Folks,
I have "finished" arranging Rhapsody in Blue for piano and [theater] organ. (The piano part is note-for-note the original, and the organ is playing the reduced orchestra.) There are still many cosmetic issues to address in the engraving, but that's beside the point.
The trouble is, I have never actually played a theater organ before (much to my chagrin!) but as my church's Hauptwerk organ is looming on the horizon, I thought "Rhapsody in Blue" would be a fantastic way to show off the theater organ sample set that I will have on there - (no official set has been chosen yet, suggestions welcome). The arrangement is also a surprise gift for my fiance, who happens to be a very fine pianist. She doesn't know about this yet. I'm sure she has forgotten by now, but when we first met some years back in college, she mentioned to me that she wanted to play this piece at some point in her life and I told her that if I ever had a way to fulfill that wish, I would do everything in my power. So..... here we are.
So, here's what I am needing....
I know there are some fine theater organists on this forum who would be capable of providing GOOD, SOLID, and EFFECTIVE input and I would really appreciate suggesting for registrations, as well as any input you may have regarding making the part a bit more idiomatic to the theater organ. I am NOT willing to send out this arrangement to tons and tons of people. I would, instead, appreciate it if some of you folks who know each other quite well could recommend a few people you know would be right for the job, so I might message them privately about this. The arrangement is NOT for sale, and is not available to the public since it is obviously copyright protected, etc.
Any help and recommendations would be truly appreciated.
Please message me if you are serious about trying to help with the project. I will certainly credit you on the score and would be willing to return the favor to help in any way that I can on your future endeavors.
I have "finished" arranging Rhapsody in Blue for piano and [theater] organ. (The piano part is note-for-note the original, and the organ is playing the reduced orchestra.) There are still many cosmetic issues to address in the engraving, but that's beside the point.
The trouble is, I have never actually played a theater organ before (much to my chagrin!) but as my church's Hauptwerk organ is looming on the horizon, I thought "Rhapsody in Blue" would be a fantastic way to show off the theater organ sample set that I will have on there - (no official set has been chosen yet, suggestions welcome). The arrangement is also a surprise gift for my fiance, who happens to be a very fine pianist. She doesn't know about this yet. I'm sure she has forgotten by now, but when we first met some years back in college, she mentioned to me that she wanted to play this piece at some point in her life and I told her that if I ever had a way to fulfill that wish, I would do everything in my power. So..... here we are.
So, here's what I am needing....
I know there are some fine theater organists on this forum who would be capable of providing GOOD, SOLID, and EFFECTIVE input and I would really appreciate suggesting for registrations, as well as any input you may have regarding making the part a bit more idiomatic to the theater organ. I am NOT willing to send out this arrangement to tons and tons of people. I would, instead, appreciate it if some of you folks who know each other quite well could recommend a few people you know would be right for the job, so I might message them privately about this. The arrangement is NOT for sale, and is not available to the public since it is obviously copyright protected, etc.
Any help and recommendations would be truly appreciated.
Please message me if you are serious about trying to help with the project. I will certainly credit you on the score and would be willing to return the favor to help in any way that I can on your future endeavors.
Drew A. Worthen
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
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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/