November 2024 E-News

Hello from sunny Southern California!

Tomorrow night, don’t miss the YouTube premiere of the west coast Mission Opera production of Girondines (an opera featuring music by me and libretto by Kirsten C. Kunkle). It was a thrill for me and Kirsten to premiere our opera in concert in 2022 with Wilmington Concert Opera, and to premiere it fully-staged (costumes, sets, scenery, the works!) in 2023. This production not only expands the visual world of Girondines, but also its sonic world [as the 2023 production was the first time the opera’s harp part was performed as part of its orchestration.] Tune in on Sunday November 10 at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern:

Register to watch the premiere here: https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/mission-opera/66faeb5a879a4014c1416dda/tickets#/productions-view

Girondines, based on historical fact, is a new opera which focuses on the story of French Revolutionaries who presumably knew one another, met in secret before the Reign of Terror, and supported one another during the political upheaval. All six of the revolutionaries are women, and of these, three are guillotined and three live. I composed the opera’s score and crafted electronic soundscapes to intertwine with the music.

Access the Girondines Mission Opera Production Virtual Playbill/Program here: http://bit.ly/48mczgS to read about the opera’s and this production’s cast and crew. Mission Opera, Kirsten, and I acknowledge, celebrate, and salute not only the cast being featured in tomorrow’s premiere, but also members of the second cast from this Girondines Mission Opera production whose performances were also captured on video and will premiere online at a later date.

An opera by women for women singers, the timeless, tragic Girondines tale epitomizes inequities, turmoil, abuse, and violence with which women continue to wrestle, struggling for autonomy of mind, body, and soul. Women worldwide pursuing science, literature, arts, and activism are still threatened. Opera itself is one of the battlegrounds on which women still fight to be fairly represented and treated in life and art. Vive la résistance!

Want to bring this show to your opera company, theater company, college, or high school? Send me an email if you are interested in learning about opportunities to help facilitate a production championing women, new music, opera, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, education, history, and contemporary art.

You can stream the Wilmington Concert Opera Original Cast Recording album via AmazonMusic, Spotify, AppleMusic, Pandora, YouTubeMusic, and morePhysical CD copies of the album are available, too:

Album proceeds benefit the opera’s composer-librettist team (myself and Kirsten C. Kunkle) as well as WCO, an exclusively woman- and minority-run company. For those curious to compare outcomes of online vs. physical CD enjoyment: album streaming online results in fraction-of-cent proceeds for artists vs. physical CD purchases generating artist income in whole dollars. (Plus you’d have a beautiful keepsake which features cover art by yours truly 🎶 – there are even some autographed copies available for purchase!)

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPERA or READ ABOUT the WCO ALBUM RELEASE

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For folks involved with voice, opera, theater, musical theater, or performing arts venues, companies, festivals, or university programs, please send me a message if you’re interested in exploring opportunities to have your own reading, concert, or staging of Girondines. A piano-vocal reduction score is nearly complete!

And for those seeking copies of my earlier albums (songwriting EPs Ophelia’s Song and Puzzle Pieces plus instrumental EP Overture to an Adventure or my Canon in D – Harp Trio Single), visit the platforms listed above for streaming and digital downloads, or order physical CDs here.


Seeking a creative collaborator for music, audio, video, web/graphic design, sound, songs, jingles, film, theatre, piano, harp, ukulele, voice, a cappella, mentorship, lessons? I look forward to connecting with you to learn more about how I can help!

Cheers,

Sarah

August 2024 E-News

Hello from sunny Southern California!

Tonight, don’t miss the YouTube premiere of the east coast concert opera production of Girondines (an opera featuring music by me and libretto by Kirsten C. Kunkle). This YouTube Premiere will feature subtitles as well as Live Chat with myself and other production team members. This concert is being released as part of Wilmington Concert Opera (WCO)’s Dr. William and Mrs. Dawn Will Schlotterer Virtual Recital Series. Tune in tonight (August 16) at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern:

Girondines, based on historical fact, is a new opera which focuses on the story of French Revolutionaries who presumably knew one another, met in secret before the Reign of Terror, and supported one another during the political upheaval. All six of the revolutionaries are women, and of these, three are guillotined and three live. I composed the opera’s score and crafted electronic soundscapes to intertwine with the music.

*Who’s Who in tonight’s WCO YouTube Premiere*

  • Charlotte Corday…………………………………………….………………………..Kirsten C. Kunkle
  • Olympe de Gouges…………………………………………………………………………Ashley Becker
  • Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier……………………………………Marisa Robinson
  • Madame Manon Roland…………………………….……………………..Alyssa Maria Lehman
  • Madame Germaine de Staël……………………..……………………………Raffaella Lo Castro
  • Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun……………….……………………………………..Tracy Sturgis
  • Pianist/Music Director/Technical Director/Subtitles……………..Sarah Van Sciver
  • Cellist………………………………………………………………………………………………..Melissa Brun
  • Violinist…………………………………………..……………………………………………….Thuy Nguyen
  • Video Production………………………….…………………………………………………..John Palmer
  • Audio Production………………………………………………………………………….Andreas Meyer
  • Stage Manager……………………………..………………………………………Johanna Lynn Jones
  • Photographer……………………………..………….………….………………………………..Julie Smith
  • Graphic Design…………………………..………….………..…………………………………..Jason Dick

WCO and I acknowledge, celebrate, and salute not only the evening (Album) premiere cast, but also the matinee cast from this Girondines production: Suzannah Waddington, Laurice Simmons Kennel, Alyssa Brode, Allison Elizabeth Deady, Kaitlyn Beth Tierney, and Annie Gill.

An opera by women for women singers, the timeless, tragic Girondines tale epitomizes inequities, turmoil, abuse, and violence with which women continue to wrestle, struggling for autonomy of mind, body, and soul. Women worldwide pursuing science, literature, arts, and activism are still threatened. Opera itself is one of the battlegrounds on which women still fight to be fairly represented and treated in life and art. Vive la résistance!

Want to bring this show to your opera company, theater company, college, or high school? Send me an email if you are interested in learning about opportunities to help facilitate a production championing women, new music, opera, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, education, history, and contemporary art.

