Today has been quite a day. I first completed the serial piece I have been writing. It ended up being a ten minute work for Trumpet, Bassoon, and Piano. This is going to be submitted to the International Trumpet Guild Composition Competition in January. Not sure if the judges will be ready for ten minutes of serial music. I did use a rondo form to present the serial themes so it is not entirely through composed. Afterwards, I printed scores and made a CD.
I also completed the CD mix for the Sounds of Lincoln piece. The score is completed, the CD pressed, and the other information completed. The piece is being submitted to the Pulitzer Board next week.
Tonight is a recording of the tune, Holding On Tight for a new TV theme show. Adding guitar to the mix in the hopes of adding more drive, edge, and grit to the piece.
Last night we recorded the demo of the Tv theme song. It was amazing to see how adding an instrumnet playing a given style migrates the song to a whole new direction. When we added a touch of B-3, the piece took on a new Steve Winwood feel. Anyway, its in the can, and we can submit it once the writer’s strike is over.
Just curious. I still am partial to family guy! What is your favorite?
I am recording a TV Theme song next week. Kim Patterson an accomplished lyricist asked me to collaborate on the piece. TV themes are generally 30 seconds so I spent much time fitting everything that was required into that timeframe. The recording is set for December 11. This is a pop style tune with a vocalist that sounds like Riatt and the music is supposed to sound like The Fray. We will see. The new show theme is being pitched once the writer’s strike is over.
Today, I am putting on the finishing touches of a new work for Concert Band entitled Sounds of Lincoln. This is a grade 4 piece that lasts about 12 minutes. This traces the life of our 16th President from Illinois to Ford’s Theatre. Great showcase piece for an honor’s band festival or patriotic festival. I used themes from the time period to evoke the life and times of Lincoln. There is a sample of the piece at www.robwalkerjazz.com/lincoln.
