[Csnd] [Music] and announcement: Ends of the earth

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Hey hey,
I would like to present my song "Ends of the earth" in a shorter edit with a proper video and an announcement:

The song is now entered for the "International Low-vision Song Contest 2023" ILSC 2023. It is an accepted entry for the German national semi-final. This contest is organised by several national organisations for the blind and visually impaired.
Why do I post it here? It is possibly the only entry produced with Linux open source software, including: Csound which gets a special mention in the introduction, LinuxSampler, Yoshimi, Midish, Nama, several LADSPA plugins, as well as free and commercial sample libraries, field recordings and purely synthesized sounds. Including My Csound handpan instrument, several risers and effects also created in Csound.
The German semi-final will air on
April 14, at 20:00 CEST 18:00 UTC, 14:00 EDT, 12:00 MDT
The YouTube live stream will be here:

The official website for the whole contest is here:

This year's ILSC sees a greatly extended list of countries across the world joining in. From what I have been able to gather by looking at the German entries, a broad range of genres and musical background will be represented.

For the curious, the lyrics will follow below. I would like to invite you to listen and vote.

Best wishes and enjoy,

Jeanette

*** LYRICS ***
Sprite on the ice
In a mist laden dream.
Like rain from the skies,
You touch
And are gone with the stream.

Now, here...
I feel you close
Soft like a tear,
Sharp as a rose.

Chorus

You're so near but far away,
Out of reach, across the seas.
Seeking you I sail astray,
I'll strive for you without cease.

Frozen and seared
By the rays of your moon.
My heart burns to dust
If I can't find you soon.
Here, now...
I make a vow.
I'll cross the earth,
Volcanoes and all... To you.

Chorus

You're so near but far away,
Out of reach, across the seas.
Seeking you I sail astray,
I'll strive for you without cease.
*** END OF LYRICS ***

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Wonderful, congratulations!

Prof. Victor Lazzarini
Maynooth University
Ireland

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Thank you victor and everyone in the community who has lent a hand over time, as I have stated in the introduction that will be used in the show. It has made a great difference in my sound design and compositional work.

Best wishes,

Jeanette

Mar 31 2023, Victor Lazzarini has written:

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Hi Jeanette,

Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed it very much, and wish you best of luck
in the competition!

Steven

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Congrats Jeanette, & beautiful work as always. The bass timbre and Csound handpan instrument are real standouts for me as well.

Wishing you the best going forward in the competition. Thanks for including the links, looking forward to following along,

Scott

ST Music
https://soundcloud.com/stoons-1

https://youtube.com/channel/UCGhwmkS1uWmX6mhTIQ0IDsg

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Many thanks, Scott. Very much appreciated!

Apr 1 2023, ST Music has written:

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Hey hey,
I just wanted to mention that the German finale of the International Low-vision Song Contest 2023 will begin in half an hour's time, here:

The voting should probably begin about two hours later, considering that there are 17 songs. Any vote is appreciated, be it for me or another song. The votiing will be here:
https://ilscvoting.org/

Thanks to all the kind feedback you've sent before. Hope to hear you in a bit. :slight_smile:

Best wishes,

Jeanette

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Hi Jeanette.

It was fun to watch, some nice pieces.

Not to take away from any of the finalists but a few of my personal favorites:

3. Benjamin Michael

  • funny video, also enjoyed the sax solo
  1. DJ Artin “No Parachute”
  • nice vocals & harmony
  1. Jeanette C.
  • as always, wonderful arrangement, harmonies & beautiful sounds. I noticed some timbres that had alluded me before
  1. Kateryna Misiura
  • haunting piece, very nice vocals
  1. Rockytrio
  • young, very talented & the trombone was a nice addition
  1. Snapes
  • kinda Billy Talent meets Harry Potter, another fun song

I tried to find some of the other countries finals/entries but with no success. Do you know where to find a list somewhere?

Best of luck & congratulations for participating & making it this far even if you don’t win,

Scott

ST Music
https://soundcloud.com/st-csound
https://soundcloud.com/stoons-1

https://youtube.com/channel/UCGhwmkS1uWmX6mhTIQ0IDsg

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Apr 14 2023, ST Music has written:
...

I tried to find some of the other countries finals/entries but with no
success. Do you know where to find a list somewhere?

...
Alas, no. We'll have to wait for May 12 to find out, unless there will
be more info under:

soon. Technically and presentation wise they really could do more.

It was a fun contest though.

Best wishes and thanks,

Jeanette