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Contact: Curtis McKonly
Tel: 818.783.2547
Cell: 917.903.4095
Current Projects
Curtis arranged & orchestrated music for the Boston Pops for featured artist, Tom Scholz, the founder of the rock band Boston (performance on June 2, 2011).
Curtis has orchestrated eight big band charts for composers David Tobin and Jeff Meegan in the style of the Rat Pack and Glenn Miller, which can by licensed through the music library Heavy Hitters Music.
Posted videos with his music on YouTube - TV Themes, commercials, underscores and compositions: YouTube.com/CurtisMcKonly.
Recent Projects
Curtis arranged music for the Boston Pops for featured artists, Toby Keith (broadcast on CBS on July 4, 2010) and Ozomatli.
Curtis played keyboard on numerous shows of WICKED, WEST SIDE STORY and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles.
Composed music cues which have been played on TV shows including KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS, BAD GIRLS CLUB and REAL WORLD: BROOKLYN.
Composed A SEARCH FOR PEACE for solo violin and orchestra.
Completed composing/orchestrating the score for an operetta for children, RAINBOW JUNCTION, book/lyrics by Gail Kriegel. Currently looking for a producer of the show.
December, 2003
No New Chestnuts On That Open Fire:
All the Good Christmas Songs are Aging
by Dru Sefton
Curtis McKonly, a New York City composer, arranger and musician, continues to write Christmas songs. He's even designed a line of cards inspired by one of his tunes, "Will Santa Come This Year?"
A bit of the lyrics: "When I see the snow and mistletoe, I know the day is near. With my heart aglow, how can I know 'Will Santa come this year?'
McKonly wrote the song in 1989. He's still championing it. "There are writers out here writing good Christmas songs, but having a hard time getting to the artists," McKonly said. "In the old days, writers had publishers that got songs to the artists.
And, artists back then were interested in recording new Christmas songs. "We had a lot of great performers, like Nat King Cole and Gene Autrey that would make the songs popular," McKonly said.
Those who study and enjoy Christmas music hold out hope that there are still classics being written.
© 2003 Newhouse News Service
December, 2003
Welcome Yule!
Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Duain Wolfe, conductor
Gary Fry, director
Curtis orchestrates THE SONG IN OUR HEARTS, composed by Gary Fry, for this year's festive concert.
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May 1996
Curtis arranges The First Noel for Vanessa Williams for her Christmas CD, STAR BRIGHT. The CD received GOLD certification by the RIAA on January 7, 1997.
 SONGS FOR AMERICA
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September 2001
Curtis composes Heal The Pain We Bear | The Pledge Of Allegiance as a tribute to the events of September 11. The CD was released in November of 2001. Many performances of these songs were presented in the New York area.
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August 2002
Rick Henly, trumpeter, records his CD, CHRISTMAS PRESENT for a Christmas release of that year. Curtis arranged The Christmas Song and his song, Will Santa Come This Year? for solo trumpet, orchestra and choir.
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June 2000
Rick Henly records his first CD, LOVE LIKE FIRE. Curtis arranges Sun & Moon for orchestra. Recently, Curtis reorchestrated the symphonic arrangement for concert band, which was performed by Rick in the summer of 2006.
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February 1999
Jeff Kievit commissioned Curtis to arrange When I Look In Your Eyes for solo trumpet and orchestra, featuring vocalist Brian Stokes Mitchell. This beautiful song, written by Leslie Bricusse is from the movie DOCTOR DOLITTLE starring Rex Harrison.
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July 1999
The Bethel Pentecostal Choir of Long Island, NY asked Curtis to orchestrate their second CD, THIS TRUTH SHALL TRIUMPH.
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September 1997
Curtis orchestrated selections for OUR GOD IS ONE, the first CD released by the choir from the Bethel Pentecostal Church.
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