Earlier this year we wrote about Finale’s role in Weird Al Yankovic’s Strings Attached Tour. When I learned that a father-and-son team would trade off conducting many of the shows, I was intrigued.
Finale Development Update: October 2019
Last year around this time we released Finale v26. Now seems like a good time to review the year and talk a little about where Finale is headed.
Finale/Catalina Compatibility Update
While our initial testing suggested that Finale v26.1 and Catalina worked pretty well together, four issues prevented us from calling it compatible.
Spotlight on Film Composer and Author Tom Harrison
Tom Harrison is a busy musician, composer, producer, orchestrator, and arranger. He is also the author of the recently published “How to Become a Film Composer” on Centerstream.
Pianists! Perform the “Stars and Stripes Forever” This Veterans Day
Last November, the Finale blog highlighted pianist Cliff Habian.
This past summer Cliff refined his arrangement of the Stars and Stripes Forever as part of his annual 4th of July celebrations.




