Suite of the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (SFMTA)

[shawtayluvs1024]

that was ahmazing! I just went on to the OSD home page and clicked on the link....WOW! btw, im a sixth grader at RCI viola-ist so u probably dont know me, but I've never heard anything like YOUR piece! Nice job on representin the high school!

[zagreen]

Thank you!

I don't know why exactly I didn't respond until now.

ahh well.

[iakazul]

Muni sucks!

[zagreen]

haha. Do you mean the agency or my movement in the suite?

If you mean the agency... I may very well agree with you. haha.

[iakazul]

Oh yes, I do mean the agency. I support the works of all muscicians but despise the sponser for I've been forced to walk a lot lately because Muni fails to provide any sort of reliable service. These turkeys rake in tons of taxpayer dollars with no true oversight or consequence of their actions or even inactions. Good music though and Ty 4 sharing. Please see my video as an answer to the Muni issue.

[fryape]

LOL audry didn't bow!

[perfectshadeofblue]

good composition...

[zagreen]

Thank you!

[benjpianist]

Woah... it's Zach. I was the pianist XD. Remember me?

[zagreen]

Woah! cool! Yes, I definitely remember you, Benj! You were amazing, I always tell people how great the pianist was, I just gave him the sheet music, and it was a done deal, played perfect. How have you been?

[benjpianist]

Haha, pretty good, you?

[zagreen]

Very good. What have you been up too since the summer?

[benjpianist]

Just schoolwork and such. And piano, of course. Although I actually went to Las Vegas for a week and Portugal for 2 weeks. That was pretty fun. What about you?

[zagreen]

Wow, Portugal sounds pretty cool! Do you know portuguese, or did you just work as best you could with English?

I've been doing good. I guess my only big trip was London for christmas. Other than that, I've just been doing more composing and stuff. I got a ukulele this summer! it's great.

[benjpianist]

I just worked with Italian, actually. XD

London is neat! Although, personally too much rain for my taste. Composing is awesome... you should send me some sheet music some time, I'm in desperate need of good music to site read!

[grantrummel]

After having lived in SF, I gotta say that I would never think of MUNI from hearing your music. Regardless of that, it certainly sounds like it'd be fun to play! Too bad that the horn seemed to think otherwise! Sorry about that.

[zagreen]

I guess I can see that. However, I don't think it is possible to really do the SFMTA justice through music, especially when you only have 3 weeks to write it. I tried to personify each thing by using the music of the time period it started it. Obviously, the Cable Car was ragtime, and the F train was '40's big band jazz. Then, since the Muni is fairly new, I tried to do a modern jazz peice. And the ferry I think is basically timeless... anyway, thanks for your comment!

[MN218]

ah, I see the method now. cool! only 3 weeks to write it?!!?  what the hell are they thinking? given that info, great job!

[zagreen]

Thank you!

[thegamesthatrate]

This is incredible! The harp is really amazing- you don't really see too many people playing those. Wow- really great all around!

[zagreen]

Thank you very much!  It means a lot that people actually like what I compose. Actaully, I have to say, harp is extremely hard to write for, especially if the player isn't professional. I've never had a harder time.

[winislove6]

YAY! First one to post! Movement 2 is my favorite!