You can stream the Wilmington Concert Opera Original Cast Recording album via AmazonMusic, Spotify, AppleMusic, Pandora, YouTubeMusic, and morePhysical CD copies of the album are available, too:

Album proceeds benefit the opera’s composer-librettist team (myself and Kirsten C. Kunkle) as well as WCO, an exclusively woman- and minority-run company. For those curious to compare outcomes of online vs. physical CD enjoyment: album streaming online results in fraction-of-cent proceeds for artists vs. physical CD purchases generating artist income in whole dollars. (Plus you’d have a beautiful keepsake which features cover art by yours truly 🎶 – there are even some autographed copies available for purchase!)

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPERA or READ ABOUT the WCO ALBUM RELEASE

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For folks involved with voice, opera, theater, musical theater, or performing arts venues, companies, festivals, or university programs, please send me a message if you’re interested in exploring opportunities to have your own reading, concert, or staging of Girondines. A piano-vocal reduction score will be released soon!

And for those seeking copies of my earlier albums (songwriting EPs Ophelia’s Song and Puzzle Pieces plus instrumental EP Overture to an Adventure or my Canon in D – Harp Trio Single), visit the platforms listed above for streaming and digital downloads, or order physical CDs here.


Seeking a creative collaborator for music, audio, video, web/graphic design, sound, songs, jingles, film, theatre, piano, harp, ukulele, voice, a cappella, mentorship, lessons? I look forward to connecting with you to learn more about how I can help!

Cheers,

Sarah

October 2023 E-News

Hello from sunny Southern California!

Yesterday was opening day for Mission Opera (MO)’s west coast premiere of Girondines (an opera featuring music by me and libretto by Kirsten C. Kunkle) as its first 2023-2024 season production! I am extremely proud of the team Kirsten and I assembled with MO to bring this together. The first two performances yesterday were well-received, and we look forward to presenting the show twice more today. Production photographer Wesley Jow took absolutely exquisite photos of both casts which you can explore here:

Girondines is sung in English, accompanied by piano, harp, cello, violin, and electronics. The Girondines story chronicles French Revolution events through timeless, tragic true stories of the lives, deaths, and legacies of six women. This production features supertitles (captions) in English, French, and Spanish. A full list of the MO Girondines team follows – we have two casts, and you have the opportunity to see both groups perform today!

  • Beryl Acosta: Cellist
  • Erika Nicole Alatorre: Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)
  • Kirstin Ariel: Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Chris Bailey: Assistant Videographer
  • Ashley Becker: Olympe de Gouges (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening)
  • Leila Jay Bishop: Harpist
  • Constanze Bonelli: Costume Coordinator
  • Mansour Bouziane: French Supertitle Translation Team
  • Nancy Chancellor: Box Office Team
  • Jeanette Chelabi: French Supertitle Translation Team
  • Nelya Coomans: Assistant Stage Manager ● Box Office Team ● Social Media Marketing Captain ● Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Katherine Craig: Costume Assistant
  • Robert Dunlap: Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Savanna Rae Gonzalez: Dance Soloist
  • Erica Hardbarger: Box Office Manager
  • Wesley Jow: Photographer
  • Laurice Simmons Kennel: Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening)
  • Dr. Kirsten C. Kunkle: Charlotte Corday (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening) ● Choreographer ● Librettist ● Stage Director
  • David Oleg Manukyan: Violinist
  • Arthur Miller: Canyon High School Liaison / Facilities
  • Erik Alessandro Mondrian: French Supertitle Translation Team ● Spanish Supertitle Translation Team ● Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Caroline Morgan: Stage Manager
  • Tonya Nelson: Costume Designer
  • Brian Nielson: Lighting Master
  • Maiko Okajima: Dance Soloist
  • Manny Padilla: Videographer
  • Claire Pegram: Madame Manon Roland (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening)
  • Kathryn Gleasman Pisaro: Musicologist ● Historical Speaker
  • Agnese Gallenzi: Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)
  • Don Pittman: Associate Technical Director ● Audiovisual Master
  • Juan Antonio Rivera: Spanish Supertitle Translation Team ● Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Marisa Robinson: Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening)
  • Dr. Edward Salm: Mail Marketing Coordinator
  • Catherine Antonia Samartin: Charlotte Corday (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)
  • Shawn Taylor: Set Painting & Construction
  • Kaitlyn Tierney: Madame Germaine de Staël (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening)
  • Jessica Tivens-Schneiderman: Olympe de Gouges (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)
  • Mariah Van Sciver: French Supertitle Translation Team
  • Sarah Van Sciver: Composer ● Graphic Designer ● Music Director ● Pianist/Conductor ● Post-Production Audio & Video Engineer ● Production Manager ● Prop Designer ● Projection Designer ● Sound Designer ● Supertitle Translator & Designer ● Technical Director
  • Jason Vincent: Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Dr. Joshua R. Wentz: Producer
  • Alexis Wesley: Madame Germaine de Staël (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)
  • Leeza Yorke: Madame Manon Roland (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)

Want to see the show? Your final chance to see the MO Girondines production is TODAY Sunday, October 29, 2023 with performances at 3pm and 7:30pm. You can purchase tickets here or at the door. Due to mature themes, this opera is recommended for ages 13+.

Want to bring this show to your opera company, theater company, college, high school, or community? Send me an email if you are interested in learning about opportunities to help facilitate a production championing women, new music, opera, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, education, history, and contemporary art.

You can stream the Wilmington Concert Opera Original Cast Recording album via AmazonMusic, Spotify, AppleMusic, Pandora, YouTubeMusic, and morePhysical CD copies of the album are available, too:

Album proceeds benefit the opera’s composer-librettist team (myself and Kirsten C. Kunkle) as well as WCO, an exclusively woman- and minority-run company. For those curious to compare outcomes of online vs. physical CD enjoyment: album streaming online results in fraction-of-cent proceeds for artists vs. physical CD purchases generating artist income in whole dollars. (Plus you’d have a beautiful keepsake which features cover art by yours truly 🎶 – there are even some autographed copies available for purchase!)

