Inspiration- It was last month at the M an T state finals for foot ball in Baltimore MD. It was a cold day but a warmer night. The aroma of the arena filled us with hope. But not everyone was happy. Where I am Im kinda a loner. As we were about to march onto the field I looked to the Crowd of people, my classmates, my peers. Then It all hit me, I had been taking abuse all year. People had been calling me names. People who I didn't know avoided me. They threw stuff at me every day. So as I looked over this crowd a melody struck me. With my instrument in hand and mouthpiece nearby I hummed the opening notes of this new composition. G-A-B….I became angry and sad. I didn't know what to think. I looked at all of the people that made my life hell. And shunned me for who I was. As I gazed out to them I crafted a melody and a story to tell for the ages. AND TO SHOW THEM WHO I AM!how this came to be- I originally was going to give this composition to a cellist with many elaborate double and triple stops and ringing dissonant major and minor chords. I started crafting this composition two days before the winter break.Written for- In mid november in a late night skpe call with Micheal Lewis and some of his friends from Georgia were talking. We mentioned exchanging solos.THIS COMPOSITION REPRESENTS MY SEARCH FOR SELF.
Southern Skys