Chris Humphrey
| As a composer, I take great joy in writing music for theatrical productions, short films, choirs, soloists, and even puppet shows. I also use my compositional skills to create sound design for theatre. Here are some of my favorite compositions and soundscapes. I hope you enjoy them, too. Scroll down for a full music resume. |
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Chanticleer |
Chanticleer, a Christmas carol, recorded in 2010 by the St. Andrews Choir of Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
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Canticle for a Time of Plague Medley Flagellant Hymn |
Naomi Wallace's One Flea Spare is a tragedy set during the Great Plague of London (1655). These pieces are from a 2007 Gobotrick Theatre Company production, Austin, TX. |
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Sycorax and Clare Clare's Execution Puppet Show Sea Chanty Kikiruki (lullaby) Epilogue |
Inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, Sycorax was written by Susan Gayle Todd for the 2007 Cohen New Works Festival. It was remounted by the Weird Sisters Theater Collective in 2010. Austin, TX. |
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Wrongco Waltz |
Steve Barney's puppet-driven song-and-dance political satire Puppet Government was a favorite at the 2006 New York Fringe Festival. Austin, New York, Dallas. |
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Waterdance |
Verge (2005) is a short film by Mike Werckle which features a solo dancer performing in water. Austin, TX. |
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Bicycle Gunshot Airplane Water Everything and Nothing |
Lucy Dies in Fives, by Abi Basch, is a multi-media piece created for the 2004 Frontera Fest, where it won Best of Fest. Austin, TX. |
| MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN RESUME |
| FILM AND THEATRE | ||||
| The Elementals: AIR |
Original score/
Music Director
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Vortex Repertory Company, 2010
Bonnie Collum, Dir.
Nominated for two B Iden Payne Awards:
Outstanding Musical Direction (winner)
Outstanding Original Score
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| Dream Sequence | Sound design | Cohen New Works Festival, 2009 Fadi Skeiker, Dir. |
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Prepare for Arrival and
Cross Check
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Original score/ sound design |
Frontera Fest Long Fringe, 2008 Written & Directed by Steve Barney |
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| Betty's Summer Vacation |
Sound design |
Austin Community College, 2008
Jason Hays, Dir.
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| Far Away |
Original score/
sound design
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Austin Community College, 2007
Laura Somers, Dir.
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| One Flea Spare |
Original score/
sound design
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Gobotrick Theatre Company, 2007
Jessica McMichael, Dir.
"the interludes of original music composed for the piece
by Chris Humphrey (who also plays Mrs. Snelgrave)
create a haunting environment and add an
emotional resonance not otherwise present in the script."
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| Sycorax |
Original score/
sound design
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Cohen New Works Festival, 2007
Fadi Skeiker, Dir.
Weird Sisters Theatre Collective, 2009
Susan Gayle Todd, Dir.
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| Puppet Government |
Original score plus
arrangements of
musical parodies
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Dallas HUB Theatre, 2006
International Fringe Festival, NYC, 2006
Frontera Fest, 2006 ("Best of Fest")
Chris Humphrey, Dir.
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| Verge | Original film score |
2005
Mike Werckle, Dir.
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The Continuing Story of
Rocky and Rita: A
Pataphysical Romp
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Arrangements/
sound design
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Frontera Fest, 2005
Paula Gilbert, Dir.
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| Fear of a Fuhrer |
Original score/
sound design
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Pulse Works 2004
Abi Basch, Dir.
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| Lucy Dies in Fives | Original score |
Wet Ink, 2004
Frontera Fest, 2004 ("Best of Fest")
Mike Werckle, Dir.
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| The Watcher | Film score |
University of Texas MFA film, 2003
Mike Werckle, Dir.
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| THE CHORAL COLLECTION |
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| Lament for a Bear | SATB and piano | A secular environmental piece which addresses global warming. | ||
| The Praise of Christmas | Unison voices, handbells, piano | While not a sacred text, the lyrics of this piece extol the virtues of love and forgiveness during the happy Christmas season. | ||
| Chanticleer | SATB (a cappella) |
Chanticleer, the rooster made famous by Chaucer, announces the Sun of Righteousness in this a cappella piece. | ||
| Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands | SATB and organ | A contemporary setting of the 16th century Easter hymn Christ Lag in Todesbaden with the famous text by Martin Luther. | ||
| Sweet was the Song |
SA and harp | A sweet Christmas lullaby. | ||
| Make We Now Joy | SATB and organ | Celebratory Christmas anthem using a 15th century text. | ||
| Paradox | SATB (a cappella) |
A contemplative setting of theologian Bernard Wuellner's equally contemplative text. | ||
| The Wind of the Spirit | SATB, piano and wind chimes | Arrangement of Julia Mendina's American folk style melody. | ||
| A Christmas Legend | Unison, harp, clarinet | The text of this legend of a story who flies to Bethlehem was found in the flyleaf of a 15th century prayerbook. | ||
| Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day | SATB, oboe, bassoon, guitar | A traditional text in a lilting, neo-renaissance setting. | ||
| The Mistletoe Carol | SAA and cello | An introit welcoming Queen Holly and King Ivy to the winter feast. | ||
| By Those Sweet Eyes | SATB (a cappella) |
A haunting piece exploring the mystery of the nativity and the sacrificial gifts it asks of us. | ||
| Butterfly | SA, piano and flute | A tender and vulnerable secular piece which evokes a Southern Appalachian sensibility. | ||
| For as Many as are Led | SATB and organ | A setting of Romans 8:14-17. |
Composer/Sound Designer
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