Re: OryCon Music Scheduling

>That being the case, which do you think is most/least workable:
>
> (a) schedule a mini-concert series against a feature concert
> (start both open circles at the same time, ca. 9-10 pm)
> (b) schedule mini-concerts opposite each other
> (i.e. 1 hour in each of 2 rooms)
> (start open circles at the same time, ca. 10-11 pm)
> (c) scatter mini-concerts through daytime programming
> (note possible tech & room issues arise here)
> (d) run mini-concerts in one 2-hour block, run one open circle
> starting after mini-concerts
> (e) drop one feature concert to avoid conflicts with
> mini-concerts
> (f) something else (specify)

My two cents:
I agree with the no-vote on putting mini-concerts opposite feature concerts. I don't think I'd want the mini-concerts opposite a filk circle, either; I always felt divided loyalties whenever that happened! Of the choices above I'd probably vote for (d), except that one drawback is that sometimes the mini-concert people are then just too pooped to filk for a while, and the circle can suffer. (I never realized this until Norwescon.)

I'd also like to throw in my opinion that I dislike having two open circles at the same time in different rooms. One circle invariably suffers-- someone popular may be in one, that everyone wants to hear, and some people who want to stay with the other one don't get to hear that person; or people end up going back and forth, and miss hearing something they really wanted to hear and don't feel like subjecting the whole circle to it *again* just for their benefit. I don't know if anyone shares this opinion, but I'd really like to see just *one* filk circle at a time.

>ALSO -- if you would like to do a mini-concert, it's NOT too early to let me
>know. This will tell me, among other things, whether I should slot
>mini-concerts at 20-25 minute sets (i.e. 4 in 2 hours) or 30-minute sets
>(i.e. 3 in 2 hours) -- about which I'd also be glad for feedback. This last
>can and should be passed along to those who may not be on this list but
>might be interested.

Matt and Audrey and I (also known as Fishy, Xia and vix) would be interested in a mini-concert. Our first one was at Norwescon and boy was it exciting for us! Plus, it would give me the impetus I need to actually *write* some new things. :) I've no real preference as to which length, so I'll leave that for other people's two cents.

Thanks,

Michelle Hansard                       http://students.washington.edu/~vix/

Now here, it takes all the running you can do, just to keep in the same place. --Lewis Carroll, _Through the Looking Glass_ Received on 06/05/00