BITCOIN'S BULL RUN
Solo Euphonium and electronic audio track
7 minutes duration
7 minutes duration
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commissioned by
GAIL ROBERTSON consortium director ADA BROOKS ALEXANDER CASTILLO CHEUK-HIM CHAN CHRISTOPHER GRAY DANIELLE VANTUINEN DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL ELLEN LEE JACOB MESKA JARED SHERMAN JOSHUA THOMSON KENNETH KROESCHE KNUT ARNE LANGE KRINGSTAD LINDSEY WILSON MARINA BOSELLI MATTHEW MOORE MATTHEW SHIPES MIKI IWAMOTO OLIVIER HAAS PAT STUCKEMEYER PETER SCOTT PEYTON SILLS SAMUEL FISHER SEAN BREAST TANNER ELLIS THOMAS JANSSEN TOMMY VO TYLER TANKSLEY WILLIAM HESS consortium members |
PROGRAM NOTE
Bitcoin - is it the currency of the future? Or is it like “trading terds” as Warren Buffet said? Is there any true value in a bitcoin or is investing in cryptocurrency simply a glorified Ponzi scheme? I joined the debate by investing a small sum of my money in October of 2020, primarily as a form of entertainment during the quarantine of coronavirus. It was fun to watch my Robinhood account “earn money” with me doing nothing but sit there on my couch. Speculating in bitcoin has been a thrill - buying and selling 24 hours a day, making $5 here and losing hundreds of dollars there as the price jumps around unpredictably.
I wanted to make this piece a reflection on my choice to “invest” (or should I say gamble?) in bitcoin. The FOMO (fear of missing out) was intense for me as I saw the price continue to go up and up. People were making millions! But I also knew the risk was great of losing all my principle investment. Hence, this piece is a wild ride of fun and greed mixed with fear and frustration. The primary melody is set in a 15/8 meter influenced by jazz funk combined with EDM trap. In the audio track I included sounds from everything I could think of associated with a bull run and making money; coins spinning and clanking, cash registers, heartbeat thumping, bulls snorting and pawing, slot machines, etc. Will my investment skyrocket or crash and burn? Only time will tell. For now, I’m enjoying the ride of the ups and downs and writing music I love!
A HUGE thank you to all of the consortium members who supported this project! What a pleasure it has been for me to interact with you all. And to Gail Robertson for bravely leading the organization of the project and consortium.
Bitcoin - is it the currency of the future? Or is it like “trading terds” as Warren Buffet said? Is there any true value in a bitcoin or is investing in cryptocurrency simply a glorified Ponzi scheme? I joined the debate by investing a small sum of my money in October of 2020, primarily as a form of entertainment during the quarantine of coronavirus. It was fun to watch my Robinhood account “earn money” with me doing nothing but sit there on my couch. Speculating in bitcoin has been a thrill - buying and selling 24 hours a day, making $5 here and losing hundreds of dollars there as the price jumps around unpredictably.
I wanted to make this piece a reflection on my choice to “invest” (or should I say gamble?) in bitcoin. The FOMO (fear of missing out) was intense for me as I saw the price continue to go up and up. People were making millions! But I also knew the risk was great of losing all my principle investment. Hence, this piece is a wild ride of fun and greed mixed with fear and frustration. The primary melody is set in a 15/8 meter influenced by jazz funk combined with EDM trap. In the audio track I included sounds from everything I could think of associated with a bull run and making money; coins spinning and clanking, cash registers, heartbeat thumping, bulls snorting and pawing, slot machines, etc. Will my investment skyrocket or crash and burn? Only time will tell. For now, I’m enjoying the ride of the ups and downs and writing music I love!
A HUGE thank you to all of the consortium members who supported this project! What a pleasure it has been for me to interact with you all. And to Gail Robertson for bravely leading the organization of the project and consortium.
Perusal Score
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Consortium Director - Dr. Gail Robertson
Dr. Gail Robertson has a distinguished reputation as a euphonium artist and teacher, soloist, and clinician. She has also garnered worldwide attention for leadership, her work as composer/arranger, and as a musical talent. Robertson serves as Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Central Arkansas. She is the former head of the jazz area where she coordinated jazz events and conducted the top jazz ensemble. In addition to teaching, she performs as tubist in the faculty brass quintet, Pinnacle Brass.
Robertson earned her B.A. degree from the University of Central Florida and a M.M. from Indiana University where she served as graduate assistant to Harvey Phillips. She postponed her doctoral studies at the University of Maryland with Dr. Brian Bowman to perform for ten years with the world-famous Tubafours at Walt Disney World, Orlando, where she was musical supervisor/chief arranger and produced a highly acclaimed CD, Tubas Under the Boardwalk. Gail completed her D.M.A. as a University Distinguished Fellow at Michigan State University (studies with Phil Sinder and Ava Ordman). Dr. Robertson has taught on the faculties of Eastern Michigan University, the University of Central Florida, Bethune-Cookman University, the University of Florida, and remains active as a teacher, adjudicator, jazz clinician, composer, arranger and free-lance artist, both nationally and internationally. Please visit www.gailrobertson.com
Robertson earned her B.A. degree from the University of Central Florida and a M.M. from Indiana University where she served as graduate assistant to Harvey Phillips. She postponed her doctoral studies at the University of Maryland with Dr. Brian Bowman to perform for ten years with the world-famous Tubafours at Walt Disney World, Orlando, where she was musical supervisor/chief arranger and produced a highly acclaimed CD, Tubas Under the Boardwalk. Gail completed her D.M.A. as a University Distinguished Fellow at Michigan State University (studies with Phil Sinder and Ava Ordman). Dr. Robertson has taught on the faculties of Eastern Michigan University, the University of Central Florida, Bethune-Cookman University, the University of Florida, and remains active as a teacher, adjudicator, jazz clinician, composer, arranger and free-lance artist, both nationally and internationally. Please visit www.gailrobertson.com
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