I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky
(1995)Songplay in two acts
Duration: 110'
Scoring
3M,highT,T,2Bar
2reeds(I=cl,bcl,II=asax)-3kbd(I=pft/sampler,II=sampler,III=synth)-gtr(=elec.gtr)-db(=elec.bgtr)-drum kit(=MIDIdrums)
NOTE: The hiring of a sound designer is a condition/requirement for permission.
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Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
in der ganzen Welt.
Opera
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
03/05/1995
Zellerbach Playhouse, University of California, Berkeley
Peter Sellars, director / Paul Drescher Ensemble / Grant Gershon
Composer's Notes
Programme Note
Liebe, Sex und moderner Daseinskampf: Sieben junge Leute, deren Lebenswege sich kreuzen, bis jäh eine Naturkatastrophe alles in Frage stellt. Songplay vom Großmeister der Minimal Music.
