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1.For all composers that doubt themselves 2/3/2023 3:17:39 PM

With the release of my new album, Do You Hear Me? I made a video inspired by David Ackert's excellent L.A. Times essay on why musicians do what we do. I hope you will find the video inspiring and help you feel the value your work provides to others.

Why Musicians Do What We Do

Thank you for letting me share all these previews with you the past two weeks.  While I'm sad to see that our forum has lost a great deal of activity in recent years, I hope music continues to be an important part of all your lives as it is mine.

Cheers!

David Carovillano

2.Do You Hear Me? 2/1/2023 5:29:13 PM

Well, dear friends, this is the last music preview for my upcoming album, Do You Hear Me? coming out this Friday.  I thank you for listening and hope you will check the album out!  Check back on Friday for the official album trailer.

What Will Become of Us? Preview from Do You Hear Me? Orchestral Album by David Carovillano - Youtube

3.Do You Hear Me? 1/30/2023 2:34:03 PM

In 2015, I wrote Fantasia, an orchestral overture inspired by Marvel Comics...no, wait...Disney :)

Anyway, it sat on my harddrive as a very crude midi performance. Thanks to VSL instruments and a little bit of trial and error over the years, it will now be part of my new album, Do You Hear Me? available this Friday, February 3rd.

Here's a preview, and thanks for listening!

Fantasia Preview from Do You Hear Me? Orchestral Album by David Carovillano - Youtube

4.Do You Hear Me? 1/27/2023 2:14:11 PM

This is a preview of Summits, the final movement from the Forces of Nature Suite that will be featured on my new orchestral album, Do You Hear Me?  It drops on February 3rd.  Thanks for checking it out!

Summits Preview from Do You Hear Me? Orchestral Album by David Carovillano - Youtube

5.Do You Hear Me? 1/25/2023 3:50:34 PM

Continuing with the Forces of Nature Suite, this is a preview of Cave Dwellers.  So grateful to be able to share music with the VSL community, as this whole album was made with a combination of VI and Synchron instruments.  

Cave Dwellers Preview from Do You Hear Me? Orchestra Album by David Carovillano - Youtube

6.Do You Hear Me? 1/24/2023 12:48:29 PM
A preview of Monarch's Journey.

Monarch's Journey Preview from Do You Hear Me? Orchestra Album by David Carovillano - Youtube
7.Do You Hear Me? 1/22/2023 4:12:13 PM

Coming at you with a preview of Whirlwinds and Zephyrs.

Whirlwinds and Zephyrs Preview from Do You Hear Me? Orchestra Album by David Carovillano - YouTube

8.Do You Hear Me? 1/18/2023 7:59:26 PM

Here's a little preview of "Oceans" from my orchestral suite, "Forces of Nature," which is part of a new album entitled "Do You Hear Me?" that will be available on February 3rd.  I'll use this thread to drop additional previews (8 in total!) over the next couple of weeks.  Thanks for listening!

Ocean Preview from Do You Hear Me? Orchestra Album by David Carovillano - YouTube

9.Happy New Year! 12/31/2022 6:25:10 PM
Wishing all of you a blessed and fruitful 2023. May it be a year of optimism that results in your most passionate and inspired creative work.

Cheers!
David
10.Fantasia for Orchestra. Inspired by Disney's Golden Age 12/2/2022 8:15:54 PM

Thanks for listening!  Hope you enjoy this preview:

Fantasia for Orchestra

Cheers!

Dave

11.Welcome Home, Angel 11/4/2022 6:51:24 PM

This past summer, my accordion student, an exceptionally bright and talented young man, with a heart of gold, passed away after a long battle with brain cancer.  He was only 15.  This piece is dedicated to him.

Welcome Home, Angel

12.Upended for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano 10/16/2022 4:11:21 PM

Upended for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, jars the senses with its rapid melodic motifs, hammering chords, and elastic rhythm.  Using a modern harmonic language, it weaves its tapestry of fragmented melodic material, never quite content to remain fixed in any predictable kind of groove.  A fun, virtuosic, and high energy piece to enjoy multiple times over, as you uncover new and interesting elements on each subsequent listen.

