Re: A big "Thanks!" from the front lines…

[Andrew Culver]

Congrats Kieren. Share when you can so see can see.

Andrew Culver


> On Feb 12, 2022, at 11:04 AM, Kieren MacMillan <kieren@kierenmacmillan.info> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hello 'Pond (especially devs):
> 
> My newest musical, "The Quest", opened its workshop production run last night 
> in Victoria, Canada.
> 
> All scores generated on Lilypond, of course! Can't imagine doing what I have 
> to do in any other engraving software:
> 
> 1. thanks to stylesheets, my scores look better than anything sent out by the 
> commercial MT publishing/licensing companies, right from the very first 
> compilation;
> 
> 2. with the help of the edition-engraver, my tweak time is minimal, 
> high-impact, easy to maintain/update, and persistent through multiple 
> versions;
> 
> 3. the many, many engraving elements/conventions specific to musicals 
> (text/dialogue integration into score, safety measures, vamps, etc.) are so 
> easy to work with; 
> 
> 4. when a change comes (as they do fast and furious during the workshop 
> process!), I make a change in the source and then simultaneously generate 
> four different scores (vocal/choral, piano/conductor, full, and tech), all 
> looking like a million bucks.
> 
> A huge thanks to everyone who makes Lilypond so great — I'll be sure to 
> mention y'all in my Tony acceptance speech. ;)
> 
> Best,
> Kieren.