and the dinner party afterwards. :<

Ah well. SEE YOU THERE!

[Liontamer]

Bah, I've got too much stuff going on here to be able to swing by. Damn, I've missed free opera stuffs. :'-(

[Ferret]

Well at least it's not canceled entirely which is good news, but the weather here wasn't that bad (but of course cities handle inclement weather differently :D )

[José the Bronx Rican]

Winter picked the worst time to suck.
We're slushed here, and I've run out of tolerance for
below-freezing temps. I finally leaned too far into
the decision not to come, and I just hope to catch
the next time Jilly performs. :(

[Bahamut]

Tell me about it - I was outside for ~30 min in -5 degree weather today :( .

[BardicKnowledge]

Best of luck, pixie! I'd love to come, but unfortunately, there's a lot of useless space between Iowa State and Baltimore getting in the way :p

[Jillian Aversa]

Wheeeeeeeee! The recital went really well! I'll put pictures up tomorrow, and hopefully recordings as well (depends on how soon my roommate can get those to me). There will be a video eventually, but it may take a couple days to edit and format.

zircon, Upthorn, Jiggles McPuff, and Ferret all came, so we had a fun time watching Star Trek after the dinner party, haha. XD

Thanks for all your support, everyone!

[atmuh]

Winter picked the worst time to suck.
We're slushed here, and I've run out of tolerance for
below-freezing temps. I finally leaned too far into
the decision not to come, and I just hope to catch
the next time Jilly performs. :(

can you explain to me why big puddles in new york city look just like the streets because i stepped in like 5 today and it was TERRIBLE...so bad that I didn't get to go to the chinatown fair and have fun AHHHH

[Ferret]

I'm now home and safe and wishing I'd asked pixie for a kiss (instead of hug but zircon'd probably deck me for that :p )

Aasaw;oi3jrw my toes are still cold, damn you snow!

But lots of fond memories and did we really spend two hours talking? Also Noob must not chew on my hand, it is not a cuttlebone. Birdie beep!

[Jiggles Mcpuff]

Thank you so much for inviting me! I had alot of fun. Oh, and to all you who missed it, you missed out on a freaking awesome performance! I was absolutely floored. It was flawless! Jill is someting else. She's incredibly talented, as you all pretty much already know, but to actually hear her perform live was simply amazing. :) I really liked all the emotion she put into it as well. Much love!

And damn.... it was good, like, really good

Jill = Pro

[Jillian Aversa]

Okay, so it's still gonna take a little while for me to split the tracks on the recordings and get everything uploaded, but in the meantime, here are some pictures from the performance and afterwards!

Getting my hair done o_O
http://www.jilliangoldin.com/pics/recital07/01.jpg
Holst op. 35 ("Four Songs for Voice and Violin")
http://www.jilliangoldin.com/pics/recital07/02.jpg
More of that
http://www.jilliangoldin.com/pics/recital07/03.jpg
The Ravel
http://www.jilliangoldin.com/pics/recital07/04.jpg

[Jillian Aversa]

More of that
http://www.jilliangoldin.com/pics/recital07/05.jpg
The Britten
http://www.jilliangoldin.com/pics/recital07/06.jpg
Shepherd on the Rock
http://www.jilliangoldin.com/pics/recital07/07.jpg
Bowing at the end with my accompanists
http://www.jilliangoldin.com/pics/recital07/08.jpg

[Jillian Aversa]

And last, but not least...

Dinner afterwards with Upthorn, Jiggles McPuff, Ferret, zircon, my family, and some family friends!
http://www.jilliangoldin.com/pics/recital07/09.jpg

[Bahamut]

Holy crap all these t-shirt wearers...weren't you all freezing?

[Jillian Aversa]

That was when we were indoors at the Indian restaurant. They had warm jackets for outside, silly. ^_~

[Vig]

Holy shit that is a giant sexy organ. Have you ever had the chance to play it? That thing must sound awesome!