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPERA or READ ABOUT the WCO ALBUM RELEASE

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For folks involved with voice, opera, theater, musical theater, or performing arts venues, companies, festivals, or university programs, please send me a message if you’re interested in exploring opportunities to have your own reading, concert, or staging of Girondines. A piano-vocal reduction score will be released soon!

And for those seeking copies of my earlier albums (songwriting EPs Ophelia’s Song and Puzzle Pieces plus instrumental EP Overture to an Adventure or my Canon in D – Harp Trio Single), visit the platforms listed above for streaming and digital downloads, or order physical CDs here.


Seeking a creative collaborator for music, audio, video, web/graphic design, sound, songs, jingles, film, theatre, piano, harp, ukulele, voice, a cappella, mentorship, lessons? I look forward to connecting with you to learn more about how I can help!

Cheers,

Sarah

September 2023 E-News

Hello from sunny Southern California! Thrilled to share exciting news with you:

This October in Santa Clarita, CA, Mission Opera (MO) will present the west coast premiere of Girondines (an opera featuring music by me and libretto by Kirsten C. Kunkle) as its first 2023-2024 season production! Girondines is sung in English, accompanied by piano, harp, cello, violin, and electronics. The Girondines story chronicles the events of the French Revolution through timeless, tragic true stories of the lives, deaths, and legacies of six women. This presentation of the opera will be fully staged with costumes, lights, sets, props, and choreography rather than presenting the music ‘in concert’ as was the case in the east coast premiere presented by Wilmington Concert Opera (WCO) in October 2022. The MO production will feature supertitles (captions) in English, French, and Spanish.

Kirsten will stage direct, choreograph, and reprise her role as Charlotte Corday; Ashley Becker will reprise her role as Olympe de Gouges (with deep thanks to Ashley for encouraging MO to produce this show!); and I will reprise my role as pianist-music director in addition to taking on several other production team roles. Six fabulous folks (Kirsten, Ashley, Laurice Simmons Kennel, Marisa Robinson, Kaitlyn Tierney, and myself) from the WCO production are involved in this Girondines iteration alongside dozens of stellar Southern Californians. Kirsten and I are grateful to MO for assembling a terrific, talented, hard-working group! A full list of the MO Girondines team follows – we have two casts each with two scheduled performances:

  • Erika Nicole Alatorre: Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)
  • Kirstin Ariel: Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Chris Bailey: Assistant Videographer
  • Ashley Becker: Olympe de Gouges (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening)
  • Leila Jay Bishop: Harpist
  • Constanze Bonelli: Costume Coordinator
  • Mansour Bouziane: French Supertitle Translation Team
  • Beryl Canale: Cellist
  • Nancy Chancellor: Box Office Team
  • Jeanette Chelabi: French Supertitle Translation Team
  • Nelya Coomans: Assistant Stage Manager ● Box Office Team ● Social Media Marketing Captain ● Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Katherine Craig: Costume Assistant
  • Robert Dunlap: Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Erica Hardbarger: Box Office Manager
  • Wesley Jow: Photographer
  • Laurice Simmons Kennel: Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening)
  • Dr. Kirsten C. Kunkle: Charlotte Corday (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening) ● Choreographer ● Librettist ● Stage Director
  • Arthur Miller: Canyon High School Liaison / Facilities
  • Erik Alessandro Mondrian: French Supertitle Translation Team ● Spanish Supertitle Translation Team ● Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Caroline Morgan: Stage Manager
  • Tonya Nelson: Costume Designer
  • Brian Nielson: Lighting Designer
  • Maiko Okajima: Dance Soloist
  • Manny Padilla: Videographer
  • Claire Pegram: Madame Manon Roland (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening)
  • Kathryn Gleasman Pisaro: Musicologist ● Historical Speaker
  • Ariel Pisturino: Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)
  • Don Pittman: Associate Technical Director ● Audiovisual Engineer
  • Juan Antonio Rivera: Spanish Supertitle Translation Team ● Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Marisa Robinson: Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening)
  • Ashley Rose: Violinist
  • Dr. Edward Salm: Website & Mail Marketing Coordinator & Graphic Artist
  • Catherine Antonia Samartin: Charlotte Corday (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)
  • Shawn Taylor: Set Painting & Construction
  • Kaitlyn Tierney: Madame Germaine de Staël (Saturday matinee/Sunday evening)
  • Jessica Tivens-Schneiderman: Olympe de Gouges (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)
  • Mariah Van Sciver: French Supertitle Translation Team
  • Sarah Van Sciver: Composer ● Graphic Designer ● Music Director ● Pianist/Conductor ● Post-Production Audio & Video Engineer ● Production Manager ● Prop Designer ● Projection Designer ● Sound Designer ● Supertitle Translator & Designer ● Technical Director
  • Jason Vincent: Stagehand ● Supernumerary
  • Dr. Joshua R. Wentz: Producer
  • Alexis Wesley: Madame Germaine de Staël (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)
  • Leeza Yorke: Madame Manon Roland (Saturday evening/Sunday matinee)

Want to see the show? Halloween Weekend (HalloWeekend), you’re invited to visit our Haunted (Opera) House ~ the MO Girondines production runs Saturday and Sunday, October 28 and 29, 2023 with performances at 3pm and 7:30pm each day. You can purchase tickets here. Please note that due to mature themes and content, this opera is recommended for ages 13+.

Want to support the show as a sponsor or donor? Send me an email if you are interested in learning about opportunities to promote your business to a Southern Californian audience and help facilitate a production championing women, new music, opera, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, education, history, and contemporary art.

As I shared previously, you can now stream the WCO Original Cast Recording album via AmazonMusic, Spotify, AppleMusic, Pandora, YouTubeMusic, and morePhysical CD copies of the album are available, too:

Album proceeds benefit the opera’s composer-librettist team (myself and Kirsten C. Kunkle) as well as WCO, an exclusively woman- and minority-run company. For those curious to compare outcomes of online vs. physical CD enjoyment: album streaming online results in fraction-of-cent proceeds for artists vs. physical CD purchases generating artist income in whole dollars. (Plus you’d have a beautiful keepsake which features cover art by yours truly 🎶 .)

