Music
  Joseph Church: Composer, Conductor, Arranger
   
   
   
   
Misc. songs and TV music

Misc. songs and TV music

A few clips from pop/rock projects of the past two years, without vocals. But who needs vocals when you have the brilliant guitar work of Kevin Kuhn and John Putnam and the stunning organ and piano playing of Ted Baker (not to mention the monstrous Alan Childs on drums and Conrad Korsch on bass)? The electronic groove, "Kill It," is an excerpt from a depiction of an exterminator wielding his new space-age anti-pest weapon against a caveful of unusual and particularly dangerous multi-legged adversaries. Sort of a nuclear bug holocaust, if you will... Click on a link to listen to the MP3:

Welcome To Hell

Secret Agent guitar solo

The Ruins

Kill It!

   
   
The Thirf

Music from "The Thief"

"The Thief," produced and with book by John Moores, Jr. and lyrics by Lorraine Feather, is a new musical based on the Russian film of the same name, with music co-written with composer Vladimir Shainskiy, largely based on his themes. Click on a link to listen to the MP3::

Roads

Signs

Welcome To The Good Life

I Know A Man

Lovers On The Run

The Gauntlet

Moscow Nights

The Knock

My Revenge

Tolyan's Soul

Circus Suite #1

Circus Suite #2

   
   
The Gondoliers

Music from "The Gondoliers"

The Gondoliers is an eclectic adaptation of the classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, set in Venice and the mythical island of Barataria in the early 1960's. The libretto is adapted by Stuart Ross, and the piece was co-conceived with Stuart and director Gabriel Barre. Click on a link to listen to the MP3:

Gondoliers Overture

Listen Please

We're Called Gondolieri

Buon Giorno, Signorine

Tarantella

Quintet

Kind Sir, You Cannot Have The Heart

Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes

Hotchuca!

   
   
The Dawn Magician

The Dawn Magician

A Duke Ellington-style arrangement of a piece by Vladimir Shainskiy. Click on a link to listen to the MP3:

Dawn Magician clip 1

Dawn Magician clip 2

   
   
Smuglianka

Smuglianka

These are selections from the mini-opera "Smuglianka," which is a show within a show in "The Thief." The music is co-written with Anatol Novikov, with a libretto I wrote based on a story concept by John Moores, Jr. and Bill Uren.
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Smuglianka clip 1

Smuglianka clip 2

   
   
Shainskiy Suite

Shainskiy Suite

This is from the first movement of the "Shainskiy Suite," premiered at Carnegie-Weil Hall by the Alaria Chamber Ensemble in 2005. Click on a link to listen to the MP3:

Shainksiy Suite mvt.1

   
   
Character Studies

Character Studies

The theme from the PBS series "Character Studies," conceived and produced by Tony Vellela.
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Character Studies Theme

   
   
Piano Works

Piano Works

I wrote these three pieces in 1981, and have performed them several times, but finally got around to recording them this year. Click on a link to listen to the MP3:

Jazz Etudes mvt. 1

Jazz Etudes mvt.2

Jazz Etudes mvt. 3