yes, BT, I noticed that - really wondering what Darius will sing.

unfortunatly too far for me to get to. I was hoping some1 would be able to get some video of D. Would of been nice to hear D singing 1 of his own songs maybe something new.

I love the way Darius mashes it up when doing some live performances, and nails real classics in others. one event he is singing I can move like Jagger, the next, From Russia with Love, another his own work- that is what I love about seeing him, he has it all covered tbh.

Edited August 13, 201311 yr by prettyinpink

the most crazy and funny performance from Darius is a live show when he was singing Mr. Saxobeat and putting some italian words here and there.

 

The Italian words here and there were the verses and chorus of a Neapolitan song Tu Vao 'Fa L'Americano which means something like You wanna be an American and so there are English words every so often in the Italian song.

 

So I'd say it was the other way round - Tu vuo etc with a bit of Mr Saxobeat thrown into the mash-up.

yes, think you are right there, BT

Ok. I give up.

 

What has ALW ever written for baritones, apart from the Elvis influenced Pharaoh's song from Joseph?

 

 

I hope we get to hear whatever it'll be.

don't say that..I was working it out and thinking I hope it isn't that elvis pharaoh song!!

 

Well, Darius doesn't HAVE to sing as a baritone - we've all heard his range before

don't say that..I was working it out and thinking I hope it isn't that elvis pharaoh song!!

 

I spent some time on youtube listening to the ALW stuff and unless my ears deceive me, heroes and villains seem to be tenors.

 

It's D's choice - sing something in his strongest register and lose the ringing top notes people expect when a tenor delivers the song or sing up his range without the power a tenor could deliver. Not all ALW songs are belters and some of the more emotional ones would be suitable for the latter treatment.

 

One I'd like to hear Darius sing as baritone is Love Changes Everything. There's a baritone version online from an American singer and it sounds fantastic.

Given his circumstances just now, it's maybe not one he'd choose.

 

Would he take a third more daring approach and do a "Sandy" with an ALW song?

 

Apparently ALW cut Il Divo out of one of the TV programmes to celebrate ALW's career because they muddled the lyrics of one of his songs.

 

Anyway, it's up to Darius to make the judgement and help to launch Beacon Arts, with all the future hopes and dreams of those who will use it, in style.

 

BTW I was delighted to see Peter Morrison on the poster. He's a living legend, one of Scotland's top tenors who dominated traditional Scottish music for many decades.

Edited August 15, 201311 yr by Baytree

According to twitter, on Friday Darius

 

a) looked like James Bond

 

b) was awesome

 

He did an interview with Inverclyde radio in the afternoon. None of the interviews from Friday are up on their site ....yet.

 

 

thanks bt, I saw a tweet from a choir member, was hoping to hear interview but missed it! hope it goes up soon - really curious as to what he sang too

Sharon and Susan managed to go to Friday's show and said that Darius sang a new song dedicated to his Mum called 'Surrender'. They said it was a very moving song and they ended up in tears

Would love to hear that. Sue

From twitter

 

Inverclyde Radio ‏@inverclyderadio 2h

 

@DariusCampbell This Coming Thursday 22nd August from 7pm-9pm Hear Interviews from the official opening of the @thebeaconarts

Not much use him telling everyone to go to his website when it's not working yet

 

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/telegram.../#disqus_thread

 

Debate re Simon Cowell and One Direction.

 

 

beat me to it! just found this on twitter and am listening now,

Thanks for the link. Lovely to hear his voice again. Sue

Thanks to Susan, we have these photos of Beacon Art Centre

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.6...7175&type=1

Edited August 26, 201311 yr by megham