DESCENDED is a eight movement, evening length work that explores the turbulent undertones and uncanny narratives of Lafcadio Hearn’s celebrated 19th century ghost stories.
“I have pledged me to the worship of the Odd, the Queer, the Strange, the Exotic, the Monstrous....Enormous and lurid facts are certainly worthy of more artistic study than they generally receive.”
-Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904)
Music by: Maria Finkelmeier
Visioned and Commissioned by: Jean Laurenz, Hearn’s great-great grand niece
One: Trumpet and Voice
Two: Marimba, Keyboard (patches available), Melodica, Voice, Auxiliary Percussion
Three: Drum Set, Accordion, Auxiliary Percussion
Optional: Spoken Word
1. Spirit Touch
2. Orbs of Ghostliness
3. The Shadow of the Now
4. Mujina's Arrival
5. Muse(s)
6. The Shadow-Shaper
7. Moon Song
8. Mirror in Matsuyama
“Laurenz and Finkelmeier hope people who dare to listen to their conjurings on “Descended” will walk away with a mixture of terror and excitement that inspires them to learn more about Lafcadio Hearn.” - WBUR, Boston NPR
“The dark side of Danny Elfman meets David Lynch with a hint of voodoo” - The Boston Globe
DESCENDED is a eight movement, evening length work that explores the turbulent undertones and uncanny narratives of Lafcadio Hearn’s celebrated 19th century ghost stories.
“I have pledged me to the worship of the Odd, the Queer, the Strange, the Exotic, the Monstrous....Enormous and lurid facts are certainly worthy of more artistic study than they generally receive.”
-Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904)
Music by: Maria Finkelmeier
Visioned and Commissioned by: Jean Laurenz, Hearn’s great-great grand niece
One: Trumpet and Voice
Two: Marimba, Keyboard (patches available), Melodica, Voice, Auxiliary Percussion
Three: Drum Set, Accordion, Auxiliary Percussion
Optional: Spoken Word
1. Spirit Touch
2. Orbs of Ghostliness
3. The Shadow of the Now
4. Mujina's Arrival
5. Muse(s)
6. The Shadow-Shaper
7. Moon Song
8. Mirror in Matsuyama
“Laurenz and Finkelmeier hope people who dare to listen to their conjurings on “Descended” will walk away with a mixture of terror and excitement that inspires them to learn more about Lafcadio Hearn.” - WBUR, Boston NPR
“The dark side of Danny Elfman meets David Lynch with a hint of voodoo” - The Boston Globe
