JoS "Welcome to..." fight for full orchestra July
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:37 pm
Jim - how did this go? I assume it will bring a flood of MS visiters to SF and no doubt a buy-out and an ME version.
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JoS "Welcome to..." fight for full orchestra July
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:46 pm
**Tumbleweed** (BUMP!!)
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:29 pm
Bump Bump
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:06 am
i got this........
Repertoire for Summer 2006
The American Frontier Custer
Prairiesong Strommen
Symphony in D minor, First Movement Franck
An American in Paris Suite Gershwin/Whitney
Liberty Bell March Sousa
Welcome To Windows Owen
1812 Overture Tchaikovsky
The Stars and Stripes Forever Sousa
from here
old jim's battling some heavy hitters over there
Repertoire for Summer 2006
The American Frontier Custer
Prairiesong Strommen
Symphony in D minor, First Movement Franck
An American in Paris Suite Gershwin/Whitney
Liberty Bell March Sousa
Welcome To Windows Owen
1812 Overture Tchaikovsky
The Stars and Stripes Forever Sousa
from here
old jim's battling some heavy hitters over there
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:16 pm
HOLY MOLY!jack wrote:i got this........
Repertoire for Summer 2006
The American Frontier Custer
Prairiesong Strommen
Symphony in D minor, First Movement Franck
An American in Paris Suite Gershwin/Whitney
Liberty Bell March Sousa
Welcome To Windows Owen
1812 Overture Tchaikovsky
The Stars and Stripes Forever Sousa
from here
old jim's battling some heavy hitters over there
That sure is rich company. Squeezed right between Sosua and Tchaikovsky....no pressure huh!!!Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:30 pm
I would totally beat Sousa's ass in a Songfight.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:29 pm
i don't know. sousa writes a pretty mean hook.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:31 pm
Instrumentals never win. 
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:19 pm
Hi, I'm still here. It really happened, and it was a lovely affair. 85 degrees and balmy in the park. Particularly poignant for me since American in Paris was also on the program and that's about my favorite all-time hunk of music.
Despite the Sousa and the Tchaikovsky and all, mine was definitely the most anticipated, being the fun "gimmick" piece. But, I must say in all honesty they really didn't pull it off. There were planes flying overhead and the orchestration is subtle and nuanced and all that, so a lot of it was lost. Plus, by the conductor's own admission, the players couldn't really handle a lot of it. He tried simplifying it in rehersal, and that made some difference, but in my opinion it plain old "didn't work". Too tough for this community orchestra. Ah well.
There was a BBQ at my house afterward, and people were kind, but hey, I knew as well as anyone it didn't sound all that great. Fortunately, my wife hit her head galumphing down the stairs and had to be rushed to the ER to get 3 staples in the top of her head. So the attention was totally off my piece. She's fine, btw. Holy hell, what a day.
A fan of mine had called the local public radio jazz station to do a bit on the piece which would have been terrific publicity for Songfight, but being 4th of July weekend, the prodcuer couldn't get it together.
And no, there was not a recording made, and no, there won't be another performance. However, I'm really thinking about peddling this thing around to other orchestras. Any ideas from anyone how a body goes about doing such a thing? All I have is a piano version, an orchestration on paper, and a whole bunch o' afficionados.
Despite the Sousa and the Tchaikovsky and all, mine was definitely the most anticipated, being the fun "gimmick" piece. But, I must say in all honesty they really didn't pull it off. There were planes flying overhead and the orchestration is subtle and nuanced and all that, so a lot of it was lost. Plus, by the conductor's own admission, the players couldn't really handle a lot of it. He tried simplifying it in rehersal, and that made some difference, but in my opinion it plain old "didn't work". Too tough for this community orchestra. Ah well.
There was a BBQ at my house afterward, and people were kind, but hey, I knew as well as anyone it didn't sound all that great. Fortunately, my wife hit her head galumphing down the stairs and had to be rushed to the ER to get 3 staples in the top of her head. So the attention was totally off my piece. She's fine, btw. Holy hell, what a day.
A fan of mine had called the local public radio jazz station to do a bit on the piece which would have been terrific publicity for Songfight, but being 4th of July weekend, the prodcuer couldn't get it together.
And no, there was not a recording made, and no, there won't be another performance. However, I'm really thinking about peddling this thing around to other orchestras. Any ideas from anyone how a body goes about doing such a thing? All I have is a piano version, an orchestration on paper, and a whole bunch o' afficionados.
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:37 pm
Hey Jim, Antheil just used airplane engines, so way to go with the whole plane fly-over thing. Also, I hear there's a good orchestra in Cupertino
No, seriously, that's too bad but also just cool to have a go at it. Sorry 'bout the wife. Ouch! Hope she heals up real good. An ex of mine took a metal sign to the bridge of her nose just as we started a big move (someone stuck it on top of a cabinet and it slid off). Bummer since she was strong! and had to sit it out at the ER.
No, seriously, that's too bad but also just cool to have a go at it. Sorry 'bout the wife. Ouch! Hope she heals up real good. An ex of mine took a metal sign to the bridge of her nose just as we started a big move (someone stuck it on top of a cabinet and it slid off). Bummer since she was strong! and had to sit it out at the ER.
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:46 pm
PM Frankie Big Face for information on publishing.
JB
JB
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:35 am
Hey, congratulations, Jim... too bad the orchestra wasn't all that. You should definitely try again.
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