Delf was very kind to program my piece today. He had mentioned "doubling up" but I think his rationale was the fact that I am doing the 7806 course. That was very kind, and I greatly appreciate it, just as I appreciate the Harbour Symphony CD that he gave me, and was such an inportant source for this blog and my presentation.
So, on the sunniest day we've had all damn week, "Blowin' in the Fog" was heard for the first time. I attended the waterfront rehearsal (I had to, y'know?). Delf asked if the composer wished any special directions to follow - I replied only that it would be nice if part 1 could be highest in pitch, and part 6 the lowest. Otherwise, I was fine with however it came out. Turns out that we had 6 boats, two of them with 2 horns, making 8 horns available, the most we had for any piece all week. As the poet Homer would say, Woo-hoo! I followed Delf over to the southside hills, and joined him near his favourite recording spot, to make my own recording. Here's a little snippet:
A better quality recording, made by Delf, can be found here:
http://www.soundsymposium.com/images/archives/audio/HS-GordonKing_Jul10_0033.mp3
It sounded ABSOLUTELY NOTHING like what I had imagined. How could it, after all? The biggest factor in this was the time delay, which I had forgotten about. The short, quarter note pulses were actually detached (because they were coming from different ends of the harbour) but I liked how it sounded! If I wrote another one, I could use that effect on purpose. I guess experience really is the best teacher.
There it is! My first composition - now receiving comissions!
Seriously, it was a truly great and fun experience. I'd recommend anyone musical to give it a try.
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