Wishing ~ Tree - A New Musical Play - Musical Play Music Demos

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Music Samples : Four-Song Concept EP Recording.

Click on song title to preview a tune. (See below for additional information about each song for the demo.) Songs with an * are part of the demo. (Click here for Recording Studio photos.)

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PROMISE, THE * [Intro/3rd verse] (Original) Wishing ~ Tree 1:41

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MOTHER'S EYES * [1st verse] Original (Theatrical version) 0:58

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SOLDIER'S JOY [Traditional Dance] Excerpt 0:42

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WATER IS WIDE * [2nd verse, Bridge] Traditional (Wishing ~ Tree) 1:25

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GOIN' TO BOSTON [Traditional Dance] Choir, Fife, Drums 2:55

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MOVING TO ... (Ohio, Michigan, Pgh) [Original] 1:42

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Audition MP3s and Lead Sheets Are Available.

Vocalists needed, see below:

1) The Promise (Where We Are Bound) [Original song].
- Singers: Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone duet.
Act I, Scene 2, 1639 Cape Cod (pastoral farm scene): Richard and Ruth Taylor, just married, survey their new farm where they will make a new life together. This duet is the couple's promise to each other as they share their hopes for the future as subsistence farmers tilling the hard, nutrient-poor soil.
Progress: Basic audio tracks, acoustic guitar, flute and oboe recorded. Need to record Mezzo and Baritone vocals.

2) The Water Is Wide [Traditional folk song]. Lyrics rewritten for musical.
- Singers: Alto and Bari-Tenor duet.
Act I, Scene 8, early 1800s, Massachusetts: Jasher and Dolly Taylor look back on their lives as they prepare for the long and dangerous journey to make a new life in the backwoods of Ohio.
Progress: Basic audio tracks and acoustic guitar recorded. Need to record Alto and Bari-Tenor vocals.

3) Rye Whiskey [Traditional folk song] a “howler” of a song. Lyrics rewritten for musical.
- Singer: Bari-Tenor. Act II, Scene 13, 1901, Pittsburgh. Devilla Taylor is celebrating the election of President McKinley when he is arrested for driving his team of horses while intoxicated.
Basic tracks: need recorded and Bari-Tenor vocals.

4) Mother's Eyes [Original song] (Theatrical version) & (Single version).
- Singers: Baritone with Mezzo-Soprano duet.
Act II, Scene 19, present-day Pittsburgh: Jim and Rose worry about becoming caregivers to their granddaughter, Lillie, after she loses both of her parents.
Progress: Basic audio tracks and acoustic guitar recorded. Need to record Mezzo and Baritone vocals.

(Click here for Recording Studio photos.)