Theme song for the musical Rise! about the life of Abraham Lincoln
My current project - for now and the foreseeable future - is writing a musical. It is about the life of Abraham Lincoln and it is called Rise! Go to the Rise! page for updates. I expect it to be capable of performance by sometime in 2027 - musicals are extremely difficult to develop because there are so many elements. If you have any interest in helping with the development, please contact me. I need people to evaluate the script - especially those already involved in theater. I am especially interested in people who reside in either the Seattle/Puget Sound (Kitsap County, WA in particular) or Tucson area as those are the locations where I will be living and working on the project over the next year and hope to bring it to some type of fruition, hopefully starting with a Staged Reading in the summer or fall of 2026.
My first three “close to professional” songs for the musical are complete - Rise! (The Lost Speech) - The theme song for the musical is fully orchestrated. The opening song is a Chicago Blues Shuffle called Billy's Barbershop. Additionally, With Malice Toward None (words from Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address inscribed on the Lincoln Memorial) is also reasonably well produced. I'm also adding two other songs to this page that are in pretty good shape on full arrangements - Smart (although the lyrics have changed quite a bit) and Brother Abraham. Go to the Rise! page to hear demos for all of the songs - there are about 24 in total (depending how you count them.)
The opening song for the musical.
Lyrics based on Lincoln's Second Inaugural Speech in March 1865
The show finale
A guitar instrumental album - called ‘A Nice Little Guitar Album’ is out Amazon Music, Apple Music, etc. (It is not on Spotify as it was removed - a long story about mistreatment of small artists trying to do legitimate marketing.) It features 8 original compositions plus 2 cover songs (Classical Gas and Solsbury Hill). You can also listen to it here for free!
Love Song for You received a Finalist Award in the Instrumental Category in the Song of the Year Songwriting Contest! https://www.songoftheyear.com/winners_2024c.htm
A Nice Little Guitar Album
Andy Jaske
Guitar Instrumental Album
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