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPERA or READ ABOUT the WCO ALBUM RELEASE

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For folks involved with voice, opera, theater, musical theater, or performing arts venues, companies, festivals, or university programs, please send me a message if you’re interested in exploring opportunities to have your own reading, concert, or staging of Girondines. A piano-vocal reduction score is nearly complete!

And for those seeking copies of my earlier albums (songwriting EPs Ophelia’s Song and Puzzle Pieces plus instrumental EP Overture to an Adventure), visit the same platforms listed above for streaming and digital downloads, or order physical copies of CDs here.

Seeking a creative collaborator for music, audio, video, web/graphic design, sound, songs, jingles, film, theatre, piano, harp, ukulele, voice, a cappella, mentorship, lessons? I look forward to connecting with you to learn more about how I can help!

Cheers,

Sarah

July 2023 E-News

Greetings from sunny Southern California! I am psyched to share exciting opera news with you:

This October in Santa Clarita, CA, Mission Opera will present Girondines (an opera featuring music by me and libretto by Kirsten C. Kunkle) as its first 2023-2024 season production! Girondines is sung in English, accompanied by piano, strings, and electronics. It chronicles the events of the French Revolution through timeless, tragic true stories of lives, deaths, and legacies of six women. Mission Opera plans to present this opera fully staged as opposed to presenting the music ‘in concert’ as was the case with Wilmington Concert Opera (WCO) in October 2022. Kirsten will stage direct and reprise her role as Charlotte Corday, Ashley Becker will reprise her role as Olympe de Gouges, I will reprise my role as pianist-music director, and we anticipate featuring other folks from the original WCO company – stay tuned for announcements!

Want to be in the show? Casting is ongoing; for those interested, please submit an audition via this GoogleForm by July 11th, 2023 at 11:59pm PST. Auditions will take place Sunday, July 16th, 2023 by invitation only:

Here is a list of roles with their accompanying voice parts:

  • Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun – Full Lyric Soprano
  • Charlotte Corday – Spinto Soprano
  • Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze – Soubrette Soprano
  • Olympe de Gouges – Dramatic Soprano
  • Madame Manon Roland– Lyric Mezzo-Soprano
  • Madame Germaine de Staël – Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano/Contralto

Want to see the show? Mark your calendars! The production will run Friday through Sunday, October 27-29, 2023* (*showtimes will be announced soon). When they become available, you will be able to purchase tickets here.

Want to support the show? Send me an email if you are interested in learning about opportunities to promote your business to a Southern Californian audience and help facilitate a production championing women, new music, opera, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, education, history, and contemporary art.

As I shared previously, you can now stream the WCO Original Cast Recording album via AmazonMusic, Spotify, AppleMusic, Pandora, YouTubeMusic, and morePhysical CD copies of the album are available, too:

Album proceeds benefit the opera’s composer-librettist team (myself and Kirsten C. Kunkle) as well as WCO, an exclusively woman- and minority-run company. For those curious to compare outcomes of online vs. physical CD enjoyment: album streaming online results in fraction-of-cent proceeds for artists vs. physical CD purchases generating artist income in whole dollars. (Plus you’d have a beautiful keepsake which features cover art by yours truly 🎶 .)

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPERA or READ ABOUT the WCO ALBUM RELEASE

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For folks involved with voice, opera, theater, musical theater, or performing arts venues, companies, festivals, or university programs, please send me a message if you’re interested in exploring opportunities to have your own reading, concert, or staging of Girondines. A piano-vocal reduction score is nearly complete!

And for those seeking copies of my earlier albums (songwriting EPs Ophelia’s Song and Puzzle Pieces plus instrumental EP Overture to an Adventure), visit the same platforms listed above for streaming and digital downloads, or order physical copies of CDs here.

Seeking a creative collaborator for music, audio, video, web/graphic design, sound, songs, jingles, film, theatre, piano, harp, ukulele, voice, a cappella, mentorship, lessons? I look forward to connecting with you to learn more about how I can help!

Cheers,

Sarah

April 2023 E-News

Greetings from sunny Southern California! I am excited to share some opera news with you:

On February 3, 2023, the Wilmington Concert Opera Original Cast Recording album for Girondines was released! [I confess it is a tad amusing to me to have the release date of this opera featuring several waltzes to be “2-3-23.”] You can stream the album via AmazonMusic, Spotify, AppleMusic, Pandora, YouTubeMusic, and more platformsPhysical CD copies of the album are being manufactured presently by DiscMakers and will be available to ship in May! Click the button below for CDs:

Album proceeds benefit the opera’s composer-librettist team (myself and Kirsten C. Kunkle) as well as Wilmington Concert Opera (WCO), an exclusively woman- and minority-run company founded on principles of diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility. For those curious to compare outcomes of online vs. physical CD enjoyment: album streaming online results in fraction-of-cent proceeds for artists vs. physical CD purchases generating artist income in whole dollars. (Plus you’d have a beautiful keepsake which features cover art by yours truly 🎶 .)

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This album is receiving great reviews, including a write-up on the Operaville blog:

“Composer Sarah Van Sciver and librettist Kirsten C. Kunkle have created a stirring, intriguing concert opera about six prominent women of the French Revolution… Kunkle addresses the imposing morass of French politics by approaching at an intimate level, beginning with the good possibility that these six women conferred with each other on a regular basis. Van Sciver delivers these meetings with propulsive piano parts that convey the tension and terror in the Paris streets, while the addition of cello and violin add the feel of an 18th century salon. Especially in the early pieces, she works these meetings into conversational fugues, imbued with fascinating layers, harmonics and rhythms. The primary subject of these discussions is Charlotte Corday…[who] reveals her plan to murder Jean-Paul Marat, the Montagnards’ leader (“September Massacre.”) Librettist Kunkle sings the piece herself, deploying a powerful soprano and a great sense for emotion and dynamics. Two of the top notes are so forceful and exposed that they will stop the listener cold… Other intriguing pieces in the work are “My Dear Marie-Antoinette,” a musing by the queen’s favorite portraitist, Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun (sung by Tracy Sturgis), and “Bonaparte,” a comic jab at Napoleon by writer Madame De Stael, sung with great wit and enunciation by Raffaella Lo Castro. …a remarkable  and stimulating creation.” Michael J. Vaughn, Operaville

