Angels in America
Part One: Millennium Approaches
(1998; revised, 2010, 2017)
Incidental music for “Angels in America”, by Tony Kushner.
1998 Original Version
Premiere: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH, November 1998
Richard Hess, director; music performed live by Eighth Blackbird.
2010 Revision
Prerecorded synthesized and sampled sound.
Premiere: Shenandoah University, Winchester VA, November 2010
Mark Kittlaus, director
2017 Revision
Prerecorded synthesized and sampled sound.
Premiere: Short North Stage, Columbus OH, June 2017
JJ Parkey and Edward Carignan, co-directors
Promotional Video
Prelude to Act I
Act I, Scene 3: Mr. Lies
“Thomas Albert’s urgent, discordant, shimmering, contemporary score is like adding a necessary character.” – The Cincinnati Enquirer
“[the production] is most significantly enhanced by Thomas Albert’s musical score…” – City Beat
“The music, acting almost like a cinematic score, pushes pace, strengthens emotional impact and adds a new dimension of jazzy, bebop, and almost a Kerouac feel to much of the material.” – Everybody’s News
Instrumentation
- Flute (Piccolo, Alto Flute)
- Clarinet (Bass Clarinet)
- Violin (Viola)
- Cello
- Percussion
- Keyboards
Commission
1998 Original Version
Eighth Blackbird & University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
2017 Revision
Short North Stage
