Cast (in appearance order): The N.P.C. – Kelly Wright Bard – Charlie Malave Bard – Airan Wright
Kelly Wright: Costume Design, Wardrobe Airan Wright: Animation, Composition, Lyrics, Audio/Video Production
“The Ballad of the N.P.C.” Music and Lyrics by Airan Wright Performed by Kelly Wright (vocals), Charlie Malave (guitar), and Airan Wright (woodwinds, recorders) Available for purchase on Bandcamp: https://awright.bandcamp.com/track/the-ballad-of-the-n-p-c
A while back I had this idea for a composition that was loosely based on sprechstimme (“speech-voice” in German) and tone clusters. It was just a throw-away idea that ended up actually becoming a short little thing. Anyway, after many versions of me playing with it in Finale, a bunch of dear friends came over and helped track it all. Afterword I sat on it for a year and wondered what in the world to do with it. …and then along came this spectacular artist and she made this gorgeous piece of art that still gives me goosebumps whenever I see her wear it.
Please enjoy “The Magic Hour”, a music and art collaboration featuring just the best cast of characters you could imagine.
Airan Wright: Composition Kelly Wright: Textile Art David Keller: Cello, Bass Rachel Mossburg: Violin, Viola Lily Floeter: Flute Laura Perkett: Oboe Colleen Griggs: Clarinet Justin Amolsch: Horn Airan Wright: Soprano Sax, Bassoon Airan Wright: Audio/Video Production
“The Aqua Vitae Nebula” from “What Painted the Sky”. Alcohol Ink + Digital Media.
I’m having a lot of fun with creating these “5-Minute Stories: Stories for Busy People” over on Patreon. Some months I can post a lot. Some I can’t. But just having an outlet for writing + art + composition is really rewarding. The posts from June and July are available here:
I am also posting “Making Of” videos to TikTokwhen I have the opportunity.
As before, I’m going to keep posting these as publicly available, but if you want them delivered to your inbox, please consider signing up as a patron. Or telling someone who might like to. And as always, thank you for checking them out!