Writing a symphony for America's 250th. Chapter 2. Part 2.

@JackPosobiec No pressure but we need this to be the best in history. 🇺🇸

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I so appreciate you taking us along on this journey. I’m sorry there will be no jazz elements but I get the point. I do want to mention Bernstein’s score for West Side Story. Jazz wasn’t really his thing but he did give us some great stuff for that movie.

I think part is the environment... L. Bernstein is coming out of the jazz age... lived in NY in his 20s where by merely walking around there at that time is bathing in jazz culture. My personal experience was a 6-month stint in Jr. High jazz band in Missouri... and then once committed to classical, was a simple drinking buddy with the jazz majors at the conservatory. 😂

@Cernovich Beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing this process. The slow part, especially, gave me a patriotic lump in my throat 🇺🇸🥲

One of those ideas sounds like “Neverending Story - Ivory Tower”. One of my favourite pieces of music from film ever.

Yep. Open 5ths like that, intervals a 4th or larger, are an instant way to evoke drama.

This is going to be an epic celebration

This is absolutely fascinating. Godspeed sir.

i hear alot of majesty in your music. where did you study. i'm gonna follow you and pray for you as well for this creative journey you are taking on.

Really love this journey you're going on and creating something "American" and harking back to the culture the nation came out of, but adapting it to how we changed how things had been done. Looking forward to following along and hope your piece gets used for the celebrations!