29 Oct, 2008
The piece I wrote last year for the Dallas Wind Symphony‘s Christmas concert is selling like hotcakes for the upcoming holiday season. It is easily the #1 best-seller from the Lovebird Music catalog this year. I was informed this morning that the United States Navy Band will be performing it on Dec. 5th. Have you heard it yet? If not, have a listen.
The idea started with an arrangement of “Pat-a-pan” that I did in 2006 as a demo of the capabilities of the Garritan Personal Orchestra sample library. Pat-a-pan is such a cool minor-key tune, almost Slavic sounding, and I wanted to slip some other Christmas-themed material into it, so I decided to transpose “Up On The Housetop” to minor. It worked out great and the arrangement was completed…
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21 Oct, 2008
Great trip over the weekend. The Lakeshore Symphonic Band played the world premiere of the march they commissioned last year. Grace and I flew up and spent Saturday in Cedarburg, a beautifully quaint town in the throes of fall color. Crisp and brilliant, we browsed the shops on the main drag and met friends and family for dinner before the concert. The band played wonderfully and the piece was well received. Went to the AleHouse in Grafton for an after-concert celebration. Unfortunately we forgot to take pictures of any of this… oops. However, hope you enjoy the family pics of the rest of our trip!
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19 Aug, 2008
If you’ve been to the Dallas Wind Symphony site lately you’ve seen the viral-style YouTube ad on the main page featuring “Frank and Ludwig” in a decidedly low-tech campaign. I decided to try one myself but my devious sense of humor and irrepressible cynicism got in the way immediately. The result is definitely NOT ready for prime time:
Update (09/02/08): Well, the guys in the DWS office loved the video much to my surprise, so I reshot the video and it is posted on the DWS main page now.
