Alarm Will Sound | "Consolation Prize" by Cassie Wieland performed by Cassie Wieland and Alarm Will Sound @alarmwillsound | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
Cassie Wieland, composer
Performed by Alarm Will Sound (http://alarmwillsound.com)
Live at the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 30, 2022 http://composersfestival.missouri.edu
It’s incredibly frustrating that being your most genuine self
Or becoming who you want to be
Is so often incompatible with what you find comfortable
I’m terrified of heights, but I love flying
Every time I ascend, I think
“is this worth it if we crash, was this worth it”
I never find the answer, and it never gets easier
But I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t try again
Each time, not trying again becomes less of an option
— Cassie Wieland
Cassie Wieland, vocals
Alarm Will Sound:
Erin Lesser, flute
Christa Robinson, oboe
Bill Kalinkos, clarinet
Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet
Michael Harley, bassoon
Laura Weiner, horn
Tim Leopold, trumpet
Michael Clayville, trombone
Chris P. Thompson, percussion
Matt Smallcomb, percussion
John Orfe, piano
Courtney Orlando, violin
Stefan Freund, cello
Miles Brown, bass
Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer
Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director
Gavin Chuck, Executive Director
Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning
Jason Varvaro, Production Manager
Annie Toth, General Manager
Tracy Mendez, Development Manager
Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing
Bill Kalinkos, Librarian
Shot by Jason Thorpe Buchanan and Mizzou New Music and edited by Michael Clayville
Special thanks to Madison Greenstone (clarinet), Nicolee Kuester (horn), Yvonne Lam (violin), and Gillian Gallagher (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Cassie Wieland, composer
Performed by Alarm Will Sound (http://alarmwillsound.com)
Live at the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 30, 2022 http://composersfestival.missouri.edu
It’s incredibly frustrating that being your most genuine self
Or becoming who you want to be
Is so often incompatible with what you find comfortable
I’m terrified of heights, but I love flying
Every time I ascend, I think
“is this worth it if we crash, was this worth it”
I never find the answer, and it never gets easier
But I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t try again
Each time, not trying again becomes less of an option
— Cassie Wieland
Cassie Wieland, vocals
Alarm Will Sound:
Erin Lesser, flute
Christa Robinson, oboe
Bill Kalinkos, clarinet
Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet
Michael Harley, bassoon
Laura Weiner, horn
Tim Leopold, trumpet
Michael Clayville, trombone
Chris P. Thompson, percussion
Matt Smallcomb, percussion
John Orfe, piano
Courtney Orlando, violin
Stefan Freund, cello
Miles Brown, bass
Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer
Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director
Gavin Chuck, Executive Director
Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning
Jason Varvaro, Production Manager
Annie Toth, General Manager
Tracy Mendez, Development Manager
Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing
Bill Kalinkos, Librarian
Shot by Jason Thorpe Buchanan and Mizzou New Music and edited by Michael Clayville
Special thanks to Madison Greenstone (clarinet), Nicolee Kuester (horn), Yvonne Lam (violin), and Gillian Gallagher (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
