• October 18, 2009 Lots going on here.
The
play-along book mentioned below is available
now at sheet music dealers everywhere. It has been selling
exceptionally well and the next books in this series are already
being planned. In addition, I just wrote and recorded 70 play-along
tracks for FJH's
forth-coming band method book. We've been planning the next
Wave
Mechanics Union CD, I'm finishing up a commissioned
piece for Southwest
Minnesota State University's wind ensemble, working
on more Jon
Anderson arrangements (another orchestral treatment
is up right now), and working on Innsbruck
Variations, which I want to have done by 2010.
Is that enough?
• June 12, 2009 Site updates have
been slow while I'm working on a host of new projects. As
I write this, I'm just finishing a book and play-along CD
(co-writing with Brian Balmages) that will be available from
The FJH Music Company this fall. More info here as soon as
it is available, but this is a really fun project.
• June 10, 2009 I just finished two
new Jon Anderson arrangements, and I'm happy to give you just
a little excerpt here. One is for large orchestra, and will
be available on CD by the end of 2009. The other is a big
band tune! Members of Wave Mechanics Union helped
to produce it. It's Jon's tune and my arrangement. Here's
a quick sample. That's me on trombone, too!
Title: Sweet Jazz
(excerpt) by Jon Anderson
arranged by Ryan Fraley.
Featuring members of WMU.
• Febuary 14, 2009 Alabama Orchestra Association:
The Festival Orchestral premiered Scherzo for Orchestra
in February, 2009. Michael Gagliardo, conductor. Thanks guys!
It was a great time, and the performance was incredible!
• January 1, 2009 Now in progress
is a new work for youth orchestra, Innsbruck Variations.
Score and parts will be available here as a free
download. Sign up
to receive notification when the piece is available.
• October 1, 2008 The new CD from
Wave Mechanics Union is now available. WMU
is a recording project jazz orchestra co-founded by Ralph
Johnson, Lydia McAdams, and myself. Our current release is
called Second Season: Progressive and Classic Rock as
Jazz. You can find out more at www.progjazz.com.
Older News Items:
• I am currently working with Jon Anderson,
vocalist from the band Yes,
to provide orchestrations for some of his upcoming solo projects.
• Sojourn
was performed at the 2006 Western International Band
Clinic, Seattle, WA, November 18, 2006, by Langley
High School Wind Symphony, Virginia.
