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Music, 2020-2022 (continued) | |||||||||||||
Madscrollers Theme, 2020 (continued) | |||||||||||||
Audio; oral history | |||||||||||||
Gibbard, Ben | |||||||||||||
BOX 1 | Life in Quarantine, 2020 | ||||||||||||
Gibbard, also known as the frontman for Death Cab for Cutie, first premiered the song online through Seattle newspaper The Stranger before releasing the official version, which he recorded at home. Proceeds from the song benefitted relief organizations in the Seattle area. | |||||||||||||
Holograph lyric sheet | |||||||||||||
DF | Life in Quarantine, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_105 | |||||||||||||
Oral history | |||||||||||||
Giroux, Julie see also Frank Ticheli |
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DF | Miscellaneous works, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_055 | |||||||||||||
As a member of the Creative Repertoire Initative (CRI) founded by Frank Ticheli, Giroux wrote seven adaptable works for concert band. | |||||||||||||
Scores for adaptable band | |||||||||||||
Contents:
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London, Frank, Hajnal Pivnick, and Dorian Wallace | |||||||||||||
DF | For Our Courageous Workers, 2020 | ||||||||||||
This city-wide symphonic fanfare premiered April 29, 2020 in New York City was conceived by London, Havnick, and Wallace to honor front-line workers. Musicians of every level and all people of New York City were invited to take part in the performance. | |||||||||||||
Score; flyer; text file with video link; press | |||||||||||||
Potter, Chris | |||||||||||||
BOX 1 | There Is a Tide, 2020 | ||||||||||||
There Is a Tide is an instrumental response to the societal challenges and emotional upheaval brought about by the pandemic. It is a commentary on the importance of community, leadership, and support for the vulnerable in troubled times, as well as a strong statement about our conflicted relationship with our environment and the difficulty of coping with fear and uncertainty. Chris Potter composed and recorded the album in six weeks from the confines of his home studio and peformed all the instrumental parts himself (piano, keyboards, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drums, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute, percussion, samples and saxophones). | |||||||||||||
Holograph bass lines | |||||||||||||
DF | There Is a Tide, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_071 | |||||||||||||
Sibelius and Pro Tools files for all tracks; photographs from recording sessions; drawings of waves | |||||||||||||
Shaw, Jaleel | |||||||||||||
DF | Echoes, 2021 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2023_017 | |||||||||||||
Jazz saxophonist and bandleader Jaleel Shaw released his album Echoes in August 2021. The tracks on Echoes represent his reflections on world events, especially the pandemic and violence against Black Americans, as well as historic events, such as the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre. In the oral history, Shaw speaks about the creation of the album and in depth about the pandemic tracks “Silence” and “Isolation.” | |||||||||||||
Oral history; auto text transcription | |||||||||||||
DF | Silkroad Artist Response, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_113 | |||||||||||||
When governors issued stay-at-home orders in response to the pandemic in 2020, the Silkroad Ensemble, with support from the Barr Foundation and its board, commissioned 13 of its musicians to compose and perform seven original works in response and provide an outlet for creativity during lockdown. Six of the seven composition collaborations agreed to be part of the collection. During the pandemic Silkroad also offered a Home Sessions mini-series. Three of the original compositions written in response to the pandemic for this mini-series are represented. | |||||||||||||
Scores; audio; video; program notes | |||||||||||||
Artist Response Projects:
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Home Sessions:
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Simon, Carlos, Jr. | |||||||||||||
BOX 1 | Another Rising, 2020 | ||||||||||||
Set to a poem by Sokunthary Svay, Another Rising was commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) for the series Connecting ACO Community, the ACO's commissioning response to the pandemic. This work was premiered virtually in June 2020 by countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. | |||||||||||||
Printed score for chorus and countertenor solo | |||||||||||||
DF | Another Rising, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_014 | |||||||||||||
Draft of score for chorus and countertenor solo | |||||||||||||
BOX 1 | Loop, 2020 | ||||||||||||
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, Loop reflects Simon's feelings about the mandated stay-at-home order during the COVID-19 pandemic; day to day life as a continuous quarantine loop. | |||||||||||||
Printed score for string trio | |||||||||||||
DF | Loop, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_014 | |||||||||||||
Drafts of two parts | |||||||||||||
BOX 1 | Stir Crazy, 2020 | ||||||||||||
Stir Crazy was commissioned by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music and premiered virtually in July 2020 by Stacey Pelinka and Joseph Edelberg. | |||||||||||||
Printed score for flute and violin | |||||||||||||
DF | Stir Crazy, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_014 | |||||||||||||
Draft of score for flute and violin | |||||||||||||
Stevens, Ray and Cyrus Kalb | |||||||||||||
DF | The Quarantine Song, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_154 | |||||||||||||
"The Quarantine Song" was released in May 2020 as a lighthearted tune reminding people to be careful and follow all CDC guidelines regarding the pandemic. | |||||||||||||
Audio; lyric sheet; copyright registration | |||||||||||||
DF | Ticheli, Frank, 2020
see also Julie Giroux |
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DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_054 | |||||||||||||
In response to the impact the pandemic had on school music programs, Ticheli co-founded the Creative Repertoire Initiative (CRI), a collective of eleven composers and one conductor committed to the creation and promotion of adaptable music. This material includes an article Ticheli wrote for WASBE World explaining the genesis of the CRI; a flex ensemble score for In C Dorian , a new work composed during the pandemic; and a newly adapted version of Vesuvius for flex ensemble. | |||||||||||||
Scores for flex ensemble; writings | |||||||||||||
Wineglass, John Christopher | |||||||||||||
DF | Alone, 2021 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_072 | |||||||||||||
