(still image: Chuck Samuels)

Translating Grace

The fourth large project I am involved with is Grace, a soon to be released CD by Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan. Back in 2005 I was commissioned to compose a piece for the Sundanese gamelan instruments of Evergreen Club in combination with voice, percussion, bass clarinet, cello, organ and film. The piece is based on the parable of the prodigal song with lyrics written by filmmaker/writer Jean Marc Lariviere. The eighteen minute work was recorded in Halifax in 2008 but for a variety of technical reasons it will have to be re-edited, mixed, and mastered. I plan to do this once the SONGS CD has been completed this 31 January.

MOVIE/MUSIC

I have been collaborating with photographer Chuck Samuels for many years. We have created a photo/sound installation piece that takes a look at the infamous shower sequence of Alfred Hitchcock called Psychoanalysis and twelve movie/music videos (see: Aquarium). We have also co-written a screenplay.

Chuck created the video for Translating Grace and it will be uploaded for viewing on mosaicland and evergreenclubgamelan.ca once the CD has been manufactured.

I am looking forward to the completion of this project as it has been in the works for a long time, and I can’t wait to be able to watch and listen without having to work on it.