Dear Bear,
I am sure I will get flamed away on the list, but you asked:
"why can't I get an Orchestral Recording made of my Horn Concerto?"
I think you should seriously consider how you present yourself and your
works in your emails. The email below, in my view, only hurts your
recording prospects because of its tone. To me, this one email says a
lot.
Some other thoughts if you are seriously looking to get the concerto
recorded:
1. I searched Google, but did not see a website for you. Getting one
will add more impact if you are going to present your Concerto to
others.
2. Is it published and readily available for purchase? If not, get it
published as this will also add impact.
3. Has it been performed at local, national or international
conferences? If not,....
4. Have you sent copies out MANY copies to college professors around
the globe? If not,...
5. Is it on any contest lists (state, national or International)? If
not,...
Getting anything into print, recorded, etc. takes time and MUCH more
work than most realize. Just because a piece has been composed does
not mean the work should end.
You are not alone in trying to find funding for your compositions. I
wish you luck in getting this funding and even more luck in all of your
future endeavors,
Bryan Doughty
BVD Press, Music Express and Cimarron Music Press
Oystein Baadsvik tour coordinator - [1]http://www.baadsvik.com/
79 Meetinghouse Lane
Ledyard, CT 06339
[2][email protected]
860 536-2185
[3]http://www.bvdpress.com/
[4]http://www.cimarronmusic.com/
On Sep 30, 2009, at 9:04 AM, Bear Woodson wrote:
With all this altruism floating around why can't I get an
Orchestral Recording made of my Horn Concerto? If it
weren't a good piece of music, then WHY is it probably the
first time in history, when an ENTIRE DISSERTATION was
written about a person (in this case, myself as a composer),
under the conditions of:
1) before I had been famous (I'm still an "unknown
composer"),
2) before I had been a college professor for 20 years (I've
been a Graduate Assistant Teacher for one semester, but
I've never been an official 'professor' for one day), and
3) while I'm still alive (usually after fulfilling the 2 above-
named criteria, the person is already dead for 10 years).
Not to mention that the respected Classical and Jazz Tuba
Virtuoso Sam Pilafian, who is notorious for hating Non-
Functional, Dissonant Music (for example, 12-Tone Formula
Music, John Cage 'Aleatoric' ['Random'] music, and other
"Non-Functional Harmony"), was one of the 6 professors on
the Doctoral Committee. By the way, I don't like, nor use,
that kind of unmusical harmony either! All of my music uses
Chromatic Modality (which means it sounds like a blend of
Hindemith, Shostakovich, Bartok, Prokofieff, etc.).
Sam Pilafian personally oversaw each recording session,
by hornist Karen McGale when she recorded 4 of my Horn
Works as her Doctoral Dissertation. That included the
sessions where Karen McGale masterfully recorded the
Piano Reduction Version of my Horn Concerto with the
talented pianist Ms. Gail Novak. A few members of these
Horn Lists have those scores and the CD of it.
Bear Woodson Horn Concerto
I Energico 5' 59"
II Leggiero Passacaglia 4' 14"
III Hunting Rondo 6' 22"
Total Time: 16' 35"
Composed from May 31 to Dec. 27, 1999.
The Dissertation was accepted at Arizona State University
on December 3, 2001.
Here are some websites about this Dissertation:
[5]http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/50122306&referer=brief_results
http://library.lib.asu.edu/search/q?author=McGale%2C+Karen&title=Woodso
n
or go to:
http://www.chmtl.indiana.edu/ddm/DN20th_century.html
Once it downloads, do a Search for "McGale" or "Woodson".
Since all this documentation proves the merits of my
work and Dr. McGale's fine playing, WHY can't I get
funding for an Orchestral Recording of this New, but
neglected Horn Concerto?!?
Bear Woodson, Composer
Home: 520 - 881 - 2558
"Bear Woodson" <[email protected]>
"It's bad enough that I have an outdated
computer, but now I may need to upgrade
my toaster, as well. It seems to object
violently, whenever I put already-buttered
bread into it." - Bear Woodson (2007)
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Bryan Doughty
BVD Press, Music Express and Cimarron Music Press
Oystein Baadsvik tour coordinator - [6]http://www.baadsvik.com/
79 Meetinghouse Lane
Ledyard, CT 06339
[7][email protected]
860 536-2185
[8]http://www.bvdpress.com/
[9]http://www.cimarronmusic.com/
References
1. http://www.baadsvik.com/
2. mailto:[email protected]
3. http://www.bvdpress.com/
4. http://www.cimarronmusic.com/
5. http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/50122306&referer=brief_results
6. http://www.baadsvik.com/
7. mailto:[email protected]
8. http://www.bvdpress.com/
9. http://www.cimarronmusic.com/
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