PROJECT OVERVIEW
2007 Recording Sky Blue

  • Follow along with Maria through ArtistShare as she writes a new commission for Peter Sellars and the New Crowned Hope Festival
  • See sketches of the new commission and hear clips from the first rehearsal through to the final recording session
  • Learn about her passion for birding and hear how this relates to her new composition
  • Be credited on the Sky Blue CD for helping make this recording possible
Grammy Award Winning Concert in the Garden 2004
  • Experience the creative process with Maria!
  • Get credit on the CD for helping make this recording possible.
  • Get an inside look at Maria's compositional process.
  • Hear the music unfold from the first rehearsal to the final recording.
  • Score samples
The Scores and Parts Project
  • Immediately downloadable scores and parts.
  • Instant access to any updates or corrrections
The Live Project
  • Regular audio journals from Maria Schneider throughout her tour
  • Exclusive video clips of the Maria Schneider Orchestra on tour
  • Insight into Maria Schneider's love of birding
  • Access to exclusive outtakes from her re-released 'Days Of Wine And Roses' CD
  • The Maria Schneider Orchestra's Live At The Jazz Standard/Days Of Wine And Roses CD (Delivery Date 11/22/05)
The Study Scores Project
  • Immediately download individual study scores
  • Order the book 'Evanescence - The Complete Scores' published by Universal Edition.
10/18/2006 - Maria's Journal-- New Commission Description, Part 1
Inspirations for "New Crowned Hope" Commission
By Maria Schneider


Though I've lived in New York for over 20 years, my heart and soul still reside in a small town in southwest Minnesota where I grew up. An open prairie and farm...
10/18/2006 - Maria's Journal-- New Commission Description, Part 2
Now, in the middle of Manhattan, I fortuitously landed 1/2 block from what's recognized as the 12th best birding spot in the United States. For years, I didn't even realize it. But, in fact, numerous migratory birds fly up the east coast from...
10/18/2006 - Maria's Journal-- New Commission Description, Part 3
My piece is inspired by these creatures. They carry with them South and Central America, a place my music has reached out to for many years. I hope to capture the anticipation, the reaching for Spring. It starts with a feeling of earth --...
Sky Blue CD - LTD Edition w/40 page booklet (mail order)
Updated July 11, 2007For the first time we've created a very special LTD Edition CD package with a four-fold-spread that includes two booklets exclusive to this package, one with 40 pages of photos with captions from the recording and...