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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
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:
  • The Bonsai Tree
  • I'll Be Home A'fore Ye
  • Nihonbashi
  • One Life Beautiful
  • Opa
  • Our Cast Aways
  • Time to Dance
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:
  • Shawn Conley (bass) and Kinan Azmeh (clarinet), "Traveling Still"
  • Hadi Eldebek (derbakke, trumpet, buzuq, vocals), "1 Car, 3 Musicians, 5 Boroughs"
  • Haruka Fujii (percussion) and Karen Ouzounian (cello), "Some Games Played Over Thousands of Miles"
  • Maeve Gilchrist (celtic harp) and Kevork Mourad (visual art), "How the Knot Binds"
  • Edward Perez (bass) and Kaoru Watanabe (Japanese flutes, percussion), "Fragments"
  • Shane Shanahan (percussion) and Wu Tong (bawu, sheng, vocals), "Sirens"
Home Sessions:
  • Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi) for Joseph Gramley (percussion), "Closer Together"
  • Kaoru Watanabe (Japanese flutes, percussion), "Merge"
  • Kevork Mourad (visual art) and Anais Tekerian (vocals), "Reuniting"
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
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
  • The Happy Hour (Introduction): by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi; commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition
  • Everything Comes to a Head: by Rachel J. Peters, Margi Preus, and Jean Sramek; commissioned by Lyric Opera of the North
  • The Late Walk: by Jasmine Barnes and Nikolaus Hochstein Cox; commissioned by Bare Opera
Episode II: Prompted by Appetite
  • Dinner 4 3: by Michael Ching and Deborah Brevoort; commissioned by Fargo-Moorhead Opera
  • The Roost: by Marc Migó and John de los Santos; commissioned by UrbanArias
  • The Happy Hour (Interstitials): by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi
Episode III: So Noble a Heart
  • Orsa Ibernata: by Elizabeth Blood and Danny Brylow; commissioned by Milwaukee Opera Theatre
  • Seven Spells: by Donia Jarrar; commissioned by Opera in the Heights
  • The Sky Where You Are: by Maria Thompson Corley and Jenny O’Connell in collaboration with Brenisen Wheeler, Women’s Advocates; commissioned by An Opera Theatre
  • The Happy Hour (Interstitials): by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi
Episode IV: The Bolts of Fortune
  • Sourdough: Rise Up: by Gilda Lyons; commissioned by Resonance Works
  • Corsair: by K.F. Jacques; commissioned by Chicago Fringe Opera
  • The Happy Hour (Finale): by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi
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.
  • I. Fever (Songwriters: Rob Rokicki, Rebecca Murillo)
  • II. Aches (Songwriters: Daniel J. Mertzlufft, Kate Leonard)
  • III. Swelling and Irritation (Songwriters: Doug Besterman, Sharon Vaughn)
  • IV. Fatigue (Libretto: Douglas Lyons; story by Picoult, McDonald; Songwriters: Douglas Lyons, Ethan D. Pakchar)
  • V. Shortness of Breath (Songwriters: Zina Goldrich, Marcy Heisler)
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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