DESCRIPTION:
GOTHIC explores European, Australian and American gothic from medieval to contemporary times. The original composition and arrangements are by Andrée Greenwell (AUS), with stunning motion graphics by Michaela French (UK). GOTHIC premiered at the Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre, for Vivid NSW 2015. Produced by Andrée Greenwell and Neil Simpson, a Green Room Music production.

With Andrée Greenwell and Julia County - voices, Ewan Foster and Stephanie Zarka - violins, James Eccles - viola, Geoffrey Gartner - cello, David Trumpmanis - electric and bass guitars, live audio processing; and electronics and audio design by Andrée Greenwell and David Trumpmanis.

THE SONGS IN THE FULL PROGRAM (not all shown here):

1. 'Annabel Lee' words by American poet Edgar Allan Poe (1849), music composed by Andrée Greenwell
2. 'A Forest' words and music by Simon Gallup, Laurence Tolhurst and Robert Smith (1980), arranged by Andrée Greenwell
3. ' The Erlking' words by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1782), music composed by Franz Schubert (1815), arranged by Andrée Greenwell
4. 'The Orpheus Song' words by Alison Croggon, music composed by Andrée Greenwell. The Joplin Tornado, Missouri, courtesy of Isaac Duncan (2012), recorded on his iPad.
5. 'The Birds' words by Hilary Bell, after Daphne du Maurier’s short story (1952), music composed by Andrée Greenwell
6. 'Wuthering Heights' words and music by Kate Bush (1976). Bush’s song is inspired by Emily Bronte’s novel (1847), arranged by Andrée Greenwell
7. 'Chosen' words by Maryanne Lynch with Andrée Greenwell, music composed by Andrée Greenwell. Based upon the story of Kirsten Fritzl, who was kept in a cellar beneath her grandfather's house, along with her mother and two of her siblings, for the first 19 years of her life
8. 'Maria Walks Amid the Thorns' German hymn circa 16thC, arranged by Andrée Greenwell, audio by Andrée Greenwell and David Trumpmanis
9. 'Death at the Beach Motel' words by Hugo Race, music composed by Andrée Greenwell. Based upon the death of Australian artist Brett Whitely, who overdosed in a room at the Thirroul Beach Motel, near Wollongong.
10. 'Totentanz' words by Felicity Plunkett, music composed by Andrée Greenwell. Inspired by the German medieval frescoes that depict all men, women and children as equal before death. The excerpt of Franz Liszt’s Totentanz (1838/59) is performed by Greg Kinda.
11. 'Thriller' words and music by Rod Temperton (1983), arranged by Andrée Greenwell
12. 'The Bells' words from the poem by Edgar Allan Poe (1849), music composed by Andrée Greenwell.
13. 'Falling' music composed by Angelo Badalamenti for the theme to the television series (1990), arranged by Andrée Greenwell.



CREDITS
Composer, arranger and artistic director - Andrée Greenwell, motion graphics - Michaela French, screen and lighting design - Neil Simpson.
New lyrics by Hilary Bell (The Birds), Alison Croggon (Orpheus Song), Maryanne Lynch with Andrée Greenwell (Chosen), Death at the Beach Motel (Hugo Race), Totentanz (Felicity Plunkett).
Live audio mix - Hugh Coffey
Co-producers - Andrée Greenwell and Neil Simpson
A Green Room Music production, auspiced by the New Music Network, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts and Arts NSW.
Video documentation - Justine Kerrigan and James Manché (cameras)
Video editing - James Manché
A Green Room Music Production, 2015

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Super 8 footage courtesy from 'An Australian Summer' dir. Megan Simpson AFTRS, 1987.
Additional HD & Super 8 footage shot by James Manché & Andrée Greenwell.
Heidelberger Totentanz, University of Heidelberg Library, Germany, creative commons license, modified for the purposes of this project.
GOTHIC is generously supported by the Australia Council for the Arts and Arts NSW, and auspiced by the New Music Network. A Green Room Music production.
Thanks to Seymour Centre (and staff) Tim Jones, Erica Hacker, Michael Easton, and Andrew Batt-Rawden.

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