Cherry Blossom Musical Arts: Music samples
A Quartet in Red, Black and Blue
Blue
(Lisa McWhorter, Matt Fuller, Leslie Straka, David Straka, vocals: Nancy wood and Paul Safar)
text "Blue" by Nancy Wood
Capriccio
(Lisa McWhorter, Matt Fuller, Leslie Straka, David Straka,)
Paul Safar, composer
Autumn moon
Isolation-Dance- Invocation
(Cherry Blossom Visual Music)
Nisse's Dream-(excerpts) -a musical for children
Once Upon a Time
(Nancy Wood)
Nancy Wood
The beginning of the story...
I Want Everything (and More!)
(Paul Safar and Nancy Wood)
Music by Paul Safar, lyrics by Nancy Wood
Neem the Troll Queen and her consort, Napweed, show their true nastiness!
Lilywhite is Gone
(Paul Safar, Nancy Wood, Alex Mentzel, Erik Mentzel)
music by Paul Safar lyrics by Nancy Wood
The Cow has been Stolen!
Song of Fear
(Paul Safar)
Paul Safar
Nisse is afraid!
The Storm Interlude
(Paul Safar and Nancy Wood)
Paul Safar
The Witch's Song
(Paul Safar and Nancy Wood)
Paul Safar and Nancy Wood
This wacky witch gives Nisse a shot of encouragement!
Lullaby
(Paul Safar and Nancy Wood)
Paul Safar
Mother comforts her son, Nisse, who must go into the woods to find his beloved cow
Lovely Lilywhite
(Paul Safar, Nancy Wood, Alex Mentzel, Erik Mentzel, Meredith Beck)
Paul Safar
Life on the Farm is Good!
It has to be Nisse (reprise)
(Paul Safar and Nancy Wood)
Paul Safar and Nancy Wood
The Witch and the Mother are one and the same, and she knows Nisse can save the farm
Visual Music
Stella's Waltz
(Paul Safar)
March 6, 2009
Paul Safar
Cat on a Wire
(Paul Safar, Composer Performed by Diane Chaplin, Cello, Andrew Teem, Dumbek, Alli Bach, percussion)
April 9, 2010
Five
(Paul Safar and Ben Farrell)
Paul Safar
Star
(Nancy Wood, soprano Paul Safar, piano)
Composed by Paul Safar to text by Nancy Wood
Inflight Movie
(Paul Safar and Ben Farrell)
Paul Safar
Live at Seventh Species, 2006
Reflection
(Nancy Wood, soprano Paul Safar, piano)
March 6, 2009
Paul Safar
The Creative Mind
(Paul Safar and Ben Farrell)
Paul Safar
Performed Live at the Seventh Species Concert Series in Portland OR, May 2006
Full Fathom Five
(Nancy Wood and Jeff Winslow)
Jeff Winslow, composer
Performed Live at the Seventh Species Concert Series in Portland OR. Text from "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare
Music for the Live Accompaniment to the 1928 silent film, Ed's Coed
Phantom "Violinist"
(Paul Safar and Nancy Wood)
Paul Safar
Joanne's Song
(Paul Safar and Nancy Wood)
Paul Safar
Solo Piano Music by Paul Safar
Montag in Wien
(Paul Safar)
March 6, 2009
Paul Safar
On a Monday morning at my cousin's home in Vienna, Austria
Mourning, Blessing, Ascension
(Paul Safar)
Paul Safar
Composed in memory of Peter Safar