DU Classical Composers...

and DUers who have composer friends...

This link leads to info on a composition competition open to US citizens and people who've lived in the US for at least 10 years. Pass the word around!

http://www.columbiaorchestra.org/compcomp.shtml

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Will do.

Or rather... already did. :)

Thanks!

:) :hi:

Best of luck if you decide to enter! :bounce:

And will continue to pass it on.

BTW, I love your website! You have a beautiful voice! :)

(It's ackshly not my best singing, but I'm not ashamed of it.)

listened to your voice.
Nice Range
Excellent Phrasing
On-Key (I've got Perfect Pitch..I didn't have anything to do with it...just lucky Genes):)
Great Feeling

I truly Enjoyed it. Are you gonna' add any more?

Cool! Thanks, I will pass it along as well.

We just did auditions last night, rehearsals start a week from Sunday. Is your season a pleasing one for you?

They decided to make the composition competition a bi-annual event.

We've got an exciting season ahead...Symphonie Fantastique on our opening concert, with Elgar Enigma Variations, and Brahms 1 on later concerts. And the conductor just asked me last night if I'd perform Vaughan Williams "The Lark Ascending" with the orchestra in January.
How could I refuse? :-)

So what do you all have lined up this season?

Tough little bastard that lark is, too. :-)

Thanks for the composer competition info. Tres cool! Though paying for airfare and hotel and part copying and stuff, the $1,000 award is just about gone... but still, at least it pays for the part copying, airfare, and hotel. And looks good on the CV. YAY!

Just might give it a shot.

And congrats on being asked to play the Lark Ascending! What an honor. And such a beautiful piece. I especially love it with just organ and violin.

Columbia's only about 3 1/2 hours from NYC.

to a place that is either, or is not, farther than 3 1/2 hours from NYC.

:-)

But yes, I've moved.

It's a lot quieter here, I can tell you. I can listen to Arvo Part without some fuckwad's salsa or hiphop or rap overpowering it.

you could always sleep on our couch... :shrug:

Quieter sounds divine. Quieter doesn't happen with a six year old and a teen who likes heavy metal...at least, not while they're awake. :)

Gonna have to take a ballpeen hammer to the metalhead's head, though, if'n you don't mind.

:-)

Actually not. Heavy metal I can deal with. Almost got to go to Ozfest this year. Missed it, though.

ä = alt-0228
ö = alt-0246
ü = alt-0252

So you can type Arvo Pärt.

I've never known how to umlaut.

hate spelling Pärt without the ä.

Except for this weekend, when I won't be, but I'll be here for ya again starting Monday night.

we used to be musical nerds and say things like:

What terrible pärt-writing!!!

Hey! Can you help me sing this pärt?

and my personal favorite:

This guy must have failed pärt-writing in college?

check out his Symphony #5, the Pastoral and his 7th; that one is composed of themes taken from his score for the movie, Scott of the Antartic.

One of my favorite pieces.

/me is a huge Williams fan.

Hauntingly beautiful viola solo...

I didn't realize the Antarctic Symphony was based on a movie score. Is the movie any good?

Standard stiff upper lip, cardboard hero stuff. John Mills was good as always, but ill served by the script. But the music ....

George Butterworth, The Banks of Green Willow....a lovely little idyll.

That is quite an honor!

Funny, we are doing Brahms 3rd on our first concert and Symphony Fantastique on our last. Also Still's Afro American Symphony and Songs of the Slave by Mechem. AND one of my all time favorites the Dvorak Cello concerto. Lots of great music this season.

I am very excited about the Berlioz though with that great Eb solo in the 5th movement and we are using that movement in out Halloween concert as well so I get to play it twice! YIPEE, I love when I get those crazy Eb clarinet solos. A chance to scream and shine (and flare up my hemorrhoids :crazy:).

You must try to get us and MP3 or whatever they are called of you doing the Lark Ascending, I would love to hear it.

There's a family concert in November, and I'm sure he's going to use the March to the Scaffold (sans opium references) or Witches Sabbath.

I'm sure they'll burn a cd...If I can figure out how to mp3 it, I'll get it to you.

The Still's a nice piece; and the Dvorak! ~drool~
Who's your soloist?

are thinking alike!

Our soloist is Stephan Elisha our principal. He is quite good, was new to us last year and I am looking forward to hearing him do this.

I have never played the Still so I am looking forward to it.

I am very excited that the conservatory where my youngest is is doing the Dialogues of the Carmelites this year and I cannot wait to hear it. It is one I have never played and never seen done live. *whack* I love it.

I would love to hear you do the Lark, if they sell CD's let me know.

It's been a while since I've played it but it is a fun piece to play if not listen to!

I am excited to do it this year. Where is your orchestra?

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My Brazilian friend who has been here only 6 years could possibly win this competition. I'm willing to go as far to say that he will be the next "Villa-Lobos". His name is Liduino Pitombeira and writes the most incredible music for ANY type of instrumentation. His professors have acknowledged that he has surpassed all of them and the university hired him after he finished his DMA and won "Composer of the Year." (I think the competition was held in Kansas)

Thanks for the post. I wish I had something current to enter, or had the time to write something, but I'm working on another PhD in Urban Studies and have no time for music. :cry: I haven't even played my guitar (I have a masters degree in Classical guitar) more than once this year! :cry: :cry: :cry: My spare time has been eaten up by playing Brazilian percussion, film editing, and reading Portuguese literature... and posting on DU as if it's a heroin addiction!

Glad to see there are DUers that like "serious art music!!!" Du is the Best! :grouphug:

They have this competition every 2 years; so if he stays in the states, he'll have another chance at it.

And you too, when you're not so busy. :beer:

Thanks for your response! :)