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"The Birds Outside My Window", composed in 2020 for solo cello, was selected by DM Connect as a winner of their competition for up-and-coming composers. The winners of this competition attend masterclasses with composer Nathan Bales, and get their pieces professionally recorded and choreographed by student dancers.
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Masterclasses
Bales, from the Curtis Institute of Music, gave virtual masterclasses on score proofreading and Finale shortcuts for professional looking scores.
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Cellist Collaboration
After several weeks, I virtually met Lorraine Gauthier-Giroux, a Master's student at the Montreal Conservatory of Music, who recorded the piece for the dancers to choreograph. Listen here.
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Choreographer Collaboration
After the music was recorded and mastered, it was sent to a collaborative group of dancers to add choreography to the piece. Watch the trailer here.
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Finished Product
The finished project, with music and choreography, was showcased in May 2021, along with the projects of other winning composers.
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Due to communication discrepancies, the full video of the performance was never received.