Category Archives: Characters
Song List
We had a a rehearsal yesterday with our principal singers (they were both 4-year-olds, but yesterday Sherman turned five – the rehearsal took place after her birthday party…!) and we are so very excited for our upcoming studio session on … Continue reading
Filed under A Midsummer Night's Dream - Helena, As You Like It - Rosalind, Cymbeline - Imogen, Hamlet - Hamlet, Henry VI part 2 - Queen Margaret, King Lear - Cordelia, Much Ado About Nothing - Beatrice & Benedick, Romeo and Juliet - Juliet, The Comedy of Errors - Dromio of Ephesus, The Merry Wives of Windsor - Falstaff, The Taming of the Shrew - Katherina, The Taming of the Shrew - Petruchio, The Tempest - Caliban, The Winter's Tale - Old Shepherd, The Winter's Tale - Perdita, Troilus and Cressida - Achilles, Two Gentlemen of Verona - Launce
My Creative Process
They say it all starts with the inspiration, so I’m fortunate to have the best muse one could wish for – William Shakespeare himself. They say that this is the fun part, getting inspired, and it certainly is for me, … Continue reading
Addressing Children’s Issues
Something that’s become an important part of this songwriting process has been to find children’s issues that can be addressed through these songs – it gives the children something tangible to identify with, and it’s kind of therapeutic for them … Continue reading
Filed under A Midsummer Night's Dream - Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream - Helena, Contents, Cymbeline - Imogen, Henry VI part 2 - Queen Margaret, King Lear - Cordelia, Progress, Romeo and Juliet - Juliet, The Comedy of Errors - Dromio of Ephesus, The Taming of the Shrew - Petruchio, The Winter's Tale - Old Shepherd, Troilus and Cressida - Achilles, Two Gentlemen of Verona - Launce
Some Concept Art
These are just concepts, but I think they’re quite beautiful. They’re mixed media – fabric and paper, overpainted (is that a correct term? I’m not an artist, so I don’t really know these things) and then lyrics added in Photoshop. … Continue reading
Filed under Artwork, Contents, King Lear - Cordelia, Progress, Romeo and Juliet - Juliet
It’s Just a Name (sung by Juliet from “Romeo and Juliet”)
I didn’t intend to make a video of this one, but I had some footage left over, so I cobbled this together. ShareTweet
Filed under Contents, Music, Romeo and Juliet - Juliet
I Don’t Know What to Say (sung by Cordelia from “King Lear”)
This is it! Sherman’s singing debut! ShareTweet
Filed under Contents, King Lear - Cordelia, Music
La Basilique du Sacré Coeur and Falstaff
Spent the afternoon sitting in the Square Louise Michel, that hilly garden with steps leading up to the Sacré Coeur, the hot sun streaming down the back of my neck, writing a new song by Falstaff called “Dirty Laundry.” It’s … Continue reading
Filed under Blog, Contents, Progress, The Merry Wives of Windsor - Falstaff
First Compositions
We’ve been making some initial recordings of some of the songs. Garageband on the iMac will do for now. We’ve come up with a really cool concept for the arrangements. Although the songs themselves are ‘popular’ in feel (they are … Continue reading
