Finished Magnum Opus!

Well, just the first draft. The entire piece clocks in at 57 minutes and 54 seconds, as of right now. I'm sure it'll get longer- but it's hard to tell, it might even get shorter, with recitatives and whatnot.

So what's next? Well, I've been listening to musicals all day- specifically I Love You Because, In Trousers, The Last Five Years, March of the Falsettos, and, currently, Merrily We Roll Along. I'm getting prepared to change gears a bit and write some children's musical theater songs, with texts by my good friend Amanda, that all have to do with the Cinderella story. I'll let you know how they go when I'm done with them.

After that, I have to find a theater in which to have Magnum Opus performed (hopefully still early February), get that date solidified, then find a pianist (to accompany auditions, as rehearsal accompanist, and to play piano for the show), hold auditions, cast the show, find musicians, orchestrate the show for them, find the rest of the artistic staff, get a crew, hold rehearsals, and perform the opera. Still a lot of work to do.

And on top of that school starts up again next week... I'm actually really excited for that, though.