I am not entirely sure where to make this post, as it seems to be a post with an all-encompassing gratitude for what Hauptwerk has afforded me in the last couple of years.
I recently completed my M.M. in Music Composition at Butler University in Indianapolis, and from the onset of moving to Indy, I had to scout out all of the local pipe organs - and this city is home to a few really great instruments that I've had the opportunity to frequent. I spent many hours on the large IV manual / 81 rank Aeolian Skinner organ at 2nd Presbyterian, and it was at that organ that many of the sketches for a new piece, which subsequently became my Master's Thesis - a concerto for organ and orchestra - were born. I soon realized, however, that having an instrument in my home would be the only real way I could compose in the absolute spontaneity that such an activity requires. That's when I discovered Hauptwerk.
Over the next couple of years, I built my Hauptwerk instrument, whilst simultaneously writing my concerto.
I understand some "purists" out there feel threatened by this piece of software, but I'm here to say, that I could have NEVER written this half-hour long piece without it, and I can say with a fair degree of certainty that there stands a reasonable chance that I will never have an opportunity to hear a live performance of the work - but, instead, because of this community, your information, and this wonderful invention called "Hauptwerk," I can "hear" my creation in the next-best way.
I would also like to mention that this piece was a finalist in this years BMI Student Composer Awards - an honor which I don't think I would have been able to achieve without an instrument at my disposal on which to write this piece!
So with that, I would like to say "THANK YOU!" to everyone out there reading this who, at some point, may have responded to a thread with answers or suggestions that helped me along the way! I appreciate it greatly!
If, by chance, you'd be interested in listening to my Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, realizations (using Hauptwerk and Sibelius 7) can be found at the links below:
http://www.drewworthen.com/original-works
Thank you, again, and best wishes!
I recently completed my M.M. in Music Composition at Butler University in Indianapolis, and from the onset of moving to Indy, I had to scout out all of the local pipe organs - and this city is home to a few really great instruments that I've had the opportunity to frequent. I spent many hours on the large IV manual / 81 rank Aeolian Skinner organ at 2nd Presbyterian, and it was at that organ that many of the sketches for a new piece, which subsequently became my Master's Thesis - a concerto for organ and orchestra - were born. I soon realized, however, that having an instrument in my home would be the only real way I could compose in the absolute spontaneity that such an activity requires. That's when I discovered Hauptwerk.
Over the next couple of years, I built my Hauptwerk instrument, whilst simultaneously writing my concerto.
I understand some "purists" out there feel threatened by this piece of software, but I'm here to say, that I could have NEVER written this half-hour long piece without it, and I can say with a fair degree of certainty that there stands a reasonable chance that I will never have an opportunity to hear a live performance of the work - but, instead, because of this community, your information, and this wonderful invention called "Hauptwerk," I can "hear" my creation in the next-best way.
I would also like to mention that this piece was a finalist in this years BMI Student Composer Awards - an honor which I don't think I would have been able to achieve without an instrument at my disposal on which to write this piece!
So with that, I would like to say "THANK YOU!" to everyone out there reading this who, at some point, may have responded to a thread with answers or suggestions that helped me along the way! I appreciate it greatly!
If, by chance, you'd be interested in listening to my Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, realizations (using Hauptwerk and Sibelius 7) can be found at the links below:
http://www.drewworthen.com/original-works
Thank you, again, and best wishes!
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Drew A. Worthen
Master of Music in Composition - Butler University
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Director of Music & Website Admin - Greenwood UMC
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Design Engineer - American Sound and Electronics - Indy
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Master of Music in Composition - Butler University
http://www.drewworthen.com
Director of Music & Website Admin - Greenwood UMC
http://www.greenwoodumc.org
Design Engineer - American Sound and Electronics - Indy
https://americansound.cc/