And the music has been enjoyed by industry professionals who were introduced to the album via Groover:

“The lyrics are impressive.” -AFIF

“Listening to this artistic artwork is enjoyable for every audience.” -AK-47

“Such a great sound.” -Behrouz

“Amazing performance with powerful lyrics.” -Best Songs from MH

 “La sensibilité et l’intensité sont au rendez-vous… servi avec des arrangements d’une grande richesse musicale. (Sensitivity and intensity rendezvous… served with arrangements of great musical richness.)” -Boulimique de Musique

“I really love the experimentation and mix of genres that you create.” -Gabriele Carone (NewAir Studio)

“The beautiful melody of your music mesmerizes my heart.” -Chaam Sound

The songwriting is excellent.” -Dust Might

“Bellissimo il vocale molto espressivo (very expressive beautiful vocals).” -Frequenze Musicali

“…a moving release with a gorgeous string arrangement and stunning vocals…”FV Music Blog

“Melody that transports… voice that pierces the soul. I like the atmosphere. Wonderful bravo.” -Journal d’une tatouée

“Excellent opera performance.” Last Day Leaf

“Sicuramente potenza vocale e carisma (definitely vocal power and charisma).” -PAKO Music

“The entire composition is a masterpiece.” -PlaylistCamps

 “…an emotional and powerful performance, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere… piano and the strings complement the sound with complex and enveloping harmonies. The composition is capable of provoking a deep reflection on the social issues that still affect women around the world… a manifesto against gender inequalities and violence, demonstrating the strength and resilience of those who fight for justice and equality. The opera is impressive… sure to leave a lasting mark on listeners’ hearts and minds.” -Rádio Armazém

“Quality performance, really skilled vocal delivery.” -Secret Eclectic

“…vocals are truly remarkable… music is calming and uplifting, with a blend of classical and modern elements that create a unique sound… production is top-notch.” -Showland Productions

“This masterpiece is inspiring.” -UTH Sound

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Wilmington Concert Opera (WCO) produced this Live Original Cast Recording of Girondines, a new opera in English by composer Sarah Van Sciver (c’est moi!) and librettist Kirsten C. Kunkle. Kirsten is a voting citizen of the Muscogee (Mvskoke) Nation who has been lauded as the leading Native American soprano in today’s classical music world. And Sarah writes, arranges, records, and produces scores, songs, sounds, images, and video for opera, film/TV, theater, concert, and studio album productions, blending classical, contemporary, experimental, and commercial styles.

Girondines features a vocal sextet accompanied by piano and strings. The opera shares the interconnected stories of six real-life feminist, intellectual, revolutionary, creative French Revolution women. Three are guillotined: radical murderess Charlotte Corday, moderate feminist writer Madame Manon Roland, and radical feminist writer Olympe de Gouges. Three survive political upheaval: prolific portrait-painter Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun; political theorist Madame Germaine de Staël; and inventive chemist Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze. 

Women are still fighting for their voices. Gender disparity pervades opera composer and librettist distribution, and stereotypes dominate lead opera roles. Stories about real women and their personal goals, desires, and relationships with one another shift opera audience perspectives to be more inclusive of women’s lived experiences. The Girondines story epitomizes inequities, turmoil, abuse, and violence with which women continue to wrestle, struggling for autonomy of mind, body, and soul. Women worldwide pursuing science, literature, arts, and activism are still threatened. Opera itself is one of the battlegrounds on which women still fight to be fairly represented and treated in life and art. The Girondines team is proud to harness the power of opera in a fight for a better future. Vive la résistance!

THE GIRONDINES ALBUM FEATURES:

For folks involved with voice, opera, theater, musical theater, or performing arts venues, companies, festivals, or university programs, please send me a message if you’re interested in exploring opportunities to have your own reading, concert, or staging of Girondines. A piano-vocal reduction score will be available soon – stay tuned!

And for those seeking copies of my earlier albums (songwriting EPs Ophelia’s Song and Puzzle Pieces plus film-scoring and concert music EP Overture to an Adventure), visit the same platforms listed above for streaming and digital downloads, or order physical copies of CDs here.

Seeking a creative collaborator for music, audio, video, web/graphic design, sound, songs, jingles, film, theatre, piano, harp, ukulele, voice, a cappella, mentorship, lessons? I look forward to connecting with you to learn more about how I can help!

Cheers,

Sarah

UPDATE: “Puzzle Pieces – EP” NOW on Google play ♫

“PUZZLE PIECES – EP” is here!

Download a copy on Google play:

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or download a copy on iTunes:

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or download a copy on CDBaby:

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Stream the album on Spotify!

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THE ALBUM will become available on Amazon, eMusic, and more in the weeks to come! Physical copies are available to order at CDBaby.

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Special thanks to the band – Jay Edelman (bass), Steve Kuzmicki (guitar), and Harry Van Sciver (drums); to Scott Herzog and Winthrop Stevens (Third Story Recording); to Michael Harmon and Kosta Johnson (Studio Crash); to DiscMakers (manufacturing); to Will Murdoch for Graphic Design.
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All Original Music and Recordings ©℗ SARAH VAN SCIVER.

UPDATE: “Puzzle Pieces – EP” NOW on SPOTIFY ♫

“PUZZLE PIECES – EP” is here!

Stream the album on Spotify!

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Download a copy on iTunes:

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or download a copy on CDBaby:

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THE ALBUM will become available on Amazon, eMusic, and more in the weeks to come! Physical copies are available to order at CDBaby.

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Special thanks to the band – Jay Edelman (bass), Steve Kuzmicki (guitar), and Harry Van Sciver (drums); to Scott Herzog and Winthrop Stevens (Third Story Recording); to Michael Harmon and Kosta Johnson (Studio Crash); to DiscMakers (manufacturing); to Will Murdoch for Graphic Design.
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Check out session photos, credits, and lyrics to the new EP, here.
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…Check out more Music

…Check out more News

…Check out my other CDs Ophelia’s Song and Overture to an Adventure

Puzzle Pieces – EP Preview VideoOverture to an Adventure – EP Preview VideoOphelia’s Song – EP Preview Video * Puzzle Pieces – EP Lyrics & CreditsOverture to an Adventure – EP CreditsOphelia’s Song – EP Lyrics & Credits *  Additional Links

All Original Music and Recordings ©℗ SARAH VAN SCIVER.

