News - Roger Aldridge

Rich Pulin Jazz Radio 3/21/19

3/4/2019

Rich Pulin will have another one-hour interview with me on his Pulin 4 Jazz internet radio show. It will be streamed live from Las Vegas on Thursday, March 21, at 3:30 Eastern time.

We will feature my writing for mid-size jazz ensemble. The pieces express a wide range of styles from American roots music to avant-garde. Please join us.

Here is a link to Pulin 4 Jazz:
http://page.cloudradionetwork.com/pulin/

For those who are not familiar with Rich, see About Rich Pulin.

Archive recordings for some of my past shows are available on the Links page under Interviews.

The Rookery Interview

12/19/2018

A link to my interview in the Winter 2018 edition of The Rookery has been added to the Links page on my site. This came about through David Arivett's recording of Eastern Neck Island. The staff at the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge liked the music so much that they asked Marty Hoover, a journalist living in Rock Hall, Maryland, to write an article about it.

Charleston Youth Winds

5/7/2018

The Charleston Youth Winds ensemble in Charleston, SC has begun to rehearse two of my pieces -- Appalachian Awakening and Salt Marsh Rag. They have an interesting instrumentation: woodwinds, viola, trombone, tuba, piano, and rhythm/percussion as needed. Kristy Marx, the ensemble's Director, discovered my scores (written for flexible instrumentation) at Sheet Music Plus and purchased these pieces. The unconventional instrumentation of this ensemble is right up my alley.

http://www.charlestonyouthwinds.org

Capital Soundtrack

10/11/2017

WAMU (NPR station in Washington, DC) selected twelve of my recordings for Capital Soundtrack. This project enables original music by musicians in the DC-MD-VA region to be featured with the station's programming.

Recordings:

A Ballad For T
Appalachian Awakening
Catoctin Snowfall
Connecticut Avenue SUVs
Eastern Neck Island
New Tango No. 3
Rubber Chicken Rag
Salt Marsh Rag
Samba Da Aguia Pescadora
Sleepy Creek Samba
Sunset On The Chesapeake
Twilight Sail

WAMU banner feature: February 6, 2017

McKendree Magazine Interview

8/3/2017

A link to my interview in the Spring 2017 edition of McKendree Magazine has been added to the Links page on my site. The jazz feature has several stories. Scroll down and you will see mine.

Radio Show Archive

4/8/2017

For those who would like to listen to my past radio shows with Rich Pulin, archive recordings are available on the Links page under Interviews.

Bossa Nova Belly Dance Video

9/12/2016

This new video, filmed by Robert Peak, features Jennifer Carpenter-Peak dancing to one of my bossa novas. It can be seen on the Videos page.

Romney, WV Video

6/30/2015

Robert Peak's videos are nothing short of stunning. In creating this aerial video of Romney, WV he used the second part of my Appalachian Awakening. It starts at 2:36. The first track is from a stock music service that he uses (no composer credit is available).

Here are links to Robert's website and Facebook page:
http://www.robert-peak.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RobertPeakDesign

Saving The Farmhouse Video

9/30/2014

The Saving The Farmhouse video has been updated with new photos. A big thank you to Jack Soronen and Jack Shaffer for their latest work on the house. The video can be seen at the Morgan County page on my website.

Amy Duncan: The Creative Process

6/21/2014

Composer friend Amy Duncan has a wonderful new blog: The Creative Process. Here is her description of it:

"A few weeks ago, I posed these questions on Facebook:

Here are a few questions for my creative friends (writers, musicians, composers, artists, photographers, etc.): What is your creative process? How do you approach your work, day by day? What are your work habits? Your frustrations (if any!)? Feel free to be wordy!

I received so many interesting and varied answers that I decided to share them here on my blog. Feel free to add your own in the comments section!"

Twenty four of Amy's friends (writers, actors, musicians, photographers, directors, artists, poets, singers, composers, etc.) responded with messages about their creative process. It is an honor to be included with them. I highly recommend a slow and careful reading of The Creative Process. These are inspiring messages!