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6x6x6 -- The Sound!
podcast:
The Young Writers Project collaborated with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and the Vermont Midi Project to have a young composer -- Joshua Morris, a student (then 15-years-old) from St. Albans -- create six, one-minute compositions for six selections from our bevy (2,500!) of six-word short stories that were created last spring.
Here is what the collaboration -- 6 Pieces in 6 Words in 6 Minutes -- sounds like. This was recorded at rehearsal the night before the two concerts at the Flynn Center in Burlington. There were about 2,000 people at the two concerts. (The pieces were performed the following year three times.)
Unfortunately Bailey, Camille and Misha could not make it so gg filled in. (He hopes he did you justice!) Introducing the segment is David Ludwig, the incredible composer in residence at the VSO. Listen to what can come from six words!
The stories:
Before the light hit the earth. -- Bailey Walker, North Country Union High School
People finally stopped reading the newspapers. -- Camille Sage Bower, Mt. Mansfield Union High School.
The aliens transported the cow away. -- Emily Patch, Rutland High School
Her ghost restlessly haunts the castle. -- Amie Schiller, Brattleboro Union High School.
I knew I should have walked. -- Chris Smith, graduate, Spaulding High School.
No sir, it's a bird shop. -- Misha Kydd, Mt. Mansfield Union High School.
For more about the YWP six-word story project, click here.
A 30-second spot appeared Friday Dec. 5 on WCAX and Joshua said "I really never dreamed I'd be getting to do something like this. I started composing about three years ago, so yeah, it's really a wonderful experience." David Ludwig: "To give them the opportunity to write for a professional orchestra like the Vermont Symphony is something we really think is an investment in the future of music."
Correction: Spelling --
Correction: Spelling -- Kydd, not Kidd.
Totally...
...knew that. Thanks. Fixed it.
Really missed you. Hope I did OK.
gg
This is fantastic. Lovely
This is fantastic.
Lovely reading, gg.
I thouroughly second that
I thouroughly second that opinion. It sounds brilliant!
It was SOOOOO MUCH FUN!
I loved it! GG, e-mail me when you know more about the brattleboro thing..
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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. -Albert Campus
-Schila
"I'll be there..." 2010
Amazing. And this was
Amazing. And this was composed by a student? Amazing.
I hope Joshua...
...comes by and sees your comments about his music. At the rehearsal at the Flynn, when we heard the pieces for the first time, it blew us away. Each piece is excellent and, as you listen to them more, you can see how he got some interesting musical concepts into the one minute pieces that reflected the story. For instance, on imagine's newspaper story, look at how he goes back and forth -- reading the newspaper, not reading, reading, not reading and finally, one last read.... My favorites were the alien and the ghostly ....
Please add your comments about the music below...
gg
*gasp* Connecting writers
*gasp* Connecting writers with composers??? That would be AMAZING!!! lol
I have to tell josh to read this.
And... He did an amazing job with mine!!!! ^_^
He deserves a million virtual high fives. *and a billion real ones.*
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(^_^) (^_^) (^_^) (^_^) (^_^) He got a 5 out of 5 rating. lol
*They are supposed to be 5 babbits... but... Its hard on here to make them... Its way easier on a cell phone or email.*
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I'm writting my own fairy tale.
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They say that you know u r in love when your happiness depends on another's... but what if my happiness depends on everyone's?
Poetic Lyrics
This gave me an awesome idea. What if people composed things, and left them as podcasts and others could add words to them at will? Like, there could be a special section under un-lyric-ed compositions and other writers could have the option of writing whatever words they wanted to the piece? And left the possible lyrics on the side of their piece next to or replacing the comments?
Just a thought passing through my ever changing conscience.
~634
Photography is not just the capture of an image that you already see with your eye. It's more like, narrowing down many of the things you see in a picture, until the things that are left spell out and simplify the hidden truths we see all the time.
Photography is not just the capture of an image that you already see with your eye. It's more like, narrowing down many of the things you see in a picture, until the things that are left spell out and simplify the hidden truths we see all the time.
I like that....
...Very cool idea. If anyone's game, have at it. When they come in, we'll try to highlight them and find some writers... The writers could post lyrics or written ideas or stories as comments to the piece.
gg
Going at it, sir.
Going at it, sir.
awesome...
...as they say. FYI, I am talking with folks about doing this in a much more concentrated way.... funny that this idea should have been presented.
gg