Sessions at Angel Studios

• Session A- Monday morning
• Session B- Monday evening
• Session C- Monday evening
• Session D-Tuesday morning

SESSION A - Monday 7th July (10am -1pm)

Video sync recording of conductor used on all titles for later overdubs.

Orchestra A

12 -10 - 8 - 6 - 4
Double Woodwinds
4 Horns
3 Trumpets
3 Trombones
1 Tuba
1 Tymp + 3 extra Percussionists
Harp (on tracks 1 & 4 only)

Running order & special requirements.

1) 'In the style of Wagner'

Tutti.

Percussion line-up

1 -Tymps,1- Orch BD,1- Orch Sn ,1- Cyms, (required Gong o/dubs - sampler)


2) 'Requiem'

Tacet: - Trumpets, Trombones, Tuba, Harp.

Percussion line-up
1-Tymps

Required Choir o/dub - Full SATB 40 voices. (see evening Session C)


3) 'Gloria'

Tacet:-All Woodwinds, Trumpets,Trombones, Tuba, Harp.

Percussion line-up
1-Tymps

Required Choir o/dub - Full SATB 40 voices + 1-Solo Treble, 1-Solo Tenor, 6-descant Trebles (see Session C)

Required Organ o/dubs (Sampler) - suggest 3 tracks min - pedals (mono) & manual (Stereo)
Derek did these prior to the choir (Session C) at about 6.30 pm.

Required the following Additional o/dubs for the instrumental version -

Lunchtime 5/7/99: Solo Trumpet o/dub (bars 17-21)

Lunchtime 6/7/99: Solo Oboe o/dub (bars 1-9), Cor Anglais o/dub (bars 21-25)


4) 'Cornetto'

Tacet:- Oboes

Percussion line-up
1-Tymps, 1-Cyms, 1-Orch BD, 1-Triangle.

NB. Harp


5) 'Fanfare'

Brass and percussion only

Percussion line-up
1-Tymps, 1-Cyms, 1-Orch BD.

NB: Trumpet 1 & Horn 1 played as soloists as well as within the section.

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SESSION B -Mon 7th July (2 - 5 pm)

Video sync recording of conductor needed on all titles.

Orchestra B

12 -10 - 8 - 6 - 4
Harp
Cor Anglais, Oboe

Running order & special requirements.

1) 'Pucca'

Full Strings.
Live Organ (sampler) - pedals (mono) & manual (Stereo)
Harp

Required organ pedal part o/dub (to be done after Session D)

2) 'Classic Adagio'

Full Strings.
Live Organ (sampler) - stereo

3) 'Modern Adagio'

Strings only.

4) 'Cor Anglais'

Full Strings
Cor Anglais
Live Harpsichord (sampler) - stereo

NB:
Prior to Session B (at lunchtime) we needed to do the Solo Trumpet o/dub on 'Gloria' (see session A)

After Session B (@ 6.30 pm) Derek did Organ o/dubs on 'Gloria' (prior to choir arriving )

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SESSION C (CHOIR) - Mon 7th July (7-10pm?)

Required playback of conductor video on tracks from Session A.
Required headphones.
Required multi-tracking.

Choir and solo vocalist o/dubs

Full SATB
10 Sopranos
10 Altos
10 Tenors
10 Basses
6 Trebles

(Solo Treble and Solo Tenor were taken from that complement and overdubbed separately)

1) 'Requiem'

Full SATB (no soloists)

2) 'Gloria'

Full SATB + descant trebles and solo treble and tenor o/dub

 

SESSION D - Tues 6th July - (10am-1pm)

Video sync recording of conductor required.
Headphones required for track 3.

Orchestra D

8 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 2
Double Woodwinds (only 1 Bassoon)
2 Horns
Pianoforte


1) 'Pastoral'

Orch D
Bassoon - featured soloist.

Tacet :- Piano


2) 'Romance for Alto Flute'

Orch D
Solo alto flute throughout, Flute No2 to Piccolo.


3) 'Falling Leaves'

Strings
Pianoforte

Tacet:- Basses,Woodwinds, Horns.

Requiresd 2 Celeste o/dubs (stereo sampler) NB. Derek required video playback of conductor.

In Addition:

'Gloria' - (One player doubling for Solo Oboe and Cor Anglais overdubs)

Solo Oboe o/dub (bars 1-9)
Solo Cor Anglais o/dub(bars 21-25)

'Pucca' organ pedal o/dubs (Stereo sampler)