a secular oratorio in 4 acts

is a four act vocal/instrumental spectacle based on texts by gertrude stein, guy debord and jenny bitner. the work explores the relationships between idealism, alienation, and consumerism.

retrace our steps, act 1

retrace our steps, act 2

retrace our steps, act 3

retrace our steps, act 4

(download graphic libretto)

(download Graphic Libretto and Mp3's)

recorded, edited and mixed by marlon luna and paul bailey. mastered by johnathan marcus (opharion recordings)

musicians:

nicole baker, mezzo-soprano soloist and speaking parts, karen hogel, soprano, nike st. clair, alto, sean mcdermott, tenor and paul cummings bass

sam formicola and sam fischer violins, victor lawrence, cello, sean ferguson, electric guitar, matt menaged, electric bass, kyoko kamei and carl stronach vibraphone, eric hendrickson, keyboard, scott mcintosh, bass clarinet.

(commissioned by the cerritos center for the performing arts)

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

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