The Fantasy Orchestra

We've contacted by Star Plus TV to take part in their reality TV singing competition highlting foreign people singing in hindi.

Its looking more likely the trip will happening from about 13th feb 2018
The're paying our travel and work permits and so require us to be available for the full length of the competition incase we get to the finals. if we dont, as soon as we're knocked out of the the competition we get flown home (they say the same day).

i've made a selection from everyone who filled in the poll. i think will be a really great orchestra!
most people on the list were available at least 2 months.
some said just one month... who knows, if it comes to it we could fly you there and back a couple more times?

either way everyone will have to confirm commitment pretty soon!


orchestra other instruments played
bass guitar ole bristol singing, synth
drums david bristol singing, vibraphone
electric guitar jesse bristol bass guitar, drums, choir
acoustic guitar JP bristol lead vocals or choir tenor
violin 1 delphine paris
violin 2 abby paris
violin 3 sarah paris
cello freya bristol choir alto
viola suze bristol
Bassoon taz bristol
alto sax elisa paris
soprano sax caroline paris
recorder kathy bristol choir soprano
flute zofia paris choir alto
flute 2 - rachel bristol
tenor sax paris stan flute, bass clarinet
trumpet paris christophe
cornet josh bristol
trombone sam bristol choir bass/ guitar
trombone 2 benoit paris trumpet/ guitar/ clarinet
Trombone 3 Roger bristol
piano georgiana bristol choir soprano or alto
choir

soprano cecilia paris
soprano faten
Soprano - Katkin - bass guitar
alto frankie paris
alto - ruth bristol
tenor - rich green
bass - jack vernon

kids age take part in orchestra?
mosey (jesse daughter) 11 yrs yes vocals and small instrument
freya (taz bassoon daughter) 12 yes trumpet


Normally there should be an audition on the 14th jan in london but thats not confirmed yet.

they need the following details asap
1) Full Name

2) Date of birth

3) Passport holder's Name

4) Passport Validity

5) Which countries passport you hold

6) Please make sure everyone's passport has 2 page empty .

7) Picture's of passport Front and back

sorry for the lack of news re mumbai, its pretty shaky organisation i'm afraid!
the latest i've heard is that they can only invite 15 of us now (they thought 30 originally) so i've made a list of the top most-necessary-to-the-sound 15 people who said they were available as long as possible.
there's also a reserve list incase anyone's situation has changed - which is fairly likely too.

they said they're meeting to discuss the shortlist tomorrow. if we're on it it looks like they'll ask us to do a skype audition.

i'm trying to make that happen on the 14th in bristol.

so here's the list.. i may have missed somthing or someone so please take it with a pinch of salt incase it changes.
sorry if anyone's dissapointed!

1 jesse general dogsbody
2 David insua-cao Fantasy orchestra (edit) Percussion (zither tabla, hand percussion) 3 months would be groovy
3 Caroline Sax soprano 2 months would be fine
4 Melanie a small saxophone 2 months would be fine
5 Roger TromBbone I'm in Feb to June all the way
6 Sam Hayler Trombone (voice if needed) I'm in Feb to June all the way
7 Leonora Cherniavsky Violin I'm in Feb to June all the way
8 Sarah Méloux violin 2 months would be fine
9 Anna McMullen Violin 2 months would be fine
10 Abby violin/voice I'm in Feb to June all the way
11 Rachel Wall (Pared) Flute/voice 2 months would be fine
12 Kathy reeves Recorder I'm in Feb to June all the way
13 kat allen voice I'm in Feb to June all the way
14 Frankie Voice I'm in Feb to June all the way
15 Faten Singer Soprano I'm in Feb to June all the way

reserve
ole bass 1 month
zofia flute Flute 1 month
francesca oboe ?
suze pole 1 month
Delphine Violin 2 months would be fine
Ruth coleman Voice alto I'm in Feb to June all the way
Nathalie Alto voice 2 months would be fine
Richard Green Tenor 3 months would be groovy
Josh Corder Holland Cornet I'm in Feb to June all the way

sorry if you're not on the reserve list but hoped to be... nothing probably come of it anyway

i'll let you know any more info as soon as it comes in!

the india saga continues. here's the latest from roohnaz:

first she said we'll be coming in feb but wont know til the 25th of jan. i said that wont be possible because people need to give employers a bit of notice before taking 3 or 4 months off work. she came back with this:

"We will call you directly in March .
When we start our shoot

You will be skipping the workshop .
As you are good.

So if I'll inform you by next week it will be firm"

my feeling is they are waiting to see if they get anything better than us in the moscow audition which is on the 20th jan.

so for now, If we go it will be sometime in march