John Rutter

[King Mark 3,626]

John Rutter looks like a bird.

K.M.

[crocodile 7,990]

How is this ugly!

Gorgeous indeed

Karol

[veggiemusician 0]

Quite possibly the ugliest composer who ever lived, John Rutter is quite famous, especially for his choral works.

I'm singing his Magnificat with my college choir tomorrow and I was wondering if anyone here is familiar with his music.  I've heard that he's more popular in America than he is in the UK.  

Thoughts?  Opinions?

Ooohh that face sends shivers down my back - was once conducted by him - I was playing principle oboe with the Orchestra of Opera North doing his Requiem (tones of oboe solo's).

Now its comon for oboists to lick their reed a lot during concerts to keep reeds moist - however, every time I put the oboe to my face to lick the reed, he thought I was about to come in at the wrong place - each time in the concert he would start manicly waving at me - and each time he would give me Kittens because I thought he's waving at me becuase I was late :s haha

[Composer_Fan 2]

^Wow, that's cool! Haha, that's funny that he was all frantic at you.

We had rather slow wind players at the Magnifcat concert. It was as if the flutist wasn't even interested in following our conductor's tempo when it came to her entrance in the first movement. Oh well....

~Tyler, glad that this thread got somewhat back on topic.

[Ollie 1,059]

Yes, because making fun of how a person looks is something that seperates us from the other message boards.

[Martirlistener 0]

Man, I just registered for expressing this. I hope someone share my feelings so we can share some shame and sorrow for them.

 

I play the piano and the guitar (boring classic music also) and as a kid I performed in churches playing old latin songs but this si different.

 

Few years ago I was forced to listen a concert in which my future wife performed as a contralt "for the beauty of the earth" by John Rutter. My gosh, kill me now, don't make me suffer this. I survived miraculously that time. But now is different.

 

One close friend performs next week as a soprano (probably first soprano) "The Magnificat" by John Rutter. In adittion I'm supposed to pay 5€, and enjoy the evening in a probably non AC auditory. What I've done wrong in my live to deserve this shit, someone have some ideas. 

 

Cannot my dear friend had some tendency to pooldancing or axethrowing instead for F. JohnRutter?

 

What should I do? I can't even listen 5 minutes of the 40 minutes theme on youtube. And they will probably play it slower and less sharp...

 

I'm sorry John Rutter I don't care about you being ugly just make music enjoyable enough for the audience and not only the singers.

 

If ever your are in a chiir and they come with the idea of playing F.J.F.Rutter run as fast as you can, hug your mother or your partner and confess what you were about to do to them.

 

don't believe me? Do som poll after some JFRutter concert about suicidal thoughts.

 

On 06/12/2006 at 4:49 PM, Ollie said:

Yes, because making fun of how a person looks is something that seperates us from the other message boards.

Can I make fun about how boring is to listen?

On 06/12/2006 at 5:11 AM, Composer_Fan said:

^Wow, that's cool! Haha, that's funny that he was all frantic at you.

We had rather slow wind players at the Magnifcat concert. It was as if the flutist wasn't even interested in following our conductor's tempo when it came to her entrance in the first movement. Oh well....

~Tyler, glad that this thread got somewhat back on topic.

I bet this flutist was having deep troubling and confusing thoughts about his own existence and the mesning of life participating in such a concert...

[Marian Schedenig 8,179]

Is this a new bot?

[Naïve Old Fart 9,508]

It reads like a bot.

[bollemanneke 3,338]

I love his carols, personally. Turn them on from time to time when Christmas just won't come.