reinvention! - November 20, 2006
October ushered in some exciting & dramatic identity changes for me personally and professionally. I have a new name (as I married a fabulous gentleman with the last name Kasius), and so does the group--"Jupiter Circle" has become "Heard". Simpler, less syllables, a little fun word play in there, too.
We actually have a tune of the same name, "Heard", in our repertoire, a piece I wrote about Saratoga County's beautiful pastoral landscape, heading out Schuylerville way. I set out to compose a lilting, haunting melody that calls one home, and it's now recorded and in some state of pre-release, as we're happily embroiled in our next cd project.
We're also hoping to get our "Duplex Planet" cd out---David Greenberger's fabulous spoken word project. It's all recorded and sounds great, so perhaps a fall 2007 release.
The group still functions as a dynamic and fluctuating ensemble, and you'll see me playing with a variety of the area's (and the country's) most interesting and talented musicians....String players Michael and Stephani Emery, clarinetist Jonathan Greene, bass players Ryan Lukas & Mike Del Prete, drummers Zorkie Nelson, Sam Zucchini, Zak Trojano & Brian Melick, flutist/vocalist Rebecca Kleinmann, cellist/bassist Jeffrey Parker, winds player Mike Flanagan, guitarist John Ehlis, vocalists Shari Meg Parslow, Denise McDonald and Garland Nelson, and fiddler Craig Thaler.
I will also continue to list my extra-Heard engagements on the calendar, including solo piano performances and shows with the fabuloulsy fun Berkshire Bateria.
We've got a few gigs in November and December, and January will be a great month full of special performances, as a trio configuration of Heard comprised of myself on piano/ percussion, Rebecca Kleinmann (flutes--in from Los Angeles) and Jeffrey Parker (cello/bass--in from Chicago) will reunite. (This particular combination of Heard factors enjoyed a fun & successful tour in Colorado and California in August--see photos link...) Check our calendar for more details!
I also continue to teach piano and composition/songwriting out of my studio in Troy. Contact me by email for more information...elizawood@yahoo.com
We actually have a tune of the same name, "Heard", in our repertoire, a piece I wrote about Saratoga County's beautiful pastoral landscape, heading out Schuylerville way. I set out to compose a lilting, haunting melody that calls one home, and it's now recorded and in some state of pre-release, as we're happily embroiled in our next cd project.
We're also hoping to get our "Duplex Planet" cd out---David Greenberger's fabulous spoken word project. It's all recorded and sounds great, so perhaps a fall 2007 release.
The group still functions as a dynamic and fluctuating ensemble, and you'll see me playing with a variety of the area's (and the country's) most interesting and talented musicians....String players Michael and Stephani Emery, clarinetist Jonathan Greene, bass players Ryan Lukas & Mike Del Prete, drummers Zorkie Nelson, Sam Zucchini, Zak Trojano & Brian Melick, flutist/vocalist Rebecca Kleinmann, cellist/bassist Jeffrey Parker, winds player Mike Flanagan, guitarist John Ehlis, vocalists Shari Meg Parslow, Denise McDonald and Garland Nelson, and fiddler Craig Thaler.
I will also continue to list my extra-Heard engagements on the calendar, including solo piano performances and shows with the fabuloulsy fun Berkshire Bateria.
We've got a few gigs in November and December, and January will be a great month full of special performances, as a trio configuration of Heard comprised of myself on piano/ percussion, Rebecca Kleinmann (flutes--in from Los Angeles) and Jeffrey Parker (cello/bass--in from Chicago) will reunite. (This particular combination of Heard factors enjoyed a fun & successful tour in Colorado and California in August--see photos link...) Check our calendar for more details!
I also continue to teach piano and composition/songwriting out of my studio in Troy. Contact me by email for more information...elizawood@yahoo.com