The Fredösphere

I think Forrest Covington should get some kind of medal for blogging step by step the creation of his latest orchestral work. Start at post #1 and keep following the links. Right now he's got a half-dozen or so installments.

This is a great opportunity to get inside a composer's head and watch how ideas go from raw dough to the (hopefully) fully-baked end product. It takes more than a bit of courage to display scores before they reach their final state.

I'll probably start talking about my current project soon, but it's too far along -- and I probably won't take the time -- for treatment similar to Covington's. I can report that my piece (music for a liturgical drama for a Maundy Thursday service) is over half done, and I expect the remaining part to come together quickly.