Popular Post Joe Brausam 221 Posted April 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2014 On Thursday June 12th, brass players from many of the major orchestras in the US (Cleveland, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, San Francisco, L.A., Detroit,many Chicago's orchestras are all represented) will gather in California as the "National Brass Ensemble" to perform a concert of music by the renaissance composer Gabrielli, which is exciting on it's own!How does this relate to us? Apparently John Williams was commissioned to write a new work for brass especially for this occasion. I believe this performance is supposed to be recorded as well. This ought to be incredible. Check out the link!http://gmc.sonoma.edu/event/2170779-national-brass-ensemble-in-concert indy4, mrbellamy, bespinGPT and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,381 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 This is just awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,596 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I long for the time when recordings actually ended up on CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I long for the time when recordings actually ended up on CDs.It is way too expensive. And who doesn't love live recordings where people cough and clear their throats and make irritating noises at the most inopportune times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,485 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Intriguing! No big brass fan, but I'm always delighted for a new Williams piece, no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crossfader 576 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I long for the time when recordings actually ended up on CDs.It is way too expensive. And who doesn't love live recordings where people cough and clear their throats and make irritating noises at the most inopportune times? That's part of the experience, Incanus . It's one thing popular music listeners mostly don't have to deal with, except when the music isn't electronically amplified, or really soft. But then again, they have to deal with screams from teenage girls, the alluring scent of fresh perspiration (or antiperspirant, for that matter), etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 221 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 The Gabrielli music they're doing is just as incredible, if no one's ever heard the album "The Antiphonal Gabrielli" it's really worth checking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,147 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I hope they have given him leeway to create a longer, concert-style piece, instead of just a short fanfare. But anything is better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,730 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 cool, looks like a new fanfare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I just bought a ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,974 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Hope it's not another bloody Americana fanfare. A chorale would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 You know it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 A non-fanfare piece would be a nice change, but I think JW's recent fanfares have been very diverse and original. Fenway, For the President's Own are both very interesting approaches IMOWhatever it is, I just hope it's longer than 5 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 10 hour Fantasia for Brass and even more Brass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,147 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The vast majority of his fanfares, if not all of them, are written for a celebratory occasion. The details on this one are sketchy but it does not seem as event-driven. Given this, plus the fact that every member of the ensemble is a top person in the field, I could see Williams going for something a little different than a straight fanfare. Then it again, all of this is pure speculation, so who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,730 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I'd really like a full concert version of the "Japanese Fan Club" theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I want a JWFAN theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,730 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 yeah, how come they got a theme and not usActually I want a full score complete with King Mark's March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,974 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I want a JWFAN theme.It would only be ridiculed by gk, pubs and Blume. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,730 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 JW would make an album of the JWfan score, and the rest of our lives would be dedicated to find the unreleased music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 JW would make an album of the JWfan score, and the rest of our lives would be dedicated to find the unreleased musicThe music would be scattered on several JWFan based video games and extended editions, Blu-rays and Laserdiscs to keep us busy for years, often in partial form or alternate takes, not the full messageboard versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doo_liss 6,579 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 That would be cruel irony, the full score for JWfan, is inaccessible to JWfanners. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,818 Posted April 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2014 That would be cruel irony, the full score for JWfan, is inaccessible to JWfanners.But wouldn't that be so like John Williams? I can already imagine Laurent Bouzereau producing it and putting this in liner notes: John Williams, the master dramatist, has finally composed a score for his dedicated fan network, building an architecture of exquisite themes for each major member of the fandom in the process. These magnificent themes and motific identifications performed by the glorious London Symphony Orchestra are now recorded and produced into a massive 10 hour opera of colour, magic and enchantment. But John Williams taught me that you don't have to hear any of the music to enjoy it so we compiled this special "nothing" for all the JWfan.com to enjoy while we store the digital sessions into a vault in Nevada that could withstand a nuclear blast and simply let them date and gather mold in the cold darkness. That is the genius of letting me produce these things. fommes, Hlao-roo, Smeltington and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 5,247 Posted May 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2014 From JoAnn Kane Music Service twitter:https://twitter.com/JKMSlibrary/status/466633575492632577/photo/1 karelm, Code 000. Destruct. 0. and Mari 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Ooooh! Neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Pulling an Elgar... that hack! Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Yes, which if true could mean this is a lovely warm brass tribute. Which John excels in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I wonder if Williams will weave musical in-jokes for his friends into this piece like Elgar did with his Enigma Variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,460 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Is John still friends with Yoda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,485 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I want it already! The pile of unrecorded Williams pieces is....well, piling up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,730 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Well, we did fill a lot of gaps in recent years, but I hope this one is released right away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 A recording by the National Brass Ensemble is already planned:The residency concludes at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, where the Ensemble will record a commercial CD including brass arrangements from Gabrieli's Sacrae symphoniae and the recording premiere of Williams' new composition.http://gmc.sonoma.edu/event/2170779-national-brass-ensemble-in-concert Mari 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,730 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Is John still friends with Yoda?John Williams is Yoda. Just check out my signature. Lucas stole all the Force philosophy from Williams, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,147 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Shouldn't an announcement of this be on the main page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,270 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Yes, I'm gathering all the necessary information and will post it over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,147 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Excellent! Hopefully a member can attend the concert and give to us a report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I'll be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,147 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I look forward to your report. I have high hopes that this is a longer, concert-hall type piece, but I welcome any new Williams piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I look forward to your report.Ditto! John Williams knows the performers relatively well (especially the brass players of Boston Symphony Orchestra) so I think the audience will be in for a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,730 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Any new info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,739 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Is this the "Something Exciting" thing Jay mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,730 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 it would be exciting if JWfan got an exclusive recording of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 It would be a miracle to get a recording of this and the rumored piano/orchestra piece at all, exclusive or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,147 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Given the press announcement for the brass piece, I would say a recording and release of this piece is close to certain. As for the other piece, we will have to wait and see even the performance details. However, a concert piano/orchestra piece by Williams is a sort of holy grail for me. I hope that press release is accurate. KingPin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 this is really great...we have at least 3 new JW works where we could get recordings any day now. Conversations, this brass piece and now the piano/orchestra scherzo. I think we're in a Golden Age of JW concert music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 The first is a definite go for recording though, right? Isn't that what the whole Kickstarter thing was about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Yeah, but we don't know when that'll be released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,381 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Yeah, but we don't know when that'll be released2015. Spring I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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