CONCERT BAND MEETS
Consortium Commission (band and audio track)
Standard Concert Band plus electronic audio track
3 minutes
Grade 2-2.5
Completed by January 15, 2021 and delivered by PDF via email to all consortium members
(This deadline is likely to be extended, more info TBA)
Buy-in price is $200
3 minutes
Grade 2-2.5
Completed by January 15, 2021 and delivered by PDF via email to all consortium members
(This deadline is likely to be extended, more info TBA)
Buy-in price is $200
About the work
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Consortium Director Michael Ahearn and Composer Benjamin Taylor aim to create an exciting new work inspired by the timeless 8-bit soundtracks of classic retro video games; titles like Zelda, Tetris, Pac-man, Galaga, Galaxian, Sonic, etc. The work will be a meeting of "old school" games (as represented by 8-bit sounds in the audio track) and "new school" games (as represented by the high fidelity acoustic symphony band.) For those directors that may have never programmed a work with electronics, please be assured that the electronic track will be as simple as hitting play on the audio track. (Like in Techno Blade, ie, no complicated tech required, and no click track, just a pair of speakers).
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BENEFITS OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERSHIP
-Exclusive performance rights for 1 year following delivery of the completed work
-Right to give regional premiere of the work
-The composer has agreed to do a Skype rehearsal session with any interested band at a discounted rate.
-Exclusive performance rights for 1 year following delivery of the completed work
-Right to give regional premiere of the work
-The composer has agreed to do a Skype rehearsal session with any interested band at a discounted rate.
Composer - Benjamin Dean Taylor
The music of Benjamin Dean Taylor (born 1983), has been described as “elegant and energetic” (Kenneth Thompson) and “powerful and direct with delightful surprises in each work.” (Marilyn Shrude) Having grown up as a performer in jazz, rock, ska, country, and concert bands as well as in choirs and orchestras, Taylor is driven to write music that highlights the strengths of each performing ensemble. His catalog of more than 100 works covers a large range of styles and genres including music written for orchestra, wind band, opera, choir, jazz big band, gamelan, chamber ensembles, and soloists with live electronics. Taylor has received commissions from ensembles including the Calidore String Quartet, Omaha Symphony, Solaire Saxophone Quartet, New World Youth Symphony, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Wind Symphony. As a sought-after composer for wind band, Taylor has been commissioned by over 75 band directors of players at all educational levels. Recently named a recipient of his third commission from the Barlow Endowment, Taylor’s prizes and honors include Winner in the 2013 Ticheli Composition Contest, a grant from the Indiana Arts Council (2015), Dean’s Prize in Composition from Indiana University (2013), BMI Student Composers Award (2011), Winner in the American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Readings (2012), and an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award (2011). Benjamin Taylor completed a doctorate degree from Indiana University and holds degrees from Bowling Green State University (MM) and Brigham Young University (BA).
Consortium Membership
BUY-IN $200 per ensemble
To become a consortium member, please buy-in using the paypal link below. For all other arrangements such as checks, please email the composer directly at benjamintaylormusic@gmail.com
The deadline to join the consortium was originally June 1, but is now TBD.
To become a consortium member, please buy-in using the paypal link below. For all other arrangements such as checks, please email the composer directly at benjamintaylormusic@gmail.com
The deadline to join the consortium was originally June 1, but is now TBD.
By joining the consortium, member ensembles agree to the following contracted terms:
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