Selected Theater Work

Legacy Of Light

Legacy of Light

Scott Clyve

Karen Zacarias

Lois Roach

Lyric Stage Company, Boston

February, 2010

Old and New

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One of many pieces of transition music moving between scenes set in the present and the 1700s. This one combines elements of the old and new together, as the two worlds meet and coalesce.

Nothing is Lost

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Another scene transition, focusing on how the modern world in the show (sax and drums) has risen from the inspirations of the old world (bells).

Storm

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Underscoring for a scene in which, during a thunderstorm, the modern world and the 1700s world have completely meshed into one. After an intimate conversation (harpsichord), a character is struck by lightning and killed, then reminisces on his life.

The Sing Song Show

John Adekoje

Rosalind Thomas-Clarke

Boston Arts Academy, Boston

January 2010

Dream World

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Underscoring for a scene in which a character, haunted by his crimes and subservience to a dictator, dreams he is stealing his grandfather's heart.

Festac Head

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A speech by "The Festac Head," a talking statue who narrates and comments on the show.

After the Quake

Company One

Haruki Murakami

Shawn LaCount

Company One, Boston

July, 2009

Introduction

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Music from the top of the show, leading into an animated telling of a children's story. For violin and bass clarinet. Performed live.

Earthquake Man

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Underscoring for the description of "The Earthquake Man," a recurring nightmare a young character has. For violin and bass clarinet. Performed live.

Junpei and Sayoko

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Part of the underscoring for a scene in which two longtime friends discover their love for each other. For violin and bass clarinet. Performed live.

Voyeurs De Venus

Company One

Lydia R. Diamond

Summer Williams

Company One, Boston

October, 2008

San To Gogo

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Traditional Koisan music turns into a Gogo groove. Created for a dream sequence emphasizing the juxtaposition of European/American and African cultures and stereotypes. Vocals and Mbira (thumb piano) pre-recorded; All other music, recording, and editing original.

Dissection

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A frenetic joining of Paganini and circus music. Created for a dream in which a character is graphically dissected in a cartoonish manner. Violin pre-recorded; All other music, recording, and editing original

Stripper

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Pulsing synthesized dance music based around samples from Al Jolson minstrel music. Created for a dream sequence in which a character finds herself in a stripper style side-show act. Created to emphasize issues of identity and (self-) exploitation. Orchestral and vocal samples from Al Jolson minstrel music; All other music, recording, and editing original.

The Old Law

Ed Platt

Thomas Middleton and William Rowley

Max Hafler

MIT Dramashop, Cambridge

February, 2006

The New Court

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Music for an anachronistic production of this Jacobian-era play about the younger generation seizing power. Samples of Jacobian court music pre-recorded. All other music, recording, and editing original.