UPDATE: “Puzzle Pieces – EP” NOW on iTUNES ♫

“PUZZLE PIECES – EP” is here!

You can download your copy on iTunes:

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or You can download your copy on CDBaby:

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THE ALBUM will become available on Amazon, eMusic, and more in the weeks to come! Physical copies are available to order at CDBaby.

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Special thanks to the band – Jay Edelman (bass), Steve Kuzmicki (guitar), and Harry Van Sciver (drums); to Scott Herzog and Winthrop Stevens (Third Story Recording); to Michael Harmon and Kosta Johnson (Studio Crash); to DiscMakers (manufacturing); to Will Murdoch for Graphic Design.
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Check out session photos, credits, and lyrics to the new EP, here.
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…Check out more Music

…Check out more News

…Check out my other CDs Ophelia’s Song and Overture to an Adventure

Puzzle Pieces – EP Preview VideoOverture to an Adventure – EP Preview VideoOphelia’s Song – EP Preview Video * Puzzle Pieces – EP Lyrics & CreditsOverture to an Adventure – EP CreditsOphelia’s Song – EP Lyrics & Credits *  Additional Links

All Original Music and Recordings ©℗ SARAH VAN SCIVER.

UPDATE: “Puzzle Pieces – EP” NOW AVAILABLE ♫

“PUZZLE PIECES – EP” is here!

You can download your copy on CDBaby:

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The album is featured on CDBaby’s new arrivals page:

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PREVIEW VIDEO:

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THE ALBUM will become available on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, and more in the weeks to come! Physical copies and digital downloads will become available soon at several of these stores, including CDBaby.

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Special thanks to the band – Jay Edelman (bass), Steve Kuzmicki (guitar), and Harry Van Sciver (drums); to Scott Herzog and Winthrop Stevens (Third Story Recording); to Michael Harmon and Kosta Johnson (Studio Crash); and to Sean Smith and the team at DiscMakers (manufacturing).
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Check out session photos, credits, and lyrics to the new EP, here.
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…Check out more Music

…Check out more News

…Check out my other CDs Ophelia’s Song and Overture to an Adventure

Ophelia’s Song Preview Video * Overture to an Adventure Preview Video * Puzzle Pieces Preview VideoOphelia’s Song Lyrics & Credits * Overture to an Adventure Credits * Puzzle Pieces Lyrics & CreditsDownload my Mobile App * Additional Links

All Original Music and Recordings ©℗ SARAH VAN SCIVER.

SNEAK PEEK 3: “Puzzle Pieces – EP” FULL SONG LYRICS ♫

COMING, THIS FALL:

“PUZZLE PIECES – EP.”

a BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM,

with SIX NEW SONGS by SARAH VAN SCIVER.

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COMPLETE LYRICS:

1. PUZZLE PIECES

Oftentimes late as I try to sleep

I can’t shake these memories

No I can’t shake these memories

It’s like trying to shake down leaves off of springtime trees

 

You say something clever, cleverer than it had to be

You and me together, I picked your lock but was not the key

And then you picked me, and you set me free

Even though I didn’t want to be

 

We didn’t fit, like pieces of a puzzle that fool you for a second I reckoned

We’d work out together, but forevers turned to nevers

You ruined it, you showed me when you told me our edges didn’t match up quite right

In the shadows at night it wasn’t plain to see that you were never cut out for me

 

Can’t resist to think of you, I don’t even pretend to try (no I don’t)

I still find myself saying good, we didn’t finish saying goodbye (goodbye)

Unrequited and unsaid, there are so many things we didn’t do (never ever ever ever)

I deny it and hide it but instead, I’d rather tell you the truth (never ever ever ever)

That I think we had a shot, I feel bitter and not

That if we found ourselves in the same plot, I’d be caught

 

We didn’t fit, like pieces of a puzzle that fool you for a second I reckoned

We’d work out together, but forevers turned to nevers

You ruined it, you showed me when you told me our edges didn’t match up quite right

In the shadows at night it wasn’t plain to see that you were never cut out for me

 

Please don’t mistake me or take me for one of the common fools

Know I’d never intentionally break any hearts or any rules

You meant more to me, you kept more of me than I can express or admit

It’s such a shame you give yourself all the blame when we both made such a mess of it

 

Baby don’t go, I’ll fall apart

You’ve still got pieces of my heart

I’m begging you, just think this through, please don’t go

Baby don’t go, I’ll fall apart

You’ve still got puzzle pieces of my heart

I’m begging you, just think this through, don’t go

 

We didn’t fit, like pieces of a puzzle that fool you for a second I reckoned

We’d work out together, but forevers turned to nevers

You ruined it, you showed me when you told me our edges didn’t match up quite right

In the shadows at night it wasn’t plain to see that you were never cut out for me

Cut it out, cut it out, no no you were never cut out for me

 

2. OAK LEAF

Seasons are changing, I can taste it in the rain

And the wind that whispers down your autumn sky

Bringing cold and bleak of night and warmer light to say goodbye

Real love is natural like the phases of the moon

And the tide running to the open sea

So I stand tall and long and still

Knowing you will come back to me

 

When the last oak leaf falls, that’s when I’ll leave you

When the last oak leaf falls, that’s when we’ll fade away

 

You say it’s over, sonata rondo so to speak

And your song it echoes down the stormy shore

But tides will rip and sunbeams burn ‘til you return to me once more

My roots run deeper, far below to waters pure

And springs that murmur songs as old as life

Seasons change and I’ll still be here

Waiting near to be your wife

 

When the last oak leaf falls, that’s when I’ll leave you

When the last oak leaf falls, that’s when we’ll fade away

 

I’ll fade away, but baby not today

We’ll fade away, but baby not today

No baby, not today

 

