I'm very excited for today's episode! Joining me is composer Dan Forrest to talk about everything that goes into composing and marketing a major or multi-movement work a.k.a. one that's much longer than a typical composition or arrangement.

We tend to focus on those shorter pieces of music on this show, because that's normally the place for aspiring composers to start. But, as you'll soon hear, those larger works have their place and there's a lot to be gained from writing them.

We of course got into publishing as well. Dan has a fantastic perspective as someone who's both a composer and an editor and also as someone who's chosen both traditional and self publishing for his works, making him the perfect type of guest for this show!

Today is the final episode of our coverage of the American Choral Director's Association Conference (ACDA) in Dallas. My guest is Jake Runestad, the featured composer of the Finale Concert, who conducted his Earth Symphony for choir and orchestra.

Afterwards he came on the show to talk about the performance, share about the piece, and discuss his compositional process. There's a lot of great advice in this episode, including insights on working with a lyricist, writing music about difficult subjects, and navigating the business of composing.

Listen to Earth Symphony:

Movement 1: Evolution

Movement 2: Ambition

Movement 3: Destruction

Movement 4: Lament

Movement 5: Recovery

Earlier this year, the US Copyright Office issued the second part of its long anticipated report on copyright and artificial intelligence, which was focused on issues of copyrightability. Today I'm very excited to share my conversation with one of the authors of that report, Jalyce Mangum, who serves as AttorneyAdviser to the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Copyright Office.

Resources from the U.S. Copyright Office:

• Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Landing Page

• Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability
• Copyright and Artificial intelligence, Part 1: Digital Replicas
• Copyright Registration Guidance for Works Containing AI-Generated Materials
• Engage Yor Creativity
• What Musicians Should Know About Copyright

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