{"id":2248,"date":"2020-10-23T10:56:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T16:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2020-10-26T20:01:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T02:01:45","slug":"dreaming-the-prague-sessions-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/2020\/10\/23\/dreaming-the-prague-sessions-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming: The Prague Sessions \u2014 Now Available!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week we spoke with Allan Gilliland to catch up and discuss his new single &#8220;Perryscope&#8221; and his brand new album release <a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/listendreaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Dreaming: The Prague Sessions<\/em>.<\/strong> <\/a>He talked about his inspiration and what to expect from his new album.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Perryscope\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2wAkoBJrQ3pKU016ZTI2Uy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The song is very dynamic and fun; what was the recording process like?&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Because there were 70 musicians in the room during the whole process, it was a real test in organizational skills and making sure we had what we wanted before moving on. Kudos to conductor Raymond Baril for keeping it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was your inspiration for the single?&nbsp;<\/strong><br>This entire piece was originally going to be a concerto for saxophone and piano. Unfortunately, Tommy Banks had to withdraw from the project when he got sick and eventually passed away.<br>So, I was thinking about the balance between the piano and saxophone, and it\u2019s one of the reasons there is a prominent piano part in this and the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> movement. I knew I wanted it to be up-tempo and virtuosic. I also wanted it to have a set of chord changes that PJ Perry would have fun improvising on the track. Finally, as I was writing, I thought a lot about the key as I knew PJ would be playing the alto saxophone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was the writing process like?&nbsp;<\/strong><br>This piece came quite easily. I have a very strict writing process. I get up every morning at 5 am and write until around 8. With that schedule, it takes me 4-6 months to write a concerto of this scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was it like recording in Prague?<\/strong><br>A complete dream! It was a very complicated project to put together, nine people traveling from Canada plus a 65-piece orchestra. Still, it all came together so much better than I hoped, and I\u2019m so proud of everyone who took part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we spoke with Allan Gilliland to catch up and discuss his new single &#8220;Perryscope&#8221; and his brand new album release Dreaming: The Prague Sessions. He talked about his inspiration and what to expect from his new album.\u00a0 The song is very dynamic and fun; what was the recording process like?&nbsp;Because there were 70 &#8230; <a title=\"Dreaming: The Prague Sessions \u2014 Now Available!\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/2020\/10\/23\/dreaming-the-prague-sessions-now-available\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"RoboGalleryMansoryImagesCenter":false,"RoboGalleryPreload":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"menu-87.2793x36":false,"menu-36x36":false,"menu-48x48":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"BRR Team","author_link":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/author\/brr-team\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"This week we spoke with Allan Gilliland to catch up and discuss his new single &#8220;Perryscope&#8221; and his brand new album release Dreaming: The Prague Sessions. 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