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On Friday, I head down to Denton, TX to work with Eugene Corporon and the Univ. of North Texas Wind Symphony. They’re playing Ecstatic Waters next week at the WASBE conference in Cincinnati. The concert is Thursday night, July 9th, at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. In preparation, they’re doing concerts on Tuesday… continued
Earlier this week, I did a short interview with Suzanne Schaffer for Performance Today. They’re playing UT’s performance of Ecstatic Waters on the show this morning (June 26th), and it will be posted on the website, as well. I believe it will be on Hour 2 of the show. Woohoo!!If you’re coming… continued
I head back to NYC tomorrow morning for the first time in three years – eager to see the place, especially the transformation of Juilliard. I’ll be in town for the Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble’s performance of Dusk under Robert Ambrose, who will also be performing some Newman on the same concert. Oh,… continued
First things first: the Festival of Winds honor band students this past weekend in Conway were great, and joyfully endured an all-day grueling rehearsal schedule, followed by a great concert that night. Several of them had even stayed up the entire night before for Prom, and still performed admirably. It was quite an experience for… continued
I’m heading to Arkansas this weekend for the Festival of Winds Honor Band and concert on Saturday night (May 2nd). This is a joint concert between the honor band and the Little Rock Wind Symphony, both of whom will be performing my music (with me conducting!). In addition, I’m conducting Eric Whitacre’s Sleep… continued
I’ve just posted an edited mp3 of UT’s performance of Ecstatic Waters at CBDNA. The biggest difference is the electronics – the recording didn’t capture the electronic tracks very well because of the mic placement. I’ve layered in the original electronics, so they’re much more present and clear – this is a better representation… continued
I’ve posted the entire performance from last week’s CBDNA conference. It’s one, 25Mb mp3 download. The link will pull the entire file to your computer, and then you can open it in iTunes, or whatever program you use to listen to mp3s. I haven’t edited it at all. NOTE: Because of the mic placement to… continued
The world premiere performance of Axis Mundi by the JWECC 2009 Festival band is now posted on the Axis Mundi page, along with a perusal PDF score. This file will download a single mp3 – it won’t play in your browser. The first movement is very quiet, for a very long time – I… continued
Last Friday night’s performance of Ecstatic Waters by UT at CBDNA was fantastic. I haven’t written anything before now because 1) I’m exhausted, and 2) I don’t really know what to say, beyond that it was fantastic, and part of an amazing week of music. Verena’s transcription of Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man was stunning,… continued
Tonight’s the night: Jerry Junkin and the University of Texas WInd Ensemble will perform Ecstatic Waters as part of the national CBDNA conference. If you’re coming to the concert, get there early (having a ticket is no guarantee of admission). If you’re not in the area, but want to listen online, it will be streamed… continued
Familiar faces are swooping into town from everywhere, as the national CBDNA conference gets underway here in Austin. It’s nice to go to one of these big conventions…and still be at home. In fact, I’ve lived in or near the city of each of the past three national conventions – New York in 2005, Ann… continued