Verdant Ventures
Oakland, CA 94610
damien
"Word need to be spoken"
Year of Living Foolishly, excerpt
Spent the last year living and working on my craft. A small sample
Thirty Days in the Desert, excerpt
Wandering in the wilderness, Joshua Tree
Sometimes you have to listen
A story about a guy, me
My first new car and Violet Porter
The Library, selections from 2008 - 2011
Speculations over the nature of things. I had goal of writing two poems a month during 2010 -11. I met it. Of course some were better than others and the rule is, "Hide the ugly kids".
Much of the aughts was spent working on the "Magic Lantern" but there were other ideas along with the ugly kids.
Libretto,” the Magic Lantern”, 2004, 2005
More of a song cycle, a concept piece as opposed to an opera per se as I never got around to writing any staging. But the animation is performed on DVD; small difference, same intent.
Funny times for funny people
Libretto, “Todo el Mundo en a Flecha Amarilla, 1988
The plot may be thin but it's opera. The story is secondary. It's about music and stagecraft.
Performance piece about Bush 1. If I had known there would be a Bush 2, I might have moved to Australia.
The dawn of the personal computer and MIDI. People were tripping including me.
Written on a typewriter and I am too lazy to retype. Gives a flavor for the times or at least that's what I'm telling myself.
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Verdant Ventures
Oakland, CA 94610
damien