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I’m in Austin this week for the University of Texas Austin Wind Ensemble’s world premiere of my Concerto for Wind Ensemble. Had a great 2.5 hour rehearsal this afternoon – Jerry Junkin and the band have worked their butts off on this piece – all 54,210 notes of it. The concert is this coming Wednesday… continued
A recent exchange with fellow composer John Mackey on Facebook about saxophone samples (he uses the Vienna Symphonic Library series, and I’m currently using the built-in General MIDI samples, which possess the subtlety of a chainsaw) reminded me that I’ve long wanted to do a post comparing MIDI and live versions of a… continued
A review of Ecstatic Waters: “The score could benefit from judicious editing.” My “wry impishness” compels me to point out to the reviewer that crystal water glasses are not “electronic,” Mvt. III has nothing to do with serialism, and the clarinet solo is not a blues.
I just posted Episode 5 in my ongoing video series. This one deals with Movement III (which I’m currently in the middle of), and shows examples from my sequencing software, Digital Performer. It also showcases my entirely fantastic General MIDI saxophone sound library. Also, that harp ostinato is on an “F,” not an… continued