Jason Weinberger

The finest minute of OST from one of John Williams' finest OSTs.

TFW ten thousand people surprise you with a rainbow 🤳🌈 🤯

May the Fourth be with you! 🌌🚀⚔️🎬🎻

We 🤍 Chamber Orchestra

Composer and friend-of-wcfsymphony Timo Andres with some thoughtful words about our shared approach. This weekend the orchestra scales down to present Timo’s Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno alongside jazz-influenced music by Copland and Milhaud. My take on the show is also included in the Courier’s write-up:

It’s a neat program, bringing together music for smaller ensembles inspired by or drawing upon jazz and pop as source material. Copland is known for experimenting with jazz rhythms, and French composer Milhaud was totally taken by jazz when it made its way to France in the 1920s. I’ve always liked working on Timo’s music and exchanging interpretations and thoughts with him.

Next week @wcfsymphony performs Harry Potter and the Sorcerers’ Stone so of course we had to prep with some musical magic around the Cedar Valley! 🎬🧙🏻‍♂️🎹

Earlier this fall @wcfsymphony presented a kaleidoscopic program of orchestral music connected to jazz whose centerpiece was Morton Gould’s American Symphonette. Unbelievably, this wonderful entry in the composer’s series of short, vernacular-inspired symphonies is currently out of print!

🚨 New season day! 🚨

@wcfsymphony‘s 2022-23 line-up dropped this morning – highlights include my first shots at La Mer, a Harry Potter film, Rückert-lieder and a few more choice pieces 🙏🏻 

After years of rumors connecting Madlib with Talib Kweli and yasiin bey on a sophomore Black Star project the long-awaited collaboration finally dropped earlier this month as an exclusive on Luminary. I guess if you’re going to wait twenty four years to follow up a seismic debut might as well bring on the greatest beat maker in the world and make the subject matter relevant af! 

Hanging out at the skate park and a random kid says, ‘You seem like a cool mom.’ Almost right ...