THE MUSICAL - The Beginning…He raised his baton. The sound of four booming kettledrums filled the huge auditorium. Six trumpets, five trombones, seven saxophones and eight woodwinds blended in with a 49-piece string section and five glistening harps. The huge orchestra played in full chorus, while creating all the elements of a beautiful overture. The music stopped and an arpeggio cued a vocalist to enter the stage and sing to the glistening harp-like sounds of the double-grand piano.Suddenly the stage-lights brightened, and the orchestra blasted 1940s Jazz. Twenty-four singers dressed in glittering pastel colors formed a jazz chorus and moved about the stage in different directions, while dancing to the Bebop sounds of the orchestra, and vocalizing in rich six-part harmony. Five of the vocalists each took turns, moving forward, lead singing to 1950s Doo-wop, then moving back to rejoin the dancing background singers. The music transcended through the decades and contemporary music of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, onto modern hip-hop and R&B. A six-man dance group took to the stage and performed a sophisticated acrobatic break-dance routine. Each took turns dancing individually and throwing their voices across the room, rapping and trading mixed phrases. The twenty-four-voice jazz chorus continued to vocalize in thick, rich, six-part harmony. A huge gospel choir stretched across the rear of the stage and blended in with the jazz chorus. The orchestra continued playing, while bringing it all to home stretch. As this exciting Finale came to an end, the houselights brightened, and all of the performers bowed to the standing-only audience. Heavy applause filled the auditorium. The conductor then turned around, bowed gracefully to the audience and took in all of the attention that he had just begun to get used to. John has always wanted to conduct an orchestra on Broadway. This was his finest performance and he felt very good about it. All of a sudden… ABOUT THE STORY…John had dreams of being a Music Director, Conducting an Orchestra on Broadway. After meeting an executive in the music industry through a close friend (Melody), he took advantage of a rare opportunity to embark upon his dream career. After the loss of his wife and soul mate and the mother of their five-year-old daughter. His Mother and Sister helped with his daughter, which enabled him to reach his career heights. The show titled Welcome Aboard takes entertainment to a new level when this international, multicultural musical stage-play takes a trip around the world on the Song Princess. This Broadway Musical is full of laughs, funny one-liners, and exciting, electrical music and dance. And it is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. Okay, so what about his Melody??? MY MELODY - The Musical was written originally as a full-scale Broadway-style Musical Review, complete with SCRIPT, SONGS (music & words), and a completely orchestrated overture in five movements, which transcends through various musical styles from around the world, then through the musical decades from 1940’s Bebop to 1950’s Rock n Roll, 1960’s Soul, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000’s, on through modern, Hip-Hop and R&B music with lots of International and Modern Contemporary Hip-Hop and Break Dance. (whew!)Can you imagine that??? After all of that, then the book… okay, so it’s backward. WOW!!! This book also includes some great focal points of WISDOM, ADVICE, FAITH & ENCOURAGEMENT, and the GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL for everyday living. Okay. With all of that in mind, you must ask yourself, what about John’s love life??? what’s his Melody??? Don’t ask… … READ THE BOOK!!!
