composer WIN #14

I decided at the last minute to enter another comp comp where I crampose a piece of music in five hours based on an assigned instrumentation and a secret musical ingredient. It seems like fun, right? A fun challenge. A challenge where I wear robot boots and write something mega-cool and receive a mega-awesome performance and they basically just put me in space and let me fly around in cool poses.

Am I asking for a challenge?!¹

I should ask myself why I keep entering these competitions, since it seems like I only produce my best work (or any work, for that matter) when I have a ridiculously short amount of time to complete a project. And then my insecure composer self wonders if I'd write better music if I actually took the time to think through my material.

Oh well. I've been selected as a finalist to participate in this year's Iron Composer contest to be held at Baldwin-Wallace College on September 6. The concert (which will be held that evening at 8 p.m. EST) will be broadcast locally on WCLV 104.9 FM.

Also: Cleveland.²

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1. Challenge and fighting and
Fighting the challenge tonight.
Everybody's fighting for the
Challenge of the fighting and the
Challenge and fighting and
Fighting the challenge tonight.

2. “We'd All Like to Flee to the Cleve.”