I don’t think this is our member, and I certainly hope I’m right. Our Bill is Dr Bill Parker RENEW - Scientific and Technical writing & editing in energy and resources.
Hopefully Bill will respond to the list Gary! Ronni > On 25 Feb 2017, at 8:05 am, gdorn@me <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Wamug > This may a notice of WAMUGS Bill Parker passing away. > If not my apologies > > https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1744507319196872&id=100009128610156 > > <https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1744507319196872&id=100009128610156> > > > > Another good man gone. Vale (Dr) Bill Parker, renaisance man,... > Bill sat at the back of his school class in UK and couldnt see a thing so > considered not too bright. Later, the miracle of glasses..... and Dr Bill > Parker, microbiologist, self taught musician to performance standard, folk > dancer, rowing coach, sustainable house designer and goodness knows what else > and a hell of a lot of fun to share adventures with in 'The Red Sea > Pedestrians"... We rehearsed every Saturday afternoon for months to develop a > sound and style and a playlist, with Bill and David Hoffman combing through > hundreds of Klezmer recordings and folk songs , transcribing to written music > ( usually printed on the back of used documents of a dubious nature) ....then > a unique Jewish or Academic style of struggle for the best result whereby > everyone was equal and stood up powerfully for their view or ideas and yet no > one was insulted and inclusion in the group as a peer was a given. A powerful > result developed and we performed at The Oz concert, various arts council or > city council "concerts in the park", at some amazing weddings, a couple of > Bar Mitzvahs, music festivals including Nannup, Fairbridge, Bridgetown > Rhapsody, Kulcha Club, live recording for the ABC etc, We started out > thinking it would be Jewish weddings and Bar Mitzvahs but developed into a 40 > minute show act where we came on and played a "show" of great music with a > non stop flow between pieces. Melanie Jones transferred her bush dance > calling skills across to teaching audiences folk dances from Jewish and > Russian roots which was hugely popular. Bill had a wickedly surprising sense > of humour that went down a treat. One of our early gigs was a huge wedding in > a marquee on Bindoon farm, Son of leading Jewish family marries daughter of > major Italian restaurant family ... so we added in a suite of Italian songs > and the joy and dancing at the wedding was amazing and we kept the italian > and latin stuff in the play list, along with Jazz crossovers derived from > Klezmer. > Going to the big shows or festivals with the band was good for our family as > the band was just one of many good acts on the programme so we got to enjoy > the whole show, have trips away, hear and see things we otherwise would not > have thought of. Reuben used to come with me often to the Saturday afternoon > rehearsals and I reckon he saw a model there of how hard you can work at > knocking a band into shape. <1f642.png>:-) > So now Bill is gone and David has sent this to the West Australian death > notices. > "Suddenly Monday night, our founding band member, clarinetist, transcribing > musician, farmer, Perth Morris Man, scientist and friend. Bill, there was so > much more you longed to do. Mel, Paul, David and all Red Sea Pedestrians > Klezmer Band members > Regards, > David Hoffman " > For me, there is of course the sense of loss and of compassion for those > closest to Bill, but also very strongly a great reminder and a realisation of > how fortunate I have been to share so much creativirty and enjoyment with > such people as Bill and everyone in that crazy band. > chow > > gary dorn > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
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