An album of music composed for the new play Food and Shelter is now available on a wide range of streaming sites.
Enjoy at your favorite musical watering hole!
photo credit: Ira Wilner
Life in the mountains isn’t always easy but it certainly has its advantages.
Greg and Alison want to tell you why you should (or shouldn’t) go to music school. In this episode, they explore what it’s like to take a traditional path through music school, including how music school might be beneficial or detrimental depending on your own musical goals.
It’s a magical mystery tour through a diverse set of of topics, including the differences between composers and songwriters, learning how to music on YouTube, Greg’s mentor George Rochberg, the creative process in general, Stephen King, Thom Yorke, start-ups, Vangelis, musical embodiment, why Modest Mouse kinda sucks, and production music libraries.
Greg is a Doctor of Music in piano and composition from the Eastman School of Music (ooh la la!) and Alison has a master’s degree in music theory and quit a doctoral program in music theory and cognition at McGill University, so they’re well versed in the ins and outs of music school. They’ve both been students and professors, but each decided to leave the academic path years ago, and have been making it on their own in the rough world ever since.
Food & Shelter is a new play by Sean Hurley and it is one of the most inspiring projects I’ve ever been a part of.
From the press release:
“I feel as if Arthur Miller came over to my house and asked me if I’d want to direct the world premiere of Death of a Salesman,” says Food & Shelter director, David Stern. “This is perhaps the most exciting creative opportunity I have had in the theater since I began working 35 years ago. Sean’s play is hauntingly beautiful, full of pathos and pain. It both affirms our beautiful, brief existence and grapples with the challenges that we face in trying to connect with each other.”
Food & Shelter begins with two strangers, who happen to be newlyweds, Bronwyn and Estevez, moving into a cabin in the snowy woods. Empty at first, the cabin actually contains everything they need – if only they can find it. But there’s a price for the life-saving provisions: someone, or something, is determined to never let them leave. As the cabin reveals its secrets, Bronwyn and Estevez begin to confess their own. And though Estevez may be falling in love with Bronwyn, love is the last thing on her mind.
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Setting up for Food & Shelter – a ghost story for those who sometimes wonder if they themselves might be ghosts… A darkly moving fairytale about love.
Music was released in Feb 2022. Click Here to listen!
It seems a wood elf came in the night and installed a 7.1.4 Atmos system in the cabin. Just in time, too. So many multi-channel projects slated for 2022…
Maybe 12 speakers is too many for any one person to handle?