Philip, sharke - thank you
Lynn - That's cool - I was born in Topeka, mom went to KU. I have a strong connection to that part of the world.
chasmcg - Thanks!
James - Thanks a lot - yeah a labor of love. I've done these Kansas songs in hopes to one day present them to the writer - Kerry Livgren. I considered Song For America at first but way too complicated and too many time signatures. So I said forget it. Later it became a challenge. Originally I orchestrated with GPO, but once I got into it GPO just wasn't cutting it. So I bought EWSO and EW Solo Violin. Took me a couple months to re-orchestrate it. Every volume / timbre / articulation had to be painstakingly reworked. That took the longest time. I did the same re-work on Dust In The Wind, The Wall and Carry On My Wayward Son.
Kev, Scotty, Old55 - thank you!