Big band jazz and an excerpt from an opera (7th work). Composed and arr. by Fred Ho, except as noted. Fred Ho and the Green Monster Big Band (1st-5th works) ; Fred Ho and the Afro-Asian Music Ensemble with adult and children's choirs (6th-7th works). Tracks 11-12 recorded Oct. 2, 2004 at Systems Two; mixed, edited and mastered Dec. 13, 15, 18, 20, 2004 at The Corner Store in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Children's choir recorded Dec. 14, 2004 live at the Manhattan Country School; Yu Zhang sona overdub recorded Nov. 23, 2004 at Jon Evan's studio in Berkeley, Calif.; remaining works recorded 2009-2010? Compact disc. Includes composer's notes in English and texts ([11] p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Contents:
Blazing on the turquoise sea / music by Fred Ho ; libretto/lyrics by Ruth Margraff music by Fred Ho ; lyrics by Ruth Margraff (8:00). Very, very baaad! : tribute medley to Michael Jackson / arr. by Aaron Sherraden with Fred Ho. This place hotel / Michael Jackson ; modified by Fred Ho as Welcome to the Road Kill CafeĢ ; Bad (very, very baaad!) / Jackson ; Thriller (super-thriller) / Rod Temperton ; with narrative by Magdalena Gomez (20:48) -- Fire (3:33) ; Purple haze (4:57) / Jimi Hendrix ; arr. Fred Ho -- Take the Zen train. Prelude to a kiss off: no baggage, please! ; The violence of virtuosity ; The quick of my being ; Optometry for the vision-less ; Quarantine for the aggressor ; Beyond the beyond / composed and arranged by Fred Ho (22:07) -- Hero among heroes / music by Fred Ho ; lyrics by Ruth Margraff (6:02) -- Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Blazing on the turquoise sea / music by Fred Ho ; libretto/lyrics by Ruth Margraff (8:00).
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