There are a lot of details in creating this project, and I am wondering how it will evolve.
Today I sat down with Paulette Davis at Young Audiences here in Rochester, and I began to talk about the possibility of using this project as an educational project within the schools.
Wouldn't that be cool?
Most schools with music programs have good bands and good orchestras, but I haven't ever heard of a school having a philharmonic or symphonic orchestra ... I got to thinking how amazing it would be to work in-residency in a school--working with the students one day a week and creating the composed works for each section. Then as I completed the exploration of all the sections, I could compose the symphony ...
What got me thinking these thoughts came from something that happened the other day with my daughter ...
During Holy Week, I completed an arrangement of "Ah! Holy Jesus" for my daughter to play on her flute ... I asked her if the arrangement was hard and she said "No." I asked her if it was too simple, and she said "No."
She told me that the piece was interesting for her because the technical challenges meant she could play the notes with the same fingerings, but had to adjust her stream of breath to play them correctly.
What I realized in her answer is that she was analyzing her own playing skills and the needs of the piece. I realized that this would be a wonderful way for students to learn about themselves as musicians, just by working with a composer.
So today as I was talking to Paulette, I couldn't help but wonder if this "Birthday Symphony" couldn't do that?
It's worth exploration....
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