Comments on: Hymn to a Blue Hour http://ostimusic.com/blog/hymn-to-a-blue-hour/ John Mackey, composer Mon, 21 May 2012 01:01:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Disklavier at John Mackey's Blog http://ostimusic.com/blog/hymn-to-a-blue-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-3560 Disklavier at John Mackey's Blog Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:54:25 +0000 http://ostimusic.com/blog/?p=781#comment-3560 [...] summer, I sublet a place in NYC, and that apartment had an upright piano. I wrote one piece on that piano — a piece that, not [...] [...] summer, I sublet a place in NYC, and that apartment had an upright piano. I wrote one piece on that piano — a piece that, not [...]

]]> By: Hymn to a Blue Hour – demo at John Mackey's Blog http://ostimusic.com/blog/hymn-to-a-blue-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-2628 Hymn to a Blue Hour – demo at John Mackey's Blog Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:38:04 +0000 http://ostimusic.com/blog/?p=781#comment-2628 [...] Hymn to a Blue Hour [...] [...] Hymn to a Blue Hour [...]

]]> By: Brian Landers http://ostimusic.com/blog/hymn-to-a-blue-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-2618 Brian Landers Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:09:44 +0000 http://ostimusic.com/blog/?p=781#comment-2618 Hi John, big fan of your music. Speaking of "Asphalt Cocktail", I was wondering if you've had a chance to see/hear what the Bluecoats are doing with it this year in DCI? They're currently ranked #2 behind the Blue Devils heading into the last two weeks of the season and are absolutely rocking it (not that I'm at all biased as a former marching member). There's some amateur video from earlier in the season on YouTube if you search for "Bluecoats 2010 show". Can't wait to hear the audio of "Blue Hymm" Hi John, big fan of your music.

Speaking of “Asphalt Cocktail”, I was wondering if you’ve had a chance to see/hear what the Bluecoats are doing with it this year in DCI? They’re currently ranked #2 behind the Blue Devils heading into the last two weeks of the season and are absolutely rocking it (not that I’m at all biased as a former marching member).

There’s some amateur video from earlier in the season on YouTube if you search for “Bluecoats 2010 show”.

Can’t wait to hear the audio of “Blue Hymm”

]]> By: Robert Benton http://ostimusic.com/blog/hymn-to-a-blue-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-2611 Robert Benton Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:14:53 +0000 http://ostimusic.com/blog/?p=781#comment-2611 John, I think at least part of the reason a lot of band music these days is fast and loud is because of an inferiority complex. Bands are starting to get so good that they can often compete directly with the orchestral world, and they want to prove themselves as a valid medium. In all fairness, they've been wanting to do this for a while, but it's only been recently that bands have developed the ability and had enough quality music written for them to stand a chance. I'm a euphonium player, and we have the same problem ("our instrument is just as valid as any other!" *sniff*), but it's manifested in a different way: In every euphonium solo or concerto, there is an impossible lick (I call it the "euphonium lick") that seems designed to drop the jaws of the musicians in the audience. Kind of a "See?-We-really-CAN-do anything! (please, please write more for us...)" moment. Robert Benton PS: I'm looking forward to playing--well not playing, but rather sitting aside (as there is no euphonium part) and watching David Jackson play--Harvest this fall at UM. We should go out and get some drinks while you're here in town! John,

I think at least part of the reason a lot of band music these days is fast and loud is because of an inferiority complex. Bands are starting to get so good that they can often compete directly with the orchestral world, and they want to prove themselves as a valid medium. In all fairness, they’ve been wanting to do this for a while, but it’s only been recently that bands have developed the ability and had enough quality music written for them to stand a chance.

I’m a euphonium player, and we have the same problem (“our instrument is just as valid as any other!” *sniff*), but it’s manifested in a different way: In every euphonium solo or concerto, there is an impossible lick (I call it the “euphonium lick”) that seems designed to drop the jaws of the musicians in the audience. Kind of a “See?-We-really-CAN-do anything! (please, please write more for us…)” moment.

Robert Benton

PS: I’m looking forward to playing–well not playing, but rather sitting aside (as there is no euphonium part) and watching David Jackson play–Harvest this fall at UM.

We should go out and get some drinks while you’re here in town!

]]> By: rerodriguez http://ostimusic.com/blog/hymn-to-a-blue-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-2610 rerodriguez Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:28:44 +0000 http://ostimusic.com/blog/?p=781#comment-2610 I kinda flipped out over this. Blue Hour is my favorite time of day Well... my favorite part of the day WAS twilight in general, before the name got sullied. Thanks a lot Stephanie Meyer. Can't wait for the MIDI. I kinda flipped out over this.
Blue Hour is my favorite time of day
Well… my favorite part of the day WAS twilight in general, before the name got sullied.

Thanks a lot Stephanie Meyer.

Can’t wait for the MIDI.

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