An Animal Dreamed

from Necessary Monsters by Carla Kihlstedt & Rafael Osés

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AN ANIMAL DREAMED
‘Being that sings unsung.

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AN ANIMAL DREAMED
‘Being that sings unsung.’

Nothing but a song, or at least wishing that were so, this beast is blessed with unprecedented ‘thoughtlessness’. As pure as the unspoken word, she yelps and howls joyously in the forest, a guileless song sung for no one.

DESCRIPTION:
She is great and beautiful and dumb.
The most delicate and glorious of all beasts.

VOICE:
Thick–coming trills. A glossy throat. Wonders at its song.

HABITAT:
The thickest centre of untraveled woods.*

* from Perelandra by C. S. Lewis

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from Necessary Monsters, released October 16, 2021
Music by Carla Kihlstedt
Words by Rafael Osés

THE PLAYERS:
Rafael Osés - spoken voice
Carla Kihlstedt - voice, violin, piano, music box
Dina Maccabee - viola
Theresa Wong - cello
Cole Kamen-Greene - trumpet
Freddi Price - trumpet
Jon Evans - lap steel

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Carla Kihlstedt Falmouth, Massachusetts

Make things. Brake things. Start from scratch. Scratch the surface. Let it bleed a braid of music, sound & words.

Bands:
Rabbit Rabbit Radio, Tin Hat, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, 2 Foot Yard, Minamo, Causing a Tiger

Composed for: ICEnsemble, ROVA, SFGirls Chorus, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Variant Six, inkBoat, Present Music

Faculty:
NEC Contemporary Improvisation Dept., VCFA MFA Music Comp Dept. ... more

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