The Atlanta Chamber Players have posted a little documentary on the Rapido! Take Two!! National Finals to YouTube.
It’s wonderful to see everyone again, even if it’s just their digital avatars. That was truly one of the best months of my life—for many reasons!
Continue with "Part 2: The Winner" at http://youtu.be/0rzWbQak_0c
They played the piece beautifully. Thanks for voting me for the Audience Favorite Award!
Patrick Greene, Boston - New England Region Winner, Audience Favorite Prize Winner "AbstractEXTRACTION" 1. Elemental, structural 2. Expressive 3. Motoric 4. Immutable, eternal performed by the Atlanta Chamber Players Paula Peace: piano Christina Smith: flute Brad Ritchie: cello Alcides Rodriguez: clarinet Performance January 16, 2011 at High Museum's Hill Auditorium.
Be sure to check out this wonderful little radio spot on the Rapido! Competition from WABE, Atlanta Public Radio. You can hear a little snippet of the first full movement of my piece---the ACP brought a wonderful sense of aggressiveness to it.
Thanks so much to everyone who voted! I managed to snag the Audience Favorite Prize at the Rapido! National Finals last week. John Elmquist took the Grand Prize with Junk Shot, and Piotr Szewczyk's Images from a Journey delighted the audience. Overall, a resounding success on all fronts!