So something came to me today while I was planning lessons/ doing grades in my room. I was walking around the building (as I am wont to do when I can't sit still) and in front of one of the other teacher's rooms, she had put up the first lines of the Preamble of the United States constitution (the one that starts "We, the People..." for those who can't remember). Now that gave me a very interesting idea. I'm thinking about doing a very strange thing...composing a piece for a cappella choir that uses the text of the Preamble as the lyrics for the piece. It would definitely be a mood piece, with a lot of text painting, and rather patriotic. Now it's just an idea, but I'll definitely try to kick it around a bit.
In other news, I'm looking for a mezzo-soprano, soprano with a nice low register, or an alto with a nice higher register to sing the now 5-song long cycle e.e. cummings poems, titled God(love) Songs. It is for voice and either piano or harp (I'd love to hear it on harp, but I know some things are hard to coordinate) and I think they're ready for recording. While not especially operatic in scope, I would love to hear someone else sing them other than myself. I would just really love to put some actual voices up on my myspace music site...the midi recordings are rather ridiculous. Also, if you know of a choir looking for pieces of music, I am available to either compose new works, and I have an ever-expanding catalog of completed works. I'm willing to negotiate things, anything to get my foot in the door.
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I'm glad to hear that you will have something other than what I call MIDI-evil recordings of that piece on the MySpace! I am familiar with the frustration. I was unable to find the four voices I needed for a quartet I wrote a few years back, and ended up recording all four parts myself on my Mac. Incidentally, I have the particular voice type you're looking for, but unfortunately, I live far and it would be impossible to coordinate a recording session. Besides, you probably would want someone a bit more trained for a more professional recording. Good luck!
Actually, I wouldn't really need a "professional" recording at all, just someone who would enjoy singing the amazing words and clumsy melodies I put together. My music sounds more like Ricky Ian Gordon, if you've ever heard of him, in that it has a bit more musical theater feel, rather than a full-blown operatic voice. I would just want someone who could have fun singing something new.
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