The Note comes to life
The title of this post sounds rather like the name of a musicians’ pub, but in fact it refers to a magical moment. It is the moment when the lights dim in an auditorium, the audience falls silent, every eye in the orchestra turns to the rostrum, and the conductor taps his baton on it. In that moment the conductor’s baton becomes a magic wand – summoning a magical soundscape from nowhere which will fill the room and paint pictures on the minds of all who listen.
As I write, I feel that I stand on the brink of just such a moment. A little over a month ago, I wrote a story all about The Note. It is a magical little note whose sound is heard at some of history’s greatest moments, before scampering away into obscurity like a child playing hide and seek. Sometimes it is there, just within reach, other times no-one can find it.
The story seems to have been loved by everybody who has heard it, from the family who listened in silence to it, to the editor who described it like this:
‘It has something of the Little Prince about it’ – Fiona Robertson, Watkins Publishing
Tomorrow is the conductor’s tap moment for The Note. Under the watchful eye of songwriter and musician Elliott Frisby it will be recorded. It will then whoosh across the ether to Andrew Stamp, who will compose and record original music to go with it. After that, it will hope to find its way into the global auditorium via a publisher and iTunes in time for Christmas.
You will notice on the lovely cover designed by Rachel Morris that the story will be sold in aid of Tommy’s. Why is that? All too often The Note of a child’s voice is silenced far far too soon. Neo-natal death is the source of untold anguish – a symphony cut off at the first note. Still today, one in four pregnancies in the Uk result in miscarriage or still birth – a tune whose first note is never, ever played. Sales of this little story will help to change all that – funding research centres into the causes of such sorrow.
Please let me know via the comments if there is anything you can do to help The Note on its way.
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