First of all, I think that it's good that you kept the piano for the whole composition. This is a serious work for Piano and (contemporary) Orchestra, and other soloing instruments would probably have watered down the whole tune. There are small sections without the piano and this is well enough for the ear to rest and want more of it.
The whole musical story is masterfully told, with rests, raising or lowering the tone (volume), so the listener is engaged all the time. To further keep the tension, there is the dramatical element, and you have not overdone it, which is the beginning of a mastership.
The drumming is wow! I admire you for as anyone else on this list. It's not only the attention to detail, which we all have for listening, but the attention and insisting of DOING the detail. Many hours spent there, but worth every second of it.
There's only one objection, but for that I need to tell a little story. My best friend is John Hudson, piano player and jazzmen with all his heart. My neighbor as well. We create and share our musical creations for 10 years now. And with him I understand that I am an Eastener deep down. For me, melody is first, harmony is second. With him is the other way round. He always critises my lack of more interesting harmony, I do the same for his understated melodies.
In this light I would like you to understand that personally, as someone from Eastern Europe, I feel that the melody should be stronger where the orchestra comes in. Till then, the piano plays the melody and it's a nice one, has it's presence. When the orchestra comes in, the melody is not so strong any more. Emphasis is on the chords and all these beautiful changes of tempo and dynamics, but I believe they should be there to hold the melody. Yes, there is a basic melody going on top of it, but I think that it should be a stronger, more developed and thought off.
At this stage, it's an ideal piece for a soundtrack. If you work on the melody in the second part, you can then write the score and publish it as a self-contained Contemporary Classical Composition. With a bit of effort to find the right publishers, I am sure that many modern classical orchestras would love to perform it.
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Viktor Mastoridis
Music-o-Graph
& Educator
www.MediTera.Co.Uk
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