mdefilippis91

Thanks a lot everyone. I'm just glad I had a great group of musicians to write for. I heard them rehearse a week before this performance and it sounded fantastic. Not bad for high school kids.

Hi all, So recently I was asked to write a piece for brass ensemble for the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Brass Ensemble. The name really is a mouthfull, but it was just premiered two weeks ago at the Manhattan School. It was the first live performance of one of my pieces. You can hear/watch the performance here: http://www.youtube.c...nel_video_title It's not perfect, but expecting a perfect performance is unrealistic. They also had been playing for some time before this. Since then I was recently asked to write a piece for symphonic band to premiere in China. My college's band is doing a week and a half-long tour of Beijing and Xi'an, so I'm in the process of putting something together for that, which I'm really excited about. It's been a while since I've been on here. Go to my facebook page and like it if you're interested in more updates about stuff :). www.facebook.com/michaeltdefilippis Below is the concert program in which my name appears for the first time with some not-so-bad company.

I also think it is a personal preference. Some might prefer to write everything at piano and write each line on manuscript paper. In my case, I never write anything at the piano, or at the computer. Everything is written in my head (mostly because i'm pretty bad at piano, so I don't really have the playing power to compose at one), and then i sit down and plug what I hear in my head into finale. I find that everyone has their own different method.