Yep, I bugged her and bugged her until she finally created one. And she didn’t even kick me in the head. Yet.
She’s calling it “And All I Want to do is Fly…” which is a reference to a line that her character Exstasis sings in Paradise Lost: Shadows and... continued
Scottie Haines has set up a YouTube channel for us, and he’s compiling every new video that gets posted.
Thus far we’ve got about 20 singers, at least one on a part, and three different conductor tracks. Even just a rough play... continued
So I’m working out in the gym this morning when this song starts playing:
It’s from a British band called The Darkness and is called, as you might imagine, “One-Way Ticket.”
I must be completely missing the hipster irony, because as far as I know it is TOTALLY... continued
Every so often, the hive-mind that is the internet community will spawn something so totally weird and original, something so random and self-referential and post-post-modern that it’s very existence (and popularity) defies logic. The vast... continued
Here is the re-post of the individual parts. I ended up using Sam’s engravings. (Big thanks again to everyone who contributed).
A couple more thoughts:
1) No problem if you want to sing with a few friends or even your entire chorus.... continued
Here are the parts… just download your individual part, choose the top or bottom notes in the splits, and sing.
A lot of you asked my why I couldn’t just upload the full score, and the answer is simple: I don’t own the copyright. My great... continued
Yeah! Give it up for Dameron Growe, the first person to step forward and post a video. And he’s a tenor!
Great job, Dameron!
I KNEW this would work!
There were a lot of great comments, and now we can address some of the logistical stuff:
1) For the sheet music, can someone with Finale or Sibelius skills (or bow-staff skills) make four separate PDFs of the vocal parts of... continued
Today I received a beautiful and impassioned video message from a young singer and composer named Britlin Losee. I was deeply struck by her spirit, and her voice, and her chutzpah. I know I would never have the courage to make... continued
A lot of my music is gets used in marching band shows. In fact, at one point or another all of my music has been played on the field. (I’m not kidding… Leonardo, Lux, Animal Crackers, EVERYTHING. Bands have even marched to A Boy and a Girl). The... continued
Sitting in the courtroom again today while they choose jurors. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll get picked. (My number was called last today).
I will say this: I’m definitely feeling like a model citizen today. I rode my bike to the subway station,... continued
First, a huge THANK YOU to all of you who sent me such positive feedback regarding this piece. I can’t tell you how much your messages mean to me.
Many of you have asked about a publication date for Nox. As this was actually a consortium... continued
