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[pensnest]

I spent yesterday afternoon at a concert of 'the best of' the Norfolk Music Festival in March. My Beast's chorus were singing (at the very end), and to my surprise were actually the only vocal item on the list. There were African drums (awesome!) and Suzuki violins played by tiny people (one of the tiniest was obviously among the most advanced), there were saxophonists and clarinettists and cellists and so on, but I'd been expecting a few more singing acts and was a bit disappointed in that respect. However—despite the fact that I don't remember saying I wanted to go to this concert *eyes Beast*—it was well worth seeing. And also hot and stuffy.

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I discovered recently that there is a thing in the world called the Sarcastic Fringehead. Frankly, I think its name is sufficient justification for its existence, but it is also magnificently weird. See here.

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[vae]

Mum and Dad were singing in a concert yesterday as well, but I think it was almost definitely a different one!

[pensnest]

If your Mum was in it, then definitely! :-)

[dine]

I'm glad you survived the hot & stuffy, and were able to enjoy the concert,, even if there wasn't enough singing

I am completely enamoured of the Sarcastic Fringehead - just knowing there's a creature in this world called that has made my life worthwhile

[pensnest]

I feel as you do about the Sarcastic Fringehead. What a splendid thing exists!

[frausorge]

Sounds like quite some variety, at least on the instrumental front!

[pensnest]

It was pretty good - no guitars, which in retrospect seems odd, but quite a bit of serious musicianship from the older students.

[turps]

That sounds like a very interesting concert. I love the sounds of the drums.

Looks like Beast is taking to singing in a chorus very well.

[pensnest]

The drums were impressive - they played quite a long piece and had only their memories and arm signals from their teacher to remind them what to do.

I'm so charmed that he sings now. It has been remarkably good for him.

[brandywine28]

I realize that by "tiny people", you probably mean children, but it took me a minute. At first, my mind went to a weird Thumbelina/Lilliputian kind of place. (With violins! Teeny ones!)

The Sarcastic Fringehead looks like a terrifying math teacher I once had. And yet I love him??

[pensnest]

I'm a little disturbed now at the thought of what your schooling must have been like, but yeah, I get the love.

[chalcopyrite]

Yay music! Even if there was less singing than hoped for. Well done Beast.

I would like to know by what process they decided that "sarcastic" was the adjective to apply to that fish. I'd have gone for "nightmarish," myself, or possibly "wtf." O.O

[pensnest]

Perhaps it - no. Nope, I got nothing. Sarcastic Fringehead.

*Great* name, though!