Compositions
October 2013
Original music for the theater piece String Up the Moon, devised by Samuel Blake, Jim Manganello, Paul Manganello, and Sango Tajima
Instrumentation: piano, drums, percussion, and electronics
Produced by Fratellanza
Debuted at Detroit PuppetART Theater, Detroit MI, October 2013
“Risk-taking and courage, exhibited by talented theater artists who have boldly created something unconventional.” — Encore Michigan
June 2012
Original music for theater production written by Jim Manganello and Paul Manganello
Instrumentation: piano, percussion, electronics
Produced by Fratellanza
Debuted at the New Theater Project, Ypsilanti MI, June 2012
Remounted in at the Galway Fringe Festival, Galway, Ireland 2014
Winner of “Best International Production” at the Galway Fringe Festival 2014
I wrote this piece at the very end of my undergrad. It’s for a large jazz ensemble. It’s never been performed, and I would love to have it performed one day! If you’re interested in having your ensemble play it, please let me know.
This piece takes its title from a lyric by the rapper Dudley Perkins: “There’s a message in my music / these is the last days / do I need to prove it? / just ask the sun rays” from the Georgia Anne Muldrow track “To the Stage” from her album King’s Ballad.
