Now Siegel has enlisted the aid of his hometown orchestra, the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, along with local composer Ethan Boxley.Ĭourtesy of Fort Collins Symphony Fort Collins Symphony conductor Wes Kenney will lead the orchestra in the premiere of 'Fanfare for the National Anthem.' “I’m hoping that he will find it as something that even he can sing.” “Because I saw that President Trump wasn’t able to sing it,” Siegel said. Since then, he’s been unable to convince people on a national level to make the change, although he hasn't given up. The movement gained a lot of media attention, netting interviews with NBC's Katie Couric and NPR's Scott Simon, along with a story on the front page of the New York Times. Ed Siegel on the Today Show with Katie Couric from ">Dr. He brought a resolution to the Solana Beach City Council that when the anthem was performed at city events, it be played in G major. Seeing members of the sing-along get excited about hitting those usually out-of-reach high notes - particularly that “O'er the land of the free” part - gave Siegel an idea: Why doesn’t everyone just sing it in that key? The trick is to perform it in G major, he said.
Typically, “The Star-Spangled Banner” is performed in B flat major. “Without even thinking, I found the key that I was playing (the anthem) in allowed everyone to hit the 'high' notes.” “I have been conducting a sing-along for 31 years in Solana Beach, California, and I’m able to adjust the key to any song so that everyone can sing it,” Siegel said. With some minor tweaks, the song could be much less intimidating, he said. KUNC Ed Siegel is lobbying to lower the key of the national anthem.
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