Barry Seroff Large Ensemble

Empedocles Songs: Written in 2008-11 for New Haven Improvisers Collective, this is a setting of a selection of fragmented texts by the greek philosopher.

My mother sold the piano when I discovered how to make rainstorms. Quiet sounds became music through Cage’s lens. Conservatory, metal clubs, and improv sessions wrangled it all together. Premieres came and went. An album was released, ‘Democracy’, with very little fanfare or interest. Bankruptcy, divorce, mental illness, alcoholism, followed by sobriety, a new partner, and inconceivable joy. Now, new music, love, and community make me whole.

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• Barry Seroff: Composer/Conductor
  
• Stefan Paolini: Vocals (Empedocles songs) Piano (White Dew)
  
• Emmanuelle Zagoria: Vocals (White Dew)
  
• Blaise Siwula, Elliot Levin, David Aaron: Woodwinds
  
• Peter Knoll, Tony DiGregorio: Guitars
  
• Fung Chern Hwei: Violin
  
• Andrew Livingston: Cello
  
• Mark Peterson: Double bass
  
• Joe Exley: Tuba
  
• Andy Weintraub: Drums
  

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