Look Forward to These!

        Alison Krauss and Union Station are releasing their new album "Paper Airplane" on April 12. Multiple Grammy winning artists, these musicians are sure to turn out another great one. Alison's clear, precise voice and gorgeous fiddle tone, as well as the  incredible instrumental and musical talents of Union Station, is unmatched in the music world.

    

        Also, be ready for Coldplay's new album (title TBA) later this year. According to the band, it will be more intimate and more acoustic than "Viva la Vida or Death and all His Friends." Not much more is known at this point, but, like Alison and the band, they are sure to turn out yet another astounding album.

      



             Well, that's about all for today, folks! Have musical dreams and musical thoughts until we meet again... or don't! It's up to you... yeah... music is awesome... should I stop talking? ...the jury votes... ...the verdict is "yes."

Signing off -
Shep <><

Sculptures in Music?

Soooooo... I am currently collaborating with sculptor for my latest composition project. I am using the ideas behind her work, rather than the completed work itself, as the basis of the ideas in my musical work. This is, in a way, akin to Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," Wikipedia Page, but more idea-based than image-based. Also, I will have a theater student narrating quotes from the artist as part of the performance. The performance of this piece will be recorded and played at the artist's exhibition. The piece is tentatively titled "Sculptures Concealed" at the moment and is in the key of C Major... (lovingly titled C Major - no apologies). The exact reasons for the beginning key and subsequent key areas, I will divulge in a later post. For now, have a decidedly musical day! God bless!

Mobile Upload

Using a service called Pixelpipe to upload mobile posts. Seems to be working so far!

I'm back!

Ok... so the other blogging sites out there just don't work as well. As such, I am back with a vengeance... and a piano :) So prepare to see many more interesting posts in the near future. Have a good day, and remember: Don't EVER play piano right after gutting fish. That is all.