Program Notes In the face of adversity, hope is the only choice. 2020 has been challenging for all of us, and this bold new work by composer Randall Standridge reflects on the choice between hope and despair. This exciting concert opener the perfect vehicle for teaching 7/8 time to your young musicians, as it uses…
Program Notes I am definitely a child of the media age, by which I mean this: my life, like many of yours, is completely immersed in entertainment. Movies, Books, TV Shows, Comic Books…and now streaming movies, streaming tv shows, video games, digital books, podcasts…we are drowning in entertainment. And I love every minute of it.…
Program Notes Imagine, if you will, the perfect Spring day. The air is cool but the sun is warm on your skin. The sound of newly awakened fauna chatter about the lush, verdant landscape. The blue sky seems to go on for miles. How could you feel anything but happy on a day like that?…
Imagine that every day holds the possibility of hope. Imagine that every day holds the possibility of goodness and love. Imagine that every day holds the potential for creation. These are the ideas that spawned Earthdawn. This works paints the picture of a lush landscape that begins to wake as the first rays of sunlight…