Bigfoot Stomp Jazz Consortium – Fall 2023

I would like to invite you and your jazz ensemble to take part in an exciting new consortium commission. I have been active in jazz education, arranging, and composition for over 20 years and am regularly invited to lead clinics and workshops, as well as adjudicate festivals all over the Pacific Northwest. Recently, my jazz works have been featured in reading sessions and performances at the All-NW NAfME Conference, and my jazz suite, Salish, was premiered in March of 2023 by the Seattle JazzEd Girls’ Ellington Ensemble.

Bigfoot Stomp will be an uptempo tune with plenty of opportunity for improvisation. It’s inspired by one of the Pacific Northwest’s favorite cryptids, the Sasquach. Entire organizations exist to study Bigfoot and prove its existence, and groups regularly search the mountains and forests of the Pacific Northwest, looking for the ultimate proof.

Level of Difficulty: Grade 3-4 

Length of Piece: approx. 4 minutes

Delivery Date: November 27, 2023

Performance Exclusivity Period: 9 Months (until August 15, 2024)

Consortium Lead: Tahoma Level $500 (one of two available)

Includes:

• 2 hour clinic with the composer on a mutually agreed upon date (groups outside of a 50 mile radius would be zoom clinic)
• Inscription on the Score including ensemble and director names
• Collectors Edition Score and Parts
• Score Autographed by Composer
• Pre-Recorded Welcome Video of composer sharing insights on the work
• Access to dedicated online resources
• Exclusive performance rights for the first 9 months
• Limited edition Bigfoot Stomp consortium stickers for all ensemble members
• Inclusion in Consortium raffle for other exclusive Bigfoot Stomp merch

Consortium Member: Klickitat Level $250 (four of five available)

Includes:

• 1 hour zoom clinic with the composer on a mutually agreed upon date
• Inclusion in score listing of Consortium Members
• Collectors Edition Score and Parts
• Score Autographed by Composer
• Pre-Recorded Welcome Video of composer sharing insights on the work
• Access to dedicated online resources
• Exclusive performance rights for the first 9 months
• Limited edition Bigfoot Stomp consortium stickers for all ensemble members
• Inclusion in Consortium raffle for other exclusive Bigfoot Stomp merch

Consortium Supporter: Kulshan Level  $100 (ten of fifteen available)

Includes:

• PDF Score and Parts
• Access to dedicated online resources Exclusive performance rights for the first 9 months

HOW TO JOIN:

Consortium membership can be ordered via this link: BIGFOOT STOMP CONSORTIUM

Upon completion of order and payment, a letter of confirmation will be made available. All questions can be directed to the composer via email at megvinther@gmail.com. 

Thank you for your interest and support!