It all started with a lot of buzz!
The Music of William C. Wright has generated a good deal of attention, beginning with its announcement as a formal Kickstarter project in July of 2012. Since then, it has been the subject of radio broadcasts, newpaper features, web journal articles and blogs -- and all this talk has only just begun!
To see how it all began, peruse the original Kickstarter page (July 2012).
This project was discussed at some length in:
We also received support from a diversity of sources, including:
To see how it all began, peruse the original Kickstarter page (July 2012).
This project was discussed at some length in:
- The Oak Park-River Forest Patch (Aug. 7, 2012)
- HistPres.com, an essential source for architecture preservationists (Aug. 12, 2012)
- Oak Park's Wednesday Journal (Aug. 15, 2012)
- DiSegno, an online arts journal in England (Aug. 20, 2012)
- Pioneer Press, which published the news in the regional newspapers Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL), Forest Leaves (Forest Park, IL), Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL), and the Franklin Park Herald-Journal (Sept. 28, 2012)
We also received support from a diversity of sources, including:
- PrairieMod, a nationally recognized website for design (July 26, 2012)
- The EMC Blog, which typically highlights contemporary music in Great Britain -- but made an exception for us! (July 27, 2012)
- PostClassic, the official blog of Kyle Gann, America's leading critic and commentator on contemporary music (Aug. 6, 2012)
The CD is released, and the conversation sweetens!
On March 1st, 2013, The Music of William C. Wright: Solo Piano and Vocal Works 1847-1893 was officially released -- and the talk is only getting more dynamic and interesting!
Our favorite publicity spots so far have appeared:
Our favorite publicity spots so far have appeared:
- In a blog by Roberta Volkmann, Editor of Educational Resources for Frank Lloyd Wright's Dana-Thomas House in Springfield, IL (March 2, 2013)
- As a thoughtful write-up by Jack Quinan, Frank Lloyd Wright scholar and Curator Emeritus of the Darwin Martin Complex (March 6, 2013)
- As a seven-minute feature segment on Iowa Public Radio (March 11, 2013)
- As an official notice in the webpage for the Society of Architecture Historians (March 29, 2013)
- In the Wisconsin State Journal (online April 18; in print April 21, 2013) -- an especially good summary of the goals and potential impact of this recording!
- As a link to our webpage or straight to our sales site at CDBaby.com -- a link that was shared by a host of other websites, including those of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Prairie School Architecture, The Frank Lloyd Wright News Blog, and many, many others! Maybe all of this attention shouldn't be surprising, though -- as the link in ArchNewsNow.com explained, the story about this new recording of the music of Frank Lloyd Wright's father is "One we couldn't resist!"
- Vinton Today, the online news cooperative of Benton County, Iowa (June 1, 2015)
