News #3. Just real quick, I wanted to let you know that Rainlight, my orchestra piece from 2020, received an Honorable Mention from the 2022 Missouri Composers Project competition. Yay!
News #4. I also wanted to share an update on the new orchestra piece I'm working on. I still can't share all the information on it just yet (though I wish I could because I'm very excited!). But I can say that the idea of the piece is showing how an orchestra can make a melody a chameleon — changing its color based on its surroundings. Each melody in the piece is introduced and then has two different settings.
How does it work, you ask? I'm so glad you asked, let me show you. :) Here's one of the melodies.
Here's the intro (just violins and pizzicato cellos): https://www.ajharbison.com/wp-content/uploads/melodyAintro.mp3
Here's the melody in light orchestration: https://www.ajharbison.com/wp-content/uploads/melodyAlight.mp3
And then here's the melody in heavy orchestration: https://www.ajharbison.com/wp-content/uploads/melodyAheavy.mp3
Enjoy!
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There are three things that inspired me this past month, one nonmusical and two musical.
Inspiration #1. I LOVE the Olympics. I mean, I know lots of people do but I REALLY LOVE the Olympics. Like, watch-every-day-and-don't-get-any-work-done-for-three-weeks really love.
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