Preparing for the next recording
Only 2 days to go until our next recording of the Nelson recorder trio who are based in our hometown of Bath.
We have been planning this recording since about September last year when we carried out a test recording to explore suitable venues. In the end the venue chosen was the Magdalen Chapel in Bath where, incidentally, I am the organist. Initial concerns from the musicians were expressed due to the fact that the chapel is carpeted. For this reason we carried out a free of charge test recording to see if the venue was suitable.
The test recording was also a good opportunity for us to understand the instruments we were to be recording. The most obvious feature of recorders is they are considerably quieter than a lot of instruments. The biggest challenge for this is not our ability to record but more to ensure the venue is as quiet as possible.