Music for Pictures that don't exist

Last week I produced a little piece of music for a new TV series.
Alas, I did not get the job, but I am very pleased with my creation and would like to share.
Please visit my listen page to listen. The piece is called... Sex Therapy!

Meditative Movement Mandala Music and Dance Premiere in New York City

My latest piece of music, a composition for the modern dance company Murray Spalding Movement Arts premiered at St. Mark's Church in NYC last Thursday.

The theater was full and very, very hot. It was like a sauna. Despite the heat, the dancers did an amazing job. I am glad that I could stand in the back and watch as I certainly would have passed out from the heat if I had been dancing for 60 minutes without a break.

Bravo dancers! And thank you!

Each time I see these pieces in performance I am reminded just how energizing and calming they are to watch and listen to. I am quite proud of this work. Please listen to part of the newest mandala on my website.

Over the three days that the show was running the seats were all filled and many expressed interest in the music and a few even put there money down and purchased a copy of my CD Movement Mandala Music which contains music to the first 8 of the meditative Movement Mandala dances.

Here are a few photos from my journey.

Movement Mandalas: minimalist modern dance and music performance in New York City

Here is information about an upcoming performance of my meditational music for modern dance. If you are in NYC, please join me for this historic performance of Murray Spalding's revolutionary minimalist choreography in:

MANDALAS: PAST AND PRESENT
Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church, NYC
Thursday June 12 through Saturday June 14
8:30 p.m.
Reservations: 212.674.8194 or http://www.danspaceproject.org

of the 2005 Season, Jennifer Dunning of the New York Times said:

"...The variations build so slowly and the patterns sprawl, shift and spread so smoothly that the changes are never startling. The eye is drawn in and mesmerized.
How the women managed to keep to their paths and timing was unfathomable, but no effort was evident in their radiant performing. "

for more information about the company and the work please go to: http://www.murrayspalding.org

MANDALAS: PAST AND PRESENT company:
Shinyun Chou, Lauren Engleman, Ula Gadea, Naomi Luppescu, Kely Narcum, Leslie Roybal and Guest Artist Jeramy Zimmerman

Choreography: Murray Spalding
Assistant Director: Amy Filbin
Managing Director: Leslie Roybal
Composer: Evren Celimli
Costume Design: Susan Soetaert
Light Design: Kathy Kaufman

Indianapolis Grand Jury Prize

The documentary film Beyond Belief brings another award home. This time it's the Grand Jury Prize from the Indianapolis International Film Festival. The excitement continues... and here's the trailer from youtube:

Good News from Sonoma Valley Film Festival

The documentary film Beyond Belief features my original soundtrack music. It received awards at a few festivals. Most recently it received the Best Documentary award at the Sonoma Valley Film Festival.

Although I was not able to make it out to California for the ceremony the director of the film, Beth Murphy, was there and posted about it on the Principle Pictures blog.

I am so excited that this wonderful film continues to do well on the festival circuit.

Screening at the United Nations

The film Beyond Belief is screening at the United Nations in New York on Monday, March 24 2008. To think that this humble yet uplifting film will be seen by the leaders of foreign lands is very exciting to me. Perhaps the next step will be for screenings to take place in a large scale in other countries.

I believe Beyond Belief is a film that can help begin to rebuild the standing of the U.S. throughout the rest of the world. Beyond Belief displays courage, generosity and a global perspective embraced by two regular citizens who reach out to help others.

The U.S. needs this kind of positive image to help redeem us in the eyes of the world.

Please support this film. Rent it from Netflix. Find it at a film festival near you. Blog about it.

Thanks for listening.

Music at the Rhode Island Film Festival 2008

Today I received exciting news from director Michele Meek.

Her short film Red Sneakers, which I composed the music for, will be screened at the Rhode Island Film Festival this summer.

Here's a little taste of the MUSIC from the score if you're interested.

I composed this piece back in December of 2007. I imagined children skipping and playing on a gentle spring day to inspire the flow and melody of the music.

I am looking forward to Spring here in New England.

Thanks for listening!