The concert was awesome! I still can’t believe that Wind Symphony (of all bands) performed one of my pieces! It was an outstanding performance of a mediocre work. Matthew and the band really did it justice (and made it better).

It’s always fascinating to hear a piece performed live. You learn so much just by listening that you would NEVER get out of MIDI. Simple orchestrational rules like don’t have the brass sustaining a loud chord if you want to hear the woodwinds at all. You’d think that’d be common sense. And yet, I still did it.

I’m anxious to get a recording of the performance. I’ll be sure to post it as soon as I get it so check back here in a few days.