The Crowbard
Writing
Calling all players!
Bear Songs is a collection of poems about California, some exploring specific places, others specific events or states of mind. Each poem is a scene, a set piece from a movie too big to be made, that can be read in different voices and different languages, finally to be arranged into a unique audible set that reflects the theme and setting of the piece itself. So dust off your instrument & let's hear what you've got!
To see what can be done, check out these free sample Bear Songs. The final work will appear on Sound Press Records.
Daniel
Calling all composers: Based on the Book of Daniel (including the apocryphal books about Susan and Baal), this is a "stage oratorio" replete with recitatives and arias that has a religious background but is written for the stage.
You'll find two docs here; one is the full text for the oratorio, the other is an essay with thoughts on the genesis and dramaturgy of the work.
Note that while the libretto is in German, an English version is in the works.
Synchronicity
This document contains some thoughts on the divergent synchronicities between physical and performed art. And some ways to create art by transmitting "seeds" between different locations and art forms. Let the Crowbard know what you think!
