So I finished the composing for the Landscapes project on December 14th, 2019. Or did I? My wife, who teaches writing, would tell anyone that the key to good writing is revision. Any part that has already been recorded I will consider to be finished, but I plan on making at least one revision every month to one of the Landscapes movements. One of the things I may add is a layer of Musique Concréte to some movements, as it may make the pieces more marketable to festivals and conferences, and it’ll add another layer of timbral interest.
I plan on writing a grant for 2021 that will fund recording efforts for the Landscapes project. Until then I intend on continuing to record parts for the movements on my own. Accordingly, in December I finished a recording of the bass part for Landscape 5: Marsh, which is included below. Today I have made a YouTube playlist of the Landscapes project, so if you wish to hear them continuously, you may. I will continue to post updates on the Landscapes project every month or so, and will update the playlist as I add more recordings. Anyway, as promised, here is a recording of Landscape 5: Marsh featuring Carl Bugbee (from the prominent Rhode Island cover band Take it to the Bridge) on electric guitar, and myself on electric bass.