DESPERATELY NEEDS HELP FROM ALL YOU BROADWAY AND MUSICAL GENIUSES!!

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 4:50pm

I'm doing my 'advanced senior project'. Basically, I wanted to write my own band arrangement of a Fiddler on the Roof Medley that my band would perform in the spring. The problem is that the project has to be something that has never been done before. My teachers suggested combining music from Fiddler and from Yentel (Jewish theme) but I don't really want to do that.

Any ideas, suggestions, thoughts!!?????

I'm desperate.

I'm talking ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH BROADWAY MUSIC AND MY ARRANGING IT. Any combination that hasn't been done or arrangement that probably hasn't been done. Doesn't have to be Fiddler. any ideas welcome, thanks!!!

[JBGolightly]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 4:56pm

Fiddler and Yentl, that's sort of a strange idea. You could do a "Oz Theme" (excuse me all of you who are sick of hearing Oz items). You could do a medley from "Wizard of Oz", "The Wiz", and "Wicked".

Just a thought.

[jmaclover]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 4:57pm

Could you combine Fiddler music with Jewish music from the time of the Holocaust?

I mean, Fiddler (especially the end) reminds me of the Holocaust.

Also, and maybe cause I was just writing about it, Fiddler is very similar to Cabaret (which takes place during the Holocaust). - the whole story of how Herr Schultz stayed in Germany thinking things would get better b/c he did not want to believe what was going on - very similar to the Jews in Anatevka not wanting to leave their homes and not believing the Russian would kick them out.

Sorry, that was abstract and dumb.

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:00pm

Both great ideas! Actually, putting actual Jewish music in with Fiddler is something my teachers mentioned. Anything along those lines...I might even do a piano medley instead of a band arrangement.

I really love that OZ idea. Wow. Huh. Thank you.

Holocaust idea w/ Cabaret also great.

Keep em coming!!

[jmaclover]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:04pm

Just trying to do my part lol.

[xluckystar2107x]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:05pm

pick a composer and make a medley.

ex. soundheim medley, jerome kern ect. ect.

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:13pm

I like that idea too, but it's been done. Unless I do it with a not-as-famous composer, such as JRB.

[xluckystar2107x]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:23pm

that could be fantastic.

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:34pm

Interestingly, a JRB composition/medley/arrangement sounds much more threatening and challenging to me than a Sondheim or ALW one would.

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:45pm

Still taking ideas here...

[CurtainUp]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:47pm

I heard of a fairytale revue-why dont you do a medley? ITW, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Apple Tree...

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:56pm

good thought, thank you.

I love you guys!!