[Jillian Aversa]

Yes. Well, not that I can *really* play it, but I've fooled around with it a bit. The lowest notes shake the stage. XD

[vindkast]

I was hoping you'd be wearing white gloves so I could follow up on the "giving a rectal" joke. But that's okay, the last two posts satisfied the part of my brain that's still 8 years old.

Congrats, the pics look great! It's great that everybody went out to dinner with your family, but I can't stop laughing imagining the "mom, dad, can I bring 4 guys I met on the internet to dinner?" conversation :)

[Bahamut]

I was hoping you'd be wearing white gloves so I could follow up on the "giving a rectal" joke. But that's okay, the last two posts satisfied the part of my brain that's still 8 years old.

Congrats, the pics look great! It's great that everybody went out to dinner with your family, but I can't stop laughing imagining the "mom, dad, can I bring 4 guys I met on the internet to dinner?" conversation :)

Considering zircon is her boyfriend, somehow I don't think it so weird.

[Liontamer]

Considering zircon is her boyfriend, somehow I don't think it so weird.
Not to mention the fact that she's met the other 3 in person as well.

[Upthorn]

The recital was indeed very well done. I was taken a bit by surprise, because I haven't been keeping up with OC Remix lately, and pixie's vocal skill has appearantly improved a great deal since its (already impressive) showcase in "The Place we Knew".
Very well done, Jill, thank you for inviting us all (even though the group pic you posted makes me look like a stoner).

[Jillian Aversa]

and pixie's vocal skill has appearantly improved a great deal since its (already impressive) showcase in "The Place we Knew".
Errr... To be fair, you can't really compare The Place We Knew with anything I do classically. I sound completely different singing in a pop style. And while people say I have been continually improving in the classical style as well, the difference isn't that drastic. You'd have to listen to the other classical stuff up on my website now to make an accurate comparison. ^_~

[Katsurugi]

Not to mention the fact that she's met the other 3 in person as well.
Yeah. And in the worst case scenario, if I were pixie, I would be like "As you all know, this is my boyfriend and these are his shady friends that I'm just meeting for the first time."

=D

[vindkast]

Well that conversation's still a funny thought, even if it never actually happened :P

[WesPip]

Errr... To be fair, you can't really compare The Place We Knew with anything I do classically. I sound completely different singing in a pop style. And while people say I have been continually improving in the classical style as well, the difference isn't that drastic. You'd have to listen to the other classical stuff up on my website now to make an accurate comparison. ^_~
Well what about Amor Mio, Caro Bene then, hmmmm?
Rejected though it may have been.

[Jillian Aversa]

Well what about Amor Mio, Caro Bene then, hmmmm?
Sure, although you'd have to try to ignore all the ridiculous amounts of reverb m1lesteg applied, since it makes my voice sounds bigger than it actually was. That was recorded my freshman year, and as it was in the opera style, I'm sure you would notice improvement since then. I cringe when I hear that mix, lol.

EDIT:

Okay, guys. Here are a few recordings! I decided not to post the whole recital, so as to give you something to look forward to when I update my website in March. For now, here is one movement from each of the first three song sets, plus the Schubert in its entirety:

Gustav Holst, Op. 35 "Four Songs for Voice and Violin": I sing of a maiden (http://www.jilliangoldin.com/music/classical/i_sing_of_a_maiden.mp3)
Maurice Ravel, "Cinq Mélodies Populaires Greques": La-bas, vers l'église (http://www.jilliangoldin.com/music/classical/la-bas_vers_l'eglise.mp3)
Benjamin Britten, "On This Island": Seascape (http://www.jilliangoldin.com/music/classical/seascape.mp3)
Franz Schubert, "Shepherd on the Rock (http://www.jilliangoldin.com/music/classical/der_hirt_auf_dem_felsen.mp3)"

[JJT]

No VGM in the program? Have you no dignity?????????