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Composer’s Log: Dec. 18, 2017

2017-12-18 Jessica Rudman

Finishing up the accompaniment is going much more slowly than I anticipated.  I’ve gotten everything done for about 5/6 of…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts Filed under: aria, Irene, score video

Composer’s Log: Dec. 11, 2017

2017-12-11 Jessica Rudman

I’ve managed to catch the nasty cold that has been going around school the past couple of weeks, so this…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts Filed under: accompaniment, album, aria, Irene

Composer’s Log: Dec. 4, 2017

2017-12-04 Jessica Rudman

Last week, I revealed my goal for this week: to finish a draft of the piano-vocal score for the opera.…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts Filed under: excerpt, Marie

Composer’s Log: Nov. 27, 2017

2017-11-27 Jessica Rudman

My goal for the past week was to complete a draft of the vocal lines for the entire opera, and…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts Filed under: aria, Irene, libretto, Marie

Composer’s Log: Nov. 20, 2017

2017-11-20 Jessica Rudman

This week’s Composer’s Log is going to be a bit of a hodgepodge. You’ll find a regular update on my…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts, Performances

Composer’s Log: Nov. 13, 2017

2017-11-13 Jessica Rudman

A couple weeks ago, Kendra posted about writing an expanded aria for Irene, as we felt that the character needed…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts Filed under: aria, excerpt, Irene, Marie, Pierre

Composer’s Log: Oct. 16, 2017

2017-10-16 Jessica Rudman

I was happy to get back to Marie’s rage aria this week.  I had started sketching out the vocal line a…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts, Updates Filed under: accompaniment, aria, fugue, Marie

Composer’s Log: Oct. 9, 2017

2017-10-09 Jessica Rudman

It’s been another busy week. I’ve sent off the finished excerpts for Hartford Opera Theater‘s New in November performance on…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts, Performances, Updates Filed under: Hartford Opera Theater, Irene, Marie, Performance

Composer’s Log: Oct. 2, 2017

2017-10-02 Jessica Rudman

There’s nothing like a deadline to motivate me to compose—though friends help, too! This week, I’ve been trying something new…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts, Updates Filed under: excerpt, Hartford Opera Theater, Irene, Marie, teaser

Composer’s Log: Sept. 25, 2017

2017-09-25 Jessica Rudman

It’s been a busy week—starting to teach new classes as part of the Hartt Preparatory Academy and traveling to Kansas…

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Posted in: Composer's Log, Excerpts, Updates Filed under: duet, Irene, Marie

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