When the last oak leaf falls, that’s when I’ll leave you

When the last oak leaf falls, that’s when we’ll fade away

When the last oak leaf falls, that’s when I’ll leave you

When the last oak leaf falls, that’s when we’ll fade away

But baby, not today

 

3. REVERB RADIO

Every day we’re twisting up the volume

My little hum is building to a buzz

Solo nights all I do is dream a song of you

Where we swing upon the chord that ever was

Our amplifier, let’s drive it ’til we sing

 

I echo you, your loving radio

Soul station in the night

I echo you, the highest frequency you know

Dashboard dial bright

 

Audience is missing what we’re playing

Only we know there is no perfect third

Don’t listen to our vetted verse they’re slaying

Our poetry is writ in wet not word

Our desire, let’s drive it ‘til we sing

 

I echo you, your loving radio

Soul station in the night

I echo you, the highest frequency you know

Dashboard dial bright tonight

 

We can’t explain it, contain it or

Modulate a thing

I never fake it, please don’t break it

Evermore, nevermore, ever, ever, nevermore

 

Nevermore was spoken by the raven

Lust that lingered longing for Lenore

But I mean never more to be without your

Scatenato riven to my core

Not a lyre, let’s drive it ‘til we sing

 

I echo you, your loving radio

Soul station in the night

I echo you, the highest frequency you know

Dashboard dial bright, dashboard dial bright …

 

4. EVER AFTER

After the fall I couldn’t stand to be alone anymore

After it all I wanted something different from before

I started out feeling free, but I ended up feeling trapped in me

After the fall I wanted someone to love me for me

 

After the winter I still hadn’t found you, yet

Still a beginner, I learned to forgive but not to forget

I started out looking in my past, but it caught up with me pretty fast

After the winter I wanted someone to love me for me

After the snow I wanted to know there was somebody for me

 

When we met, I felt like I remembered you already

Like we were lovers before in a classic film, going steady

Things just clicked, a diamond in the rough I picked you out

From the crowd, and you picked me

 

After the spring I was a cynic but still convinced

You kiss a lot of frogs before you lock lips with your charming prince

I started out an epic fail, but ended up living in a fairytale

After the spring I found someone who loved me for me

 

When we met, I felt like I remembered you already

Like we were lovers before in a classic film, going steady

Things just clicked, a diamond in the rough I picked you out

From the crowd, and you picked me

 

Never ever, ever, ever after

Never ever, ever, ever after

After fall, after winter, after spring

Never knew I’d fall, after winter, after spring

 

When we met, I felt like I remembered you already

Like we were lovers before in a classic film, going steady

Things just clicked, a diamond in the rough I picked you out

From the crowd, and you picked me

 

5. BURN

You were always a quick chat, never a sit-down-and-talk

With no warning you left me at the corner of walk-don’t-walk

And now I don’t know where to turn

And now I don’t know how to feel, all I can do is burn, burn, burn

Burn, burn, burn

 

You were always making trouble, never could sit still

Maybe the saddest part of all is I think you never will, I know you never will

And now I don’t know where to turn

And now I don’t know how to feel, all I can do is burn, burn

 

Burn every picture, burn every ticket stub

Burn every reminder we were ever in love

It’d be easier to say it was nothing, but the ashes tell the truth

I can’t burn away the scraps of love I’m still clinging to

 

In another time zone, in another place you’re charming some other girl like me

She’s intoxicated by the smile on your face, but she’ll sober up you’ll see

And then she won’t know where to turn

And then she won’t know how to feel, all she can do is burn, burn

 

Burn every picture, burn every ticket stub

Burn every reminder we were ever in love

It’d be easier to say it was nothing, but the ashes tell the truth

I can’t burn away the scraps of love I’m still clinging to

 

If not by fire, maybe by rain

If at first I don’t succeed I’ll try, try again

If I can’t drown desire, I’ll bury it alive

I gotta let it all out from where it’s buried deep inside

If I can’t drown desire, I’ll bury it alive

I gotta let it all out, I gotta burn it all down, burn, burn

 

Burn every picture, burn every ticket stub

Burn every reminder we were ever in love

It’d be easier to say it was nothing, but the ashes tell the truth

I can’t burn away the scraps of love I’m still clinging to

I’m still clinging to you

 

6. ELEANOR (LIVE)

Eleanor you’ve been through this all before

Even more it seems like you’re lying

You know you’re not even trying, and I’m not buying it

Yesterday you said you’d throw them all away

Then today I found it all in your bottom drawer

Eleanor you’ve been through this all before

Eleanor you’ve been through this all before

 

He’s not coming back you’ve been betrayed and

You know that you’ve been played

There’s so much more to you than him

Don’t let him win this war Eleanor

 

Eleanor why are you still keeping score

At your core I thought you wanted a new chapter

Unhappy-ever-after suits you less than your lost laughter

On the phone you said that you were all alone

I should have known you let him in again back for more

Eleanor you’ve been through this all before

Eleanor you’ve been through this all before

 

He’s not coming back you’ve been betrayed and

You know that you’ve been played

There’s so much more to you than him

Don’t let him win this war Eleanor

 

You’re letting him in you’re letting him win

You’re letting him spin you back around in circles

You’re letting him break you’re letting him take

You’re letting him waste your heart Eleanor

 

Eleanor you’ve been through this all before

Eleanor change the locks on all your doors

Eleanor, Eleanor

Eleanor you’ve been through this all before

Eleanor why are you still keeping score

Eleanor, Eleanor

Eleanor, Eleanor

 

PREVIEW VIDEO:

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TRACK LISTING:

1. Puzzle Pieces

2. Oak Leaf

3. Reverb Radio

4. Ever After

5. Burn

6. Eleanor (Live)

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COVER ART:

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FEATURING…

Jay Edelman … bass,
Steve Kuzmicki … guitars,
Harry Van Sciver … drums, &
Sarah Van Sciver … piano, keyboards, and vocals.

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STAY TUNED for SNEAK PEEKS:
* ALBUM ART
* AND MORE !
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THE ALBUM will be available on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, eMusic, and more!

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Special thanks to the band; to Scott Herzog and Winthrop Stevens (Third Story Recording); to Michael Harmon and Kosta Johnson (Studio Crash); to DiscMakers (manufacturing); to Will Murdoch for Graphic Design.

