NEWS FLASH!
July 15, 2007
Hi everyone-
I know it's been ages since my last update!
Now, it's not that nothing has been going on. It has actually been a full period, involving an almost comical string of medical issues (I'm fine!), some exciting international travel (London, Oslo, Copenhagen), new projects appearing, said projects disappearing, different new projects appearing, etc. I could be more specific, but then I'd lose all my mystery, wouldn't I?
I'm hatching a couple of ideas for prospective podcasts! Nothing's nailed down yet, so don't hold me to it, but I may be back "on the air" sooner than later!
Here's some exciting news: A few of my songs have been recorded recently for upcoming CDs!
Lauren Kennedy recently recorded "I'm Free" for her second solo CD. (If you don't have the first one, run and get it. It's Lauren singing the Songs of Jason Robert Brown, produced by JRB himself, and it is terrific.) For this recording, the great Michael Starobin (who orchestrated my two favorite musicals of all time, Sunday in the Park with George and Once on This Island) wrote a stunning orchestration, and Lauren, of course, sings the (heck) out of it. I'm so pleased!
Next was the session with Victoria (Light in the Piazza) Clark, who has just started working on her debut (why has it taken this long??) solo CD. Vicki recorded my setting of the Edna St. Vincent Millay poem "Departure," and as usual, she was stellar, and I'm so thrilled she has finally recorded one of these songs that were written for her. (Did I mention that everything I write is for Vicki?) She also recorded the hymn "How Can I Keep From Singing?" which I arranged and orchestrated for her Lincoln Center Concert last year. It came out beautifully, if I do say so myself.
I can't wait until these recordings are released!!
Also, I wanted to let you know that I've added two more podcast songs to my sheet music collection. Specifically, "You're Not Perfect Anymore," which was introduced by Alysha Umphress, and "He'll Never Get What I Do," which I sang myself. The sheet music is available for sale on my songbook page.
(If you find yourself buying multiple pieces of sheet music, be sure to take note of the small print about shipping costs. There's something tricky about the Paypal system for tabulating shipping fees, and I haven't figured out a workaround yet.)
For the record, I make certain songs available as sheet music because they are the songs for which I get the most requests. If you're burning to have music for an as-yet-unavailable song, wage an email campaign, and if I hear from enough people, I will take action!
Happy rest of the summer!
Best,
Jeff
Hi everyone-
I know it's been ages since my last update!
Now, it's not that nothing has been going on. It has actually been a full period, involving an almost comical string of medical issues (I'm fine!), some exciting international travel (London, Oslo, Copenhagen), new projects appearing, said projects disappearing, different new projects appearing, etc. I could be more specific, but then I'd lose all my mystery, wouldn't I?
I'm hatching a couple of ideas for prospective podcasts! Nothing's nailed down yet, so don't hold me to it, but I may be back "on the air" sooner than later!
Here's some exciting news: A few of my songs have been recorded recently for upcoming CDs!
Lauren Kennedy recently recorded "I'm Free" for her second solo CD. (If you don't have the first one, run and get it. It's Lauren singing the Songs of Jason Robert Brown, produced by JRB himself, and it is terrific.) For this recording, the great Michael Starobin (who orchestrated my two favorite musicals of all time, Sunday in the Park with George and Once on This Island) wrote a stunning orchestration, and Lauren, of course, sings the (heck) out of it. I'm so pleased!
Next was the session with Victoria (Light in the Piazza) Clark, who has just started working on her debut (why has it taken this long??) solo CD. Vicki recorded my setting of the Edna St. Vincent Millay poem "Departure," and as usual, she was stellar, and I'm so thrilled she has finally recorded one of these songs that were written for her. (Did I mention that everything I write is for Vicki?) She also recorded the hymn "How Can I Keep From Singing?" which I arranged and orchestrated for her Lincoln Center Concert last year. It came out beautifully, if I do say so myself.
I can't wait until these recordings are released!!
Also, I wanted to let you know that I've added two more podcast songs to my sheet music collection. Specifically, "You're Not Perfect Anymore," which was introduced by Alysha Umphress, and "He'll Never Get What I Do," which I sang myself. The sheet music is available for sale on my songbook page.
(If you find yourself buying multiple pieces of sheet music, be sure to take note of the small print about shipping costs. There's something tricky about the Paypal system for tabulating shipping fees, and I haven't figured out a workaround yet.)
For the record, I make certain songs available as sheet music because they are the songs for which I get the most requests. If you're burning to have music for an as-yet-unavailable song, wage an email campaign, and if I hear from enough people, I will take action!
Happy rest of the summer!
Best,
Jeff