Jordan's Happy Orchestra

Do you know why these people are SO HAPPY?!?!?
They just finished an evenings performance premiering my Explorations for Keyboard and Orchestra in Caracas Venezuela! They did a GREAT job with maestro Eren Basburg at the helm. It was a very exciting evening!

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[steamidjf]

I think it's sad that Jordan has to go out of his country because there is a bigger market for his music there. I wish Americans would take their musical shackles hoisted on them by radio and major media and started listening to better music.

I don't mean to rip on pop music or anything, but it's just really frustrating that most of my favorite artists are spending most of their time overseas, rather than in a country of 300 million throwing amazing shows!

[skumbuck]

AND THE NEXT DRUMMER FOR DT IS......

[BlackwolfXD001]

@JacobSteuer Yes, all those musicians are part of El Sistema. I'm one of them =)

And Eren Basbug, our condcutor and orchestrator to ALL songs performed that night on the concert, told the orchestra it took him like one and a half year to orchestrate Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence and about three months to orchestrate Explorations. Jordan, if you're out there, correct me if I'm wrong =)

[JacobSteuer]

Hey Jordan, how long did it take to orchestrate this? That's gotta be way more time consuming than writing parts for your bandmates, no?

Also, does anyone know if these musicians are part of El Sistema? For those that don't know, Venezuela of all countries actually produces countless talented classical young musicians in an effort to get them away from street violence (i.e. Gustavo Dudamel, who was appointed music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the age of 26!)

[GrizCC]

@skumbuck

Peace.

[skumbuck]

@GrizCC fair enough man, you're right. Peace

[GrizCC]

@skumbuck

Yeah, but man this isn't the appropriate place, I mean, this isn't even a Dream Theater video.

[skumbuck]

@GrizCC When Kevin Moore left, they announced his touring replacement Shrenian within a week. When Derek was asked to leave, they announced Jordan taking over on Keys IMMEDIATELY, but we have been waiting 2 months since the drum auditions, and you know they made their decision within a week or two of that. So yes, almost 2 months and dead silence. I didn't subscribe to the internet for such well kept secrets, dammit! ;)

[GrizCC]

@skumbuck

Lay off the Wizard, man.

[clebinhocarvalho]

Hoooll!!

[DarkVioloncello]

congratulations!! de pinguisimaaa!! XD