Here is track 3 from Through A Glass, Darkly, "Transitions". Billy is lost to his first high.
(We just got back from the GALA Choruses Festival 2008 in Miami. At least two major choruses will be performing "Darkly" in the coming year. More as this develops.)
See the Official Site for complete information on Through A Glass, Darkly.
Transitions
Music and Lyrics by Mike
Ensemble Vocals by Michael Kadin Craig, Matt Hinkley, and Steve Morgan
(c) and (p) 2007 FatLab Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved
Through A Glass, Darkly premiered on PBS in Minnesota last Saturday night, while Go-Go Beach simultaneously turned 100 (performances…ever) the same night.
"Darkly" video producer Emily Goldberg with Mike at a TPT screening in Saint Paul
Sunset falls on Go-Go's 100th at the Showboat Majestic, Cincinnati OH
More photos, including a rare Lorie Line sighting outside of the Christmas Season, are seen in this photo album.
And if you missed it in Minneapolis, Through A Glass, Darkly DVDs are on-sale. Order now from the TCGMC website. The video is *amazing* with the concert portion bookended by incredibly moving and personal interviews with some of the cast and artistic team. Get your copy today!
Twin Cities Public Television will be airing the premiere broadcast of Mike's theatrical-concert about meth addiction — "Through A Glass, Darkly". Hey Minnesotans: set your TiVos for TPT-17 on Saturday, June 21 from 8-9pm central. For the rest of us out-of-towners, we will find out if TPT streams online, and we'll post ordering info when DVDs go on-sale.
The TPT program guide lists it as "Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus: Reflections on Meth Addiction". We only had 50-some characters to work with, and the "Darkly" title alone was felt to be too non-descript — but the title has not changed, TPT just listed it differently for the program guide.
The program consists of the live concert as taped in March, plus maybe some special features and interviews with Mike.
Mike and I are traveling to Minneapolis next week for a couple of advance screenings, then off to Cincinnati to attend the 100th-ever performance of Go-Go Beach.
Minnesota's giant newspaper, the StarTribune, is running a feature about this weekend's upcoming premiere of "Through A Glass, Darkly". (If they ask you to pay, just delete your .startribune.com cookies…shhh!)
Someone else ran an article titled something like "A Meth Mess", which sounds like a review (it's not - they meant meth addiction is messy). But I couldn't find the link.
And, chorus member Vincent Doyle's interview with Mike about the background of "Darkly".
Mike and I just returned from a quick trip to Minneapolis to check in on final preparations for the "Through A Glass, Darkly" concert (March 29 & 30!). We had production meetings and met the sound recorder and the video team — and best of all, we sat in on last Tuesday's rehearsal where we heard the entire piece performed live.
The concert-goers have no idea what a treat they are in for. With two weeks still to go, the boys in the Chorus already sound absolutely amazing. And for everyone who can't make the concert, be glad that Public TV is taping it. There will be a DVD available sometime in June, and it will be broadcast statewide in Minnesota!
Stay A While
Music and Lyrics by Mike
Lead Vocals by Sebastian Arcelus and Michael Kadin Craig
Ensemble Vocals by Sebastian Arcelus, Michael Kadin Craig, Matt Hinkley, and Steve Morgan
Guitar by Jeff Widenhofer
(c) and (p) 2007 FatLab Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved
Soloists Bryan Fisher, Paul Brekke, and Justin Scharr. Photo by Hubert Bonnet.
3/11/08 rehearsal in the Art Gallery at the Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church.
Mike listens with underwriter Alan Braun
TCGMC Artistic Director Stan Hill working the CD player
In the famous shadow of the IDS Tower downtown Minneapolis