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…Check out more Music

…Check out more News

…Check out my Discography

…Check out my EP CDs Ophelia’s Song and Overture to an Adventure

Ophelia’s Song Preview Video * Overture to an Adventure Preview Video * Ophelia’s Song Lyrics & Credits * Overture to an Adventure Credits Download my Mobile App * Additional Links

All Original Music and Recordings ©℗ SARAH VAN SCIVER.

SNEAK PEEK 2: “Puzzle Pieces – EP” TRACK LISTING and PREVIEW VIDEO ♫

COMING, THIS FALL:

“PUZZLE PIECES – EP.”

a BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM,

with SIX NEW SONGS by SARAH VAN SCIVER.

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PREVIEW VIDEO:

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TRACK LISTING:

1. Puzzle Pieces

2. Oak Leaf

3. Reverb Radio

4. Ever After

5. Burn

6. Eleanor (Live)

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CHECK OUT THESE PHOTOS FROM THE STUDIO SESSIONS:

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COVER ART:

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FEATURING…

Jay Edelman … bass,
Steve Kuzmicki … guitars,
Harry Van Sciver … drums, &
Sarah Van Sciver … piano, keyboards, and vocals.

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STAY TUNED for SNEAK PEEKS:
* LYRICS
* ALBUM ART
* AND MORE !
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THE ALBUM will be available on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, eMusic, and more!

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Special thanks to the band; to Scott Herzog and Winthrop Stevens (Third Story Recording); to Michael Harmon and Kosta Johnson (Studio Crash); to DiscMakers (manufacturing); to Will Murdoch for Graphic Design.

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…Check out more Music

…Check out more News

…Check out my Discography

…Check out my EP CDs Ophelia’s Song and Overture to an Adventure

Ophelia’s Song Preview Video * Overture to an Adventure Preview Video * Ophelia’s Song Lyrics & Credits * Overture to an Adventure Credits Download my Mobile App * Additional Links

All Original Music and Recordings ©℗ SARAH VAN SCIVER.

SNEAK PEEK 1: “Puzzle Pieces – EP” SESSION PHOTOS ♫

COMING, THIS FALL:

“PUZZLE PIECES – EP.”

a BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM,

with SIX NEW SONGS by SARAH VAN SCIVER.

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CHECK OUT THESE PHOTOS FROM THE STUDIO SESSIONS:

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COVER ART:

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FEATURING…

Jay Edelman … bass,
Steve Kuzmicki … guitars,
Harry Van Sciver … drums, &
Sarah Van Sciver … piano, keyboards, and vocals.

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STAY TUNED for SNEAK PEEKS:
* TRACK LISTING
* CD GRAPHIC DESIGN
* ALBUM ART
* AND MORE !
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THE ALBUM will be available at HERE as well as on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, eMusic, and more!

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Special thanks to the band; to Scott Herzog and Winthrop Stevens (Third Story Recording); to Michael Harmon and Kosta Johnson (Studio Crash); to DiscMakers (manufacturing); to Will Murdoch for Graphic Design.

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…Check out more Music

…Check out more News

…Check out my Discography

…Check out my EP CDs Ophelia’s Song and Overture to an Adventure

Ophelia’s Song Preview Video * Overture to an Adventure Preview Video * Ophelia’s Song Lyrics & Credits * Overture to an Adventure Credits Order CDs * Download my Mobile App * Additional Links

All Original Music and Recordings ©℗ SARAH VAN SCIVER.

Announcement: NEW ALBUM “Puzzle Pieces – EP” to-be-released, this fall ♫

COMING, THIS FALL:

“PUZZLE PIECES – EP.”

a BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM,

with SIX NEW SONGS by SARAH VAN SCIVER.

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A FIRST LOOK AT THE COVER ART: cover art

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FEATURING…

Jay Edelman … bass,
Steve Kuzmicki … guitars,
Harry Van Sciver … drums, &
Sarah Van Sciver … piano, keyboards, and vocals.

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STAY TUNED for SNEAK PEEKS:
* SESSION PHOTOS
* TRACK LISTING
* CD GRAPHIC DESIGN
* ALBUM ART
* AND MORE !
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THE ALBUM will be available at HERE as well as on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, eMusic, and more!

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Special thanks to the band; to Scott Herzog and Winthrop Stevens (Third Story Recording); to Michael Harmon and Kosta Johnson (Studio Crash); to DiscMakers (manufacturing); to Will Murdoch for Graphic Design.

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…Check out more Music

…Check out more News

…Check out my Discography

…Check out my EP CDs Ophelia’s Song and Overture to an Adventure

Ophelia’s Song Preview Video * Overture to an Adventure Preview Video * Ophelia’s Song Lyrics & Credits * Overture to an Adventure Credits Order CDs * Download my Mobile App * Additional Links

All Original Music and Recordings ©℗ SARAH VAN SCIVER.

New Video: Nostalgia

Hope you enjoy this new video clip –

more music scored-to-picture examples to come in the weeks ahead…

“Nostalgia” is the newest addition to my videos collection.

* the footage … stock courtesy of Videvo *

* the music… original piece for synths & piano *

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Start off the new year by giving the gift of music to schools and community organizations – across the United States – that need your help! 
When you purchase any of my music at REVERB NATION, 50% of proceeds go directly to the Fender Music Foundation.

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About Fender Music Foundation

The Fender Music Foundation believes that music participation is an essential element in the fabric of an enduring society. The public charity provides musical instruments to schools and community organizations nationally. Founded in 2005, this nonprofit has reached over 187,000 people through its grants. With the support of manufacturers, retailers and the public, the organization is aiming to donate 15,000 instruments to music programs in need — this year alone. Learn More.
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…Check out more of my music

…Check out the most recent additions to my Discography

…Check out my EP CDs Ophelia’s Song and Overture to an Adventure

Ophelia’s Song Preview Video * Overture to an Adventure Preview Video * Ophelia’s Song Lyrics & Credits * Overture to an Adventure Credits Order CDs * Book a Gig * Download my Mobile App * Additional Links

All Original Music and Recordings ©℗ SARAH VAN SCIVER.