Archive for the ‘performances’ Category
-
battling “that’s a cool chord” syndrome
One of the joys of composition and arrangement is discovering beautiful sounds and placing them in a usable form. I love to sit at the piano and play various combinations of notes, writing down the most unique for later use. However, this activity can lead to “That’s a Cool Chord” Syndrome, or TCCS.
TCCS occurs when [...] -
some songs are just . . . unfortunate
I hate to restart my participation in this blog with something so tragic, but I have found something that must be shared.
I am somewhat a connoisseur of bad music. Whether it’s poorly written, ill-conceived, or just plain annoying, I have a love-hate relationship with songs that make me cry for non-sentimental reasons.
To introduce today’s [...] -
Colombia
I just returned from a fantastic week in Colombia. Yes, that Colombia. I participated with a choir from our university in an international festival of sacred music during Holy Week. It was fantastic. I will not give an extensive travelogue at this point - I will only say that there are two Colombias: the one [...]
-
noisebox 14 march, 2007
Volume 2, Issue 4
Thanks for subscribing to the Noisebox, bringing you Grate news about Joyful Noise. We had some technical issues with sending the Noisebox last week, so here is the update for 14 March 2007. Another new piece will be posted within the next few days, so keep an eye out. Here’s what’s new at gratemusic.com [...] -
state of the lds music union: overall analysis
Overall analysis:
Of course we have made progress, but I forsee that the next ten years will be significantly more challenging for the LDS music industry. There will be increased demand, but it will be fulfilled more and more by several small companies rather than a large Deseret/Seagull conglomorate. And Deseret will fight back, [...]