IAP 2016 Activities by Sponsor - Gilbert and Sullivan Players

Mary Spanjers

Jan/10

Sun

02:00PM-05:00PM

Student Ctr 407

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Are you intrigued by what Victorian comic opera sounds like (hint: it's nothing like Wagner)? Are you curious about Gilbert and Sullivan, but not sure you can commit to a full-fledged production? Are you just looking to spend a Sunday afternoon making music with like-minded people?

Then you're in luck! Join the MIT Gilbert and Sullivan Players for a delightful open sing & playthrough of Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri.

We are seeking choristers, soloists, and members of the orchestra.

About the show:
Iolanthe, a fairy, is allowed to return after being banished for the crime of marrying a mortal. And not a moment too soon for her half-human, half-fairy son Strephon needs her help! The Lord Chancellor refuses to allow Strephon to marry the beautiful shepherdess Phyllis. Iolanthe and the fairies agree to help Strephon by overcoming the opposition of the entire British parliament!

If you would like to sing a solo role, please email rebecca.s.graber [at] gmail.com by Wednesday 1/6 with your voice part, preferred role, and a little bit about yourself and your singing experience. We will try to give a role or partial role to anyone who requests one, with MIT students taking priority. Or just show up and sing in the chorus!

If you would like to play in the orchestra, please email your name and instrument to crossana [at] mit.edu by Thursday 1/7 if possible. All orchestra instruments are welcome.

For a synopsis and list of roles, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iolanthe

Sponsor(s): Gilbert and Sullivan Players
Contact: Gilbert and Sullivan Players, gsp-ec@mit.edu

Phil Arevalo

Jan/24

Sun

06:00PM-08:00PM

Student Ctr 407

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Do you like to sing songs at a rapid-fire pace? 
Do you know the entirety of Tom Lehrer's "Elements" song? 
Curious about Gilbert and Sullivan? 

Then join us for our first ever Patter-a-Thon! Patter songs are songs with "a moderately fast to very fast tempo with a rapid succession of rhythmic patterns in which each syllable of text corresponds to one note." 

We'll be singing through as many Gilbert and Sullivan patters and parodies of Gilbert and Sullivan patters as we can. 

Pizza dinner will be provided! No previous experience is necessary to participate. 

If you would like to sing a particular Gilbert and Sullivan patter song, please email parevalo [at] mit.edu by Wednesday 1/20 with one or more songs you'd like to do, and a little bit about yourself and your singing experience. Parodies of patter songs also allowed and encouraged! 

If you just want to join in on the fun, there will be opportunities for choral singing as well, so come on down!

Sponsor(s): Gilbert and Sullivan Players
Contact: Phil Arevalo, parevalo@mit.edu