Sardinia - continued
Thanks everyone for your patience in waiting for this next instalment of our adventures.
If you don't already know, myself and The Princess are touring Sardinia and then Corsica with a pop-up choir with Stuart Davis.
We've been kept very busy and doing a lot of singing and performing, as well as collaborating with numerous other choirs. We've also been getting a bit of swimming and snorkelling in too... see our little snorkelling beach below :)
We've also been meeting and hearing some of the local 'cantu a tenòre' groups, which is a polyphonic singing style which has some small similarity to Tuvan throat singing. The Princess has posted a video on her Facebook page of herself singing with one group.
We've been based in a local church with great acoustics and an equally great 'Father Pietro', who has been very hospitable and welcoming. We had two concerts with choirs in Cala Gonone which ended up being full houses to our surprise. Father Pietro rang the church bells beforehand, so that may have had something to do with it :)
The Bass section
We had a great roast lunch under some cork trees on a farm owned by one of the singers in a 'cantu a tenòre; group called 'Tenores di Orgosolo'. Their homemade 'Vino Rosso' was superb!
We also managed to squeeze in a trip to a local cave and gave a performance to an appreciative audience. This cave was huge, as were the acoustics!
We next stayed a couple of days in Alghero and were hosted by the local choir who gave some shared performances and fed us very large amounts of food.
We even managed to get a guided tour of a very famous Nuraghe complex
Alghero is a very beautiful and old city, and the weather continues to hold for us. Most days are 27 - 28 degrees and most pleasant, if a little humid.
If you don't already know, myself and The Princess are touring Sardinia and then Corsica with a pop-up choir with Stuart Davis.
We've been kept very busy and doing a lot of singing and performing, as well as collaborating with numerous other choirs. We've also been getting a bit of swimming and snorkelling in too... see our little snorkelling beach below :)
We've been based in a local church with great acoustics and an equally great 'Father Pietro', who has been very hospitable and welcoming. We had two concerts with choirs in Cala Gonone which ended up being full houses to our surprise. Father Pietro rang the church bells beforehand, so that may have had something to do with it :)
The Bass section
We had a great roast lunch under some cork trees on a farm owned by one of the singers in a 'cantu a tenòre; group called 'Tenores di Orgosolo'. Their homemade 'Vino Rosso' was superb!
We also managed to squeeze in a trip to a local cave and gave a performance to an appreciative audience. This cave was huge, as were the acoustics!
We next stayed a couple of days in Alghero and were hosted by the local choir who gave some shared performances and fed us very large amounts of food.
We even managed to get a guided tour of a very famous Nuraghe complex
Alghero is a very beautiful and old city, and the weather continues to hold for us. Most days are 27 - 28 degrees and most pleasant, if a little humid.
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