Marking Up a Score with Alastair McKean

75kg of Wagner? As we prepare for our performances of Das Rheingold in November, our Head of Library Services, Alastair McKean, takes us through just how much sheet music is required for the complete Ring Cycle, which we'll be performing over the next four years.
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[@davidleavitt835]

Such a wonderful performance this weekend. ❤❤❤

[@williamfulgham2010]

I have always had the idea that the stack of pages required for the Ring Cycle would be several feet high, and this guy explains it exactly right.

[@marycdwyer4800]

I found this really interesting. Thank you Alistair. Nerd or not this was wonderful.

[@philipbenjamin4720]

The SSO has a by now not so hidden star. Nerd - star - take your pick. The world's orchestral librarians appointed him President of MOLA for 2025-2026. Congratulations Alistair - a huge vote of confidence in you and the SSO! I am sure that Alistair and the SSO will run a killer MOLA conference in years coming.

[@TheodoreBrown314]

Not to mention, he's a really nice guy. Recently participated in a music camp he directs in a regional area of NSW, and if he's as nice to his colleagues as he is to his employees, then they really have hit the jackpot

[@improbablehandle]

Wonderful! Aren't e-readers or tablets more practical for displaying music?