The Blackbird
The Blackbird
Songs & Other Experiments with Music and Language

 

Music

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Here you can find my music sorted by project.

Clicking on the Album Icons will take to you Linktree where you can find me on whatever streaming service you use, or YouTube music, if you don’t use any. !

Photo: David Beecroft. Design: Alba Plaza

Photo: David Beecroft. Design: Alba Plaza

Music for Theatre & Dance (2021)

Recorded in 2021, these are eight instrumental works written for theater and dance companies between 1990 and 2004 and newly recorded for CD.

Most of the pieces were written in conjunction with The Modern Theatre of Myth based in New York.

Artwork: Alba Plaza, @Paulacarletonart

Singles (2020)

Here are five singles released between 2019 and 2020. They can also be thought of as an extension of the style I was composing in Retro (2017)

Artwork: Alba Plaza

Artwork: Alba Plaza

Retro (2017)

My classic rock concept album with twelve songs. I had always wanted to do a long form album, and this recording is a tribute to that form.

This is intended for those who like to listen to entire albums from start to end.


Photos: Anna Knaifel Design: Greg Dinunzi

Photos: Anna Knaifel Design: Greg Dinunzi

The Persephone Quartets

Two movements of a classical String Quartet which revolves around the mythology of the the Greek goddess Persephone, who is responsible for our cycle of seasons.

This piece is written for violin, viola, cello and guitar, and is intended as music for ballet or modern dance.

(2014) Photo: Gela  Design: Ivana Kersting

(2014) Photo: Gela Design: Ivana Kersting

The Early Years (2014)

My first CD including eleven songs in the Folk, Blues and Classic Rock style.

Design: Greg Dinunzi

TV & Documentaries

Five works written for film, television, an NGO documentary, and a student art film project.