The quartet has started our regular weekly training/practice again.
Due to the inavailability of my new home (also the lack of room! ), Guitaresque has found a new rehearsal "studio" in the form of DIVO's bedroom - which is really as big as many living rooms of flats which I've visited. :P
Anyway, what's most important is that the group has again begun to tackle new songs and challenges. Amongst the more interesting pieces we are attempting now is this piece called La Tierra （大地）, which is one of the 4 "elements" in Francis Kleyjans' expertly written guitar quartet composition Los Cuatro Elementos, which means "The 4 Elements". I particularly liked this piece, as it contains many phrases whereby the 4 guitarists inter-weave their play, combining 4 guitar solos into 1 colourful burst of melodies and counter-melodies.
We are also working on a Jeremy Spark's arrangement of Claire de Lune, which contains quite a fair bit of pauses and it really requires the quartet to develop a good understanding of one anothers' play.
These pieces, along with some other familiar favourites will be presented in our next public performance on the 4th July 2009 at the Library@Esplanade.
