Theater (voices, mixed chamber): The Woods - Full Score (PDF edition)

Ensemble: 3 lead vocalists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, bass/baritone), 2 featured vocalists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, mixed vocal ensemble, keyboard, electric guitar, drum set, baritone saxophone, violin, viola, 2 trombones

Duration: 75 minutes

Produced by: BalletCollective & San Fermin, presented by Pioneer Works

Developed during a New York Theater and Film residency at Marist University, Poughkeepsie, NY.

Premiere: Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, July 31-August 2, 2025

Published by: Yes Daedalus Music

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The Woods was conceived with director and choreographer Troy Schumacher as an immersive concert experience. Drawing on elements of a live rock concert, theater, and contemporary dance, The Woods sets music originally written for my band San Fermin on a large ensemble of performers moving freely throughout an immersive set designed by Jason Ardizzone-West, in costumes by Elena Velez. The result is one of the more satisfying artistic collaborations I have had: both a re-imagination and a theatrical transformation of songs written over the course of nearly fourteen years.

In this production, “the woods” become a gathering place for searching souls awaiting a chance for change. Held together by a fragile connection, everyone who enters sees their own desires and fears written across an enchanted space. As the sun sets, they are drawn deeper into a magical and sometimes perilous world.