David Coleman at Fenway Park
I am very proud of my friend David Coleman, who was musical director for many of the shows I did in Boston. He is now the choral director of the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, MA, living a "World According to Garp" existence with his family on campus. He recently brought his students to Fenway Park to sing the National Anthem.His is a great arrangement, free of crotch-grabbing (at least on camera), and you can hear the tribute to his gospel choir roots in "red glare".
Watch the video here.
I worked with David on and off for more than ten years, with Guilty Children, my old improv group, through the Orange Show in Boston (not to be confused with the one in San Bernardino with which it had nothing in common), and many solo shows. There would be at least two points in every show in which David would laugh so hard he would cry, slam the keys on his piano, and threaten to quit the show.
Oddly enough, the musical director for "All That Jaws", Tyrone Merriner, would threaten to leave the show "in a snit" each day of rehearsals. "I am going to have a snit and leave," he would say. I didn't know until recently how common among keyboard players this behavior was.
See also: I would never expect this from a Canadian; David Coleman
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by Marty Barrett at Sunday, June 03, 2007
1 Comments:
Thanks for the love, Marty. I am jealous I could not be the music director for All That Jaws. I'm sure Tyrone did an awesome job. Peace!
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