I’ve always enjoyed movie scores and classical compositions. Unfortunately, I move in circles where people don’t share much of that same love and regularly miss out on attending concerts, recitals and even taking part in such music.
Over the years I’ve begun writing many compositions for string quartet and other small orchestral arrangements, but am yet to do anything with them. This year I completed my longest piece to date, a 15 minute, atonal piece for string quartet, harp and ondes martenot.
Hiring both a string section and the equipment and space to record them is way beyond my budget. So as it stands I only have a midi interpretation. It is something I debate putting out into the world with some embellishment of my poor viola playing, as it may be the only chance it is heard. Would you stream a midi orchestral EP/Album?? Let me know in the comments or an email.
It is my ambition to put some of this experimental quartet music out there in the next year or so, but it could just be an ambition. Time will tell.
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One rare occasion came about back in 2011 when I was asked to write a piece of music for The Big Music Weekend in Earls Barton. A friend of mine was set to write for the event but for reasons had to pass on the opportunity and passed it onto me. So I ended up with my 1st piece of classical music to be performed.
Here is ‘Behind The Veil’ as performed at the festival. The musicians received the score one day before, and practiced the song in ensemble only twice before the performance. I was impressed at how they managed such a tight performance with such little prep time.
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Chris Fordham Music 