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Maria Schneider

` Past Project Highlights for Decades

  • Receive prominent credit listing on - Decades 30 year anniversary 3-LP vinyl box set
  • Autographed test pressings
  • Complete access to the Decades project experience 

` Past Project Highlights for Data Lords

  • Prominent credit listing on the new Data Lords CD
  • Invitation to the recording session
  • Maria's Reclaim Your Brain Club Membership

` Past Project Highlights for Spring 2017 Commission Project

  • Credit listing on the published score and parts
  • An invitation to attend the premiere performance of the new piece at the Newport Jazz Festival® 08/06/2017 
  • Personal calls with Maria as she updates you on the progress of the piece 
  • An exclusive look into the compositional journey as it unfolds
  • A glimpse into rehearsals, either through video or by actually attending if you are available.

` Past Project Highlights for The Thompson Fields

  • Get credit listing on the The Thompson Fields CD for helping make this recording possible
  • Credit Listing on a commemorative marker we're creating at Willow Lake Farm near Maria's hometown in Minnesota
  • Invitation to a recording/mixing/mastering session
  • Coffee table book, The Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds, which inspired the piece Arbiters of Evolution
  • See sketches of Maria's new compositions and hear clips from rehearsal to the final recording session
  • Receive a LTD Edition The Thompson Fields CD

` Past Project Highlights for Winter Morning Walks

  • Receive prominent ArtistShare® Executive Producer credit listing on the new recording
  • Follow the creative process behind the creation of this historic recording
  • Attend a performance at Carnegie Hall as Maria's guest
  • Receive signed original handwritten score pages from the recording
  • Receive personal phone calls from Maria as the project progresses
  • Limited Edition Winter Morning Walks  CD

` Past Project Highlights for Sky Blue

This project was completed on 7/24/2007. Below are the original project highlights and description:

    • Executive Producer Participant: Little Johnny Koerber
    • Gold Participants: Carl and Dori Schneider
    • Silver Participants: Eugene Malinowski, Bill Bloemer, Justin Freed
    • Bronze Participants: Paul James, Peter Riley, Eric Wenocur, Kate Schneider, Bret Gladstone, Bob and Lauren Bresnan, Jeff Clemens


  • Follow along with Maria through ArtistShare as she writes a new commission for Peter Sellars and the New Crowned Hope Festival
  • See sketches of the new commission and hear clips from the first rehearsal through to the final recording session
  • Learn about her passion for birding and hear how this relates to her new composition
  • Get credit listing on the Sky Blue CD for helping make this recording possible

` Past Project Highlights for Concert in the Garden

  • Experience the creative process with Maria!
  • Get an inside look at Maria's compositional process.
  • Hear the music unfold from the first rehearsal to the final recording.
  • Score samples

` Past Project Highlights for The Live Project - Days of wine and roses

  • Live At The Jazz Standard/Days Of Wine And Roses recording with an extra download track
  • Streamed video from the Maria Schneider Orchestra on their 2005 European and US tours
  • Streamed audio journals and photo galleries from the same tours
  • Almost endless behind-the-scenes fun via streamed video, when you login to your account. We're all a lot younger which is fun in itself.
  • Contest questions and answers from our 2005 tours

` Past Project Highlights for The ArtistShare Commission Project

  • An exclusive look into Maria's compositional journey as it is being created with total artistic freedom
  • Credit listing on the published score and parts
  • See sketches of the composition as the piece unfolds and develops
  • Signed, matted original sketch page or a signed title page of the published score(See offers for details)
  • Personal calls with Maria as she updates you on the progress of the piece (Commission Participant only)
  • A glimpse into a first rehearsal, either through video or by actually attending the rehearsal (See offers for details)
  • Participant offers are closing 11/1/09

` Past Project Highlights for Spring 2012 ArtistShare Commission Project

  • An exclusive look into Maria's compositional journey as it unfolds
  • Credit listing on the published score and parts
  • An invitation to attend the premiere performance of the new piece at the Newport Jazz Festival® 08/05/2012 (Commission Participant only)
  • Personal calls with Maria as she updates you on the progress of the piece (Commission Participant only)
  • See sketches of the composition as the piece unfolds and develops
  • Signed, matted original sketch page or a signed title page of the published score (See offers for details)
  • A glimpse into a first rehearsal, either through video or by actually attending the rehearsal (See offers for details)

` Past Project Highlights for Spring 2010 ArtistShare Commission Project

  • An exclusive look into Maria's compositional journey as it unfolds
  • Credit listing on the published score and parts
  • See sketches of the composition as the piece unfolds and develops
  • Signed, matted original sketch page or a signed title page of the published score (See offers for details)
  • Personal calls with Maria as she updates you on the progress of the piece (Commission Participant only)
  • A glimpse into a first rehearsal, either through video or by actually attending the rehearsal (See offers for details)

` Past Project Highlights for The Score and Parts Project

  • Immediately downloadable scores and parts in PDF format
  • Instant access to any updates or corrections
  • Access the creative process behind the compositions through exclusive streaming videos, audio shows, and more

` Past Project Highlights for The Study Scores Project

  • Immediately download individual study scores
  • Access the creative process behind the compositions through exclusive streaming videos, audio shows, and more
  • Order the book "Evanescence - The Complete Scores" published by Universal Edition

` Past Project Highlights for Allégresse

  • Allégresse recording via mail-order CD or high-quality download
  • "Hang Gliding" video – see streamed slideshow of Maria hang gliding over Rio, set to the music
  • Streamed video: A look back in time into creating the music on Allégresse
  • Streamed video: A look back into the "recording" of Allégresse
  • Streamed video of Scott Robinson's laboratory (Scott is featured on "Sea of Tranquility")

` Past Project Highlights for Coming About

  • Coming About CD via mail, or downloadable MP3
  • Downloadable live MP3 of "El Viento" from Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (never before released)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing each of the tracks on Coming About
  • Streamed video of Scott Robinson's laboratory, where you get a glimpse of his creativity
  • Tour of Windom, MN (Maria's hometown) video

` Past Project Highlights for Evanescence

  • Evanescence recording via mail-order CD or download
  • Slideshow of 1992 recording-session photos
  • 2017 video of Maria discussing each Evanescence track at length
  • New recording (2014) of "Dance You Monster to My Soft Song" with alto solo (Dave Pietro) and dueling trumpets (Greg Gisbert and Mike Rodriguez)