Now, this is very, very, very early days, but I’m meeting tomorrow with a recording engineer (over biers at Merlin’s Rest) to discuss budgeting for the recording of my very first album. Again, very, very, very early days, and I can’t quite even predict when anything solid or downloadable will arrive in your hands.
Initial plans are to release a double LP album and a downloadable version through iTunes. (I have a thing about CDs. They don’t last long enough, and we tend to think of them disposable.)
I don’t want to reveal what will be on the LP at this point (even though I know already what pieces I’m going to include), as I want to contact performers first. (Those of you who worked with me might be able to guess what I’ll include.)
Unfortunately, this will not be a release of my Doctor Who-inspired, seven-movement work, Music for Orchestra in However Many Incarnations. If all goes well, I would love to make that my second album, as the entire piece deserves an LP in its own right. This first album will feature smaller chamber works. Once I wrap my head around the intricacies of managing a smaller group of musicians, then I’ll start to plan how to manage a 75-member orchestra.
Stay tuned as I announce my Kickstarter to raise funds for this project. I’m really very excited, and I can’t wait to see how tomorrow’s meeting goes!