Qualchan Opera: A Musical History of the Yakama Nation 1849-1858 - Couverture souple

Edwards, Mr. Gary A; Splawn, A J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1979376190 ISBN 13 : 9781979376198

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Would you be a brave hero and resist if a foreign power came to your neighborhood and told you that they were now in charge, you would have to move to a very small camp, change your language, your religion, your work, your music… every aspect of your way of life? My new opera is entitled Qualchan, based on the 1917 public domain book Kamiakin, The Last Hero of the Yakimas, by A.J. Splawn and my instrumental music CD entitled Qualchan. This epic story tells of Qualchan, the “bravest of all the warriors” whose Uncle Kamiakin formed the Yakama Nation’s Confederation of Tribes. These people waged a three-year war from 1855 to 1858 against the US Army’s takeover of the land and native people of the Pacific Northwest. Interspersed with the tales of the conflict are romantic scenes of Qualchan courting his wife Whist-alks. This story is extremely relevant today because we continually repeat the mistake of aggressively dominating indigenous cultures around the world. We can only avoid future mistakes if we are educated on our past mistakes. Please check out my website at EdwardsMusicSite.com. I have orchestrated this piece for piano, some strings, melody, and lyrics. I would like to orchestrate the work to fit your resources. The Qualchan Opera is a full-length, 31 cast production (with many doubling possibilities). Please contact me at gedward@roadrunner.com with any questions you may have about this project.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Since 1956, Gary has performed in bands of all sizes from single to symphony and many styles from opera to rock and country; to classical, choral and musical theatre.     He writes for various types of groups including piano solo, cello solo, bass solo and duet, string trio, string orchestra, youth orchestra, full orchestra, wind, band and brass ensemble, pit orchestra, rock and country bands at all levels of difficulty.     Gary has composed several pieces of music performed by various Coeur d’Alene High School musical ensembles, has written five musicals, an opera, two concertos, three screenplays, a TV sit-com and hundreds of pieces of music. He has worked for years as a composer, videographer, editor and Spanish translator for CMTV Community Minded Television.  Gary composes in most styles including classical, rock, country, children's, jazz, choral, gospel, Latin film, and musical theatre. His music has received airplay in Washington, Idaho and other states and internationally in Argentina, Russia, Estonia and other countries.     He has released nine music CDs, two music videos and formed Edwards Music Site dot com company (ASCAP) that primarily releases his music.  Gary has received three grants from ASCAP recognizing his composing contributions to the American cultural scene.     Gary has composed the soundtrack for a movie and 40 videos broadcast on CMTV Channel 14 in Spokane, Washington. His screenplay, The Prodigy received two Fresh Voices Spotlight Award Nominations including for “bridging cultures.” He was the Playwright/Composer in Residence at the Ignite Theater. His musical Christmas on The Concourse ended a two-week run on December 20th, 2015 at the Ignite Theater in Spokane Valley and was a huge success. He was Composer in Residence at the Carson City Symphony’s Strings in The Schools Harmonica Festival May 9, 2015 in Nevada featuring a concert of his compositions. He has also published fourteen books and dozens of articles in magazines.  His major works include the Qualchan Opera. His books, music CDS and videos are available on Amazon. Com and www.EdwardsMusicSite.com. Email address is Gedward@roadrunner.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1979376190
• ISBN 13: 9781979376198
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 378
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg