Alec Schantz

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Where Does The Sidewalk End?  was
  written as a token of appreciation to Where the Sidewalk Ends by the great
  Shel Silverstein. Shel Silverstein and his poetry books were incredibly
  impactful on me growing up are something that I will always hold close to my
  heart. Because of this I like to try my best to implement Shel's style of
  poetry writing and illustrations into my style of writing, that being that it
  is wacky, weird, discombobulated, and fragmented. Think of each section,
  sometimes vastly different in style, as being a new poem, every minor 2nd as
  being a funny illustration rather than something more sinister, and every
  section with a more somber or evil tone still having some humor and light
  heartedness inherit to it. Where Does The Sidewalk End?'s arch looks like
  somewhat of a smattering of different weird and wacky stories ending on one
  that follows a protagonist slowly walking towards where the sidewalk ends;
  where it is bleak and rainy, slowly stomping and slowing pace to the complete
  edge of where the sidewalk ends.

Where DOES The Sidewalk End?

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"Plums in the Icebox" is somewhat based on the poem "This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams. I say somewhat as it is not based on the poem as a whole both the imagery in the line "I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox". This image of plums a beautifully coloured sweet fruit in an frigid icebox was enough to conjure up an entire piece. My goal was to create a piece that was short and sweet simple with rich harmonies that represent the colours of and sweetness of the plum with long lyrical phrases and sparkly mallet percussions to emphasize the cold and shininess of the icebox.
		This piece was written for the CMEA Northern Section Jr High Band under the direction of Ryan Heimlich. This commission was of particular importance to me as this was the first honor band I ever got to be a part of. This honor group was what made me pursue other honor groups and festivals which lead to my ultimate decision to pursue a career in music. I can say with confidence that if I had never performed with this ensemble I would be living a drastically different life, and I am forever grateful to have had the chance to perform in the ensemble. To be on the other side as a composer writing a piece for the group is surreal and which is why I was so excited about this project. One of my goals with this piece was to write something that had elements of some of the music I got to play when I was in the group in the hopes of providing some of the young musicians with the same experience that I had.

Plums in the Icebox

I Wish I Could Give You Something was written as a token of appreciation
  to The Giving Tree by the great Shel Silverstein. Shel Silverstein and his
  poetry books were incredibly impactful on me growing up and are something
  that I will always hold close to heart. Because of this I like to try my best
  to implement Shel's style of poetry, writing, and illustrations on my style
  of writing, that being that it is wacky, weird, discombobulated, and
  fragmented. I Wish I Could Give You Something is a quote specifically from
  The Giving Tree which in totality reads "I wish I could give you
  something but I have nothing left". I love this quote because of how
  perfectly it sums up the story of a parental figure who gives their child
  everything they possible can, asking nothing in return. I tried my best to
  portray the tone a emotions that I felt when I read this is as a child,
  ending in a reflective manner representing the child in old age finally
  coming to terms with his life and being contempt to just spend time sitting
  on the tree stump.

I Wish I Could Give You Something

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Seeing Red is written as a nod to Charlie Cox's portrayal of Daredevil, which is personally one of the most well written and acted characters I have watched. Being that I am comic book nerd, this rendition of a widely loved comic book character is extra special to me. This piece was also written for the Chico High School Band under the direction of Ruben Morales which is the school in which I did my student teaching and my mentor teacher during that time. All of this culminated in the title Seeing Red which is a nod to these inspirations and dedications. Seeing red can be seen as a nod to the pure anger that Charlie's character experiences as well as the color of the original suit he wears. The seeing in seeing red can also be seen as a play on words as Charlie's character is blind and is an integral part of his character. Red is also the primary colour of Chico High School which is in part why this idea and title made so much sense for the school it was written for.

Seeing Red

I Wish I Could Give You Something is a quote specifically from The Giving
  Tree which in totality reads "I wish I could give you something... but I
  have nothing left". I love this quote because of how perfectly it sums
  up the story of a parental figure who gives their child everything they
  possible can, asking nothing in return. I tried my best to portray the tone a
  emotions that I felt when I read this is a child and end in a reflective
  manner representing the child in old age finally coming to terms with his
  life and being contempt to just spend time sitting on the tree stump.

I Wish I Could Give You Something...

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