Just finished up my newest snare solo (The Covert Chameleon).  Should be available tomorrow.  Who knew that a marching snare drum could be anything but loud….?

I’ve been working on getting some more solo works done and up on the site.  Everything for the Full Drumline marching section is up and available.  I finished a new tenor solo (Well That’s Odd!) and am working on a new snare solo right now.  I’m also trying to finish up another easier snare and tenor duet.  Keep checking back for more updates regularly.  Also, check out the blog.  I’m using this mainly as a percussion blog to post some of the main things I find out that are happening in the world of percussion.  Thanks to all who stop by the site.

I’m on Twitter now. @jamieson_carr is me. Start following if you’re interested. Maybe I’ll use it….we’ll see….

I recently went to concert featuring the music of John Mackey.  I had played three of Mackey’s pieces before and his music has always been very exciting.  The JMU Wind Symphony played his Concerto for Soprano Saxophone with Prof. Dave Pope playing the solo part.  It was probably one of the most awesome displays of technical virtuosity I had seen on an instrument that wasn’t percussion.  If you have never heard of John Mackey you can check out his website here.  Go take a listen to some of his stuff and you will have a new appreciation for the music being written for the modern Wind Ensemble.

Pedro Carneiro is organizing a consortium to commission a new work for marimba duo from Alejandro Vinao.  I recently joined it and if you are seriously interested in being part of this new and exciting project, visit Pedro’s website or Vinao’s website for more info.  Only 3 more people are needed for the project to be a definite go!!

Interesting article on how the iPad could be utilized to store sheet music and revolutionize the publishing of sheet music.

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