Alone for solo violin, live EFX, and electronica was commissioned by the Monterey Symphony for concertmaster Christina Mok and dedicated to the many victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. The work is comprised of two starkly contrasted movements, "Frenzied Lives" and "Realms of Rest." | |||||||||||||
Scores for solo violin, live EFX, and electronica; audio; correspondence | |||||||||||||
DF | Alone Together, 2021 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_016 | |||||||||||||
Alone Together for percussion, harp, and strings was co-commissioned by the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Fresno Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, and Monterey Symphony. The work addresses the social issues of not being able to perform together and systemic racial disparities; it is also meant to symbolize the four performing arts organizations coming together to move forward as one. | |||||||||||||
Score for percussion, harp, and strings; audio | |||||||||||||
BOX 2 DF | Theater, 2020-2021 | ||||||||||||
This series includes plays, musical theater, and opera. | |||||||||||||
Arrangement is alphabetical by creator or project name. | |||||||||||||
Decameron Opera Coalition | |||||||||||||
DF | Tales from a Safe Distance , 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_065 | |||||||||||||
The Decameron Opera Coalition was founded by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi in response to theaters shutting down at the beginning of the pandemic. It consisted of Resonance Works (Pittsburgh), UrbanArias (Washington, DC), Lyric Opera of the North (Duluth), Bare Opera (NYC), Opera in the Heights (Houston), Chicago Fringe Opera, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Fargo-Moorhead Opera, and An Opera Theatre (Minneapolis). The coalition is named for Boccaccio's novel The Decameron , which also inspired their first project, a modern operatic adaptation titled Tales from a Safe Distance . The work premiered in four episodes in October 2020. | |||||||||||||
Audio; video; images; scripts | |||||||||||||
Episode I: Both Gladsome and Grievous
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Episode II: Prompted by Appetite
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Episode III: So Noble a Heart
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Episode IV: The Bolts of Fortune
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Gunderson, Lauren | |||||||||||||
DF | The Catastrophist, 2021 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_064 | |||||||||||||
Virologist Nathan Wolfe (Gunderson's spouse), known for his work tracking Ebola and swine flu, proposed pandemic insurance years before the the COVID-19 pandemic. This work tracks his story and was conceived to be presented digitally. Gunderson composed this time-jumping tale based on the life and work of Wolfe, which looks at scientific exploration and the realities of mortality. This work had its world premiere in January 2021. | |||||||||||||
Script | |||||||||||||
DF | A Killer Party: Murder Mystery Musical , 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_118 | |||||||||||||
Jason Howland, composer; Nathan Tysen, lyricist; Kait Kerrigan, bookwriter; Kevin Duda, producer | |||||||||||||
A Killer Party: Murder Mystery Musical is a digital musical remotely written, performed, and recorded in 2020 during the COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. It was originally released in nine episodes and brought together more than 50 Broadway collaborators at a time when all live theaters were closed. | |||||||||||||
Scores; scripts; audio; video; correspondence; costume designs; production photographs; publicity materials; international production materials | |||||||||||||
Opera Povera | |||||||||||||
Founded by Sean Griffin, avant-garde opera company Opera Povera performed Pauline Oliveros's open-form work The Lunar Opera; Deep Listening For_Tunes (2000) in April 2020. The performance was livestreamed during the first full moon after stay-at-home orders were issued in the United States. Administered through the Equal Sound Corona Relief Fund, Full Pink Moon: Opera Povera in Quarantine was a global fundraiser supporting musicians financially affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. It featured more than 250 international performers, including many notable artists. | |||||||||||||
DF | Full Pink Moon: Opera Povera in Quarantine, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_110 | |||||||||||||
Dramaturgy files, character lists, images, personnel lists, planning documents, publicity, schedules | |||||||||||||
DF | Full Pink Moon: Opera Povera in Quarantine, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_110 | |||||||||||||
Oral history; articles | |||||||||||||
BOX 2 | Full Pink Moon: Opera Povera in Quarantine, 2020 | ||||||||||||
Score; artwork; promotional materials | |||||||||||||
Picoult, Jodi and Timothy Allen McDonald | |||||||||||||
The musical Breathe follows five couples grappling with the impact of COVID-19 on their lives. The five suites each correspond to a different symptom of the virus. The libretto was written by Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald, except where noted. | |||||||||||||
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DF | Breathe, 2021 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_069_001 | |||||||||||||
Audio; video; Logic mixes; scores; scripts; drafts; voice memos; notes (including orchestration notes) | |||||||||||||
DF | Breathe, 2021 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_069_002 | |||||||||||||
Schedules, music changes; COVID testing protocol; scores; scripts; audio demos; script rewrites; notes; correspondence; contracts; artwork drafts; press releases; photographs | |||||||||||||
DF | Breathe, 2021 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2022_069_003 | |||||||||||||
"Aches" audio | |||||||||||||
DF | Play at Home, 2020 | ||||||||||||
DIGITAL ID: PACR_MUS_2021_148 | |||||||||||||
Baltimore Center Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, The Public Theater, The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company came together to create the Play at Home project, a series of short plays commissioned specifically for performance in isolation when theaters were closed during the pandemic. Many more theaters joined the initiative, which served as a creative outlet in addition to providing income for artists. | |||||||||||||
Scripts | |||||||||||||
Accuardi, Sara Jean. Joy Frickin' Hates Her Dumb Stupid Room | |||||||||||||
Almonacid, Camilo. Nothing to Wipe With | |||||||||||||
Anyanwu, Ngozi. And the World Opened Up | |||||||||||||
Azael, Mian. Ms. Grey | |||||||||||||
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