Upended for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano - Listen on Youtube

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Thank you for listening and commenting, Jerry. I definitely lean toward optimism, and see enough signs of human resolve and determination to rise above the turmoil.

Wishing you well with your latest symphony,

Dave




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Thanks again, Jerry. I'm sure you'll create quite an impressive work with the solo strings after your newest symphony is completed. Enjoy the process, and the rewarding final product!

You're spot on about the struggles facing Ukrainians and so many others, which is why I am always grateful for the privileges and opportunities I've had to live a safe, comfortable life.

Take care,
Dave

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Originally Posted by: Acclarion Go to Quoted Post

Amazing how good you've made the solo strings sound. You've inspired me to write a string quartet using the VSL solo strings. I've used them in pieces many times, but not as a quartet. I'm 2 minutes into the 1st movement of a new symphony and when I am done I want to write for the VSL solo strings. It will be interesting to compare your virtual version with the live performance recording.
No matter how we choose to make music, there's always non-musical stuff to attend to. If it's not meetings with people or promotion or marketing it's managing a studio and keeping everything working right. We're just damn fortunate we can even do what we do, I can barely imagine what it must be like to be living in Ukraine right now. Those poor souls make our problems look pretty frivolous.
Best,
Jerry


20.Expired link 4/23/2022 2:01:08 PM
Thanks, Jerry. It is VSL solo strings. Even though it will be played live, I wanted to do a virtual instrument performance. These were short excerpts from various sections of the four movements. Yes, commissions are nice, although managing stakeholder interests (arts organizations, concert presenters, ensembles, and ultimately audiences) can detract from the pure joy of writing. A concert bassoonist I toured with years ago remarked, "when we finally get to sit down and make music, all the b.s. that preceeded it, is erased."

Cheers!
Dave

Originally Posted by: Jerry Gerber Go to Quoted Post

Dave, this is really nice, I love the energy and momentum and the contrapuntal detail. I gotta ask, Is this VSL solo strings or live players? Sounds live to me. Is this a short movement or just an excerpt? Glad to hear you received a commission to write it.. Always helps. Looking forward to hearing the whole piece.
Best,
Jerry


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Hi Beat,

Thanks for listening and for your valuable suggestions.  My wife, Rebecca stated: "wow, he's good!" when she read your comment, figuring you had sharp ears.  Then she noticed that I had already alluded to the fact that the solo violin is outside the VSL universe and she goes, "oh, well, doesn't that give it away that the violin sounds out of place." LOL!  In all seriousness, I know you have sharp ears and would have made that observation regardless.

In fact, not only is the solo violin sounding like it's in a different space, so too are the Synchron Strings.  For now, we have adjusted the solo violin's own built in reverb to match as close as we could to the Mir hall (without using any Miracle), because due to a glitch in the VE Pro 7 software, any non-VSL instrument that we click on in Mir, makes the whole stage interface disappear!  There is a thread that documents this on the forum, and for which I have yet to contact VSL support to address, due to them being swamped with the transition to I-Lok.  Needless to say, when we finish everything else, we'll likely do what you've suggested as that has been our approach with past works prior to this VE Pro glitch.

Thanks also for sharing your own example with the Fujara Flute (nice!)  Your work helping others on this forum is always appreciated, and I count myself among them :)

Cheers!

Dave

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Originally Posted by: MMKA Go to Quoted Post
Hi Dave,
This sounds very well, orchestra, violin, I'm looking forward to the whole concert!Good luck finishing the concert!


Thanks, MMKA! I'll post it here when it's ready.

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Originally Posted by: jsg Go to Quoted Post

Beautiful piece David.  It's refreshing to know not all composers are writing music that is coupled to film and TV.

Thank you for posting.

Jerry

Honoured to have you listen, Jerry.  Thank you for your kind words, and best wishes with your own continued prolific output of exceptional works.

Cheers!

Dave

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