Free Eric Woolfson Commemoration Track just released
July 2010
In commemoration of Eric Woolfson's gravestone setting which took place on 4th July 2010 in Glasgow, we wanted to share a special previously unreleased track 'SET FREE'.
For those of you familiar with Eric's POE musical and albums, you will recognise his song 'Immortal' here intertwined with another song called 'Chorus of Hope' which is now included in his DANCING SHADOWS musical. This recording was made in about 2000. It includes an African Gospel group and an 80 strong choir whose sections were recorded in Abbey Road Studios. The rest of the track was recorded at Eric's studio in Kent, all engineered by his dear colleague, Haydn Bendall.
This track was never completed and has been literally lying in a drawer for 10 years as it metamorphosized into the two different songs mentioned above. This was often the way Eric worked and how his music evolved.
We felt, particularly with Eric's vocal included, that it was a very fitting tribute to him and we wanted to share it with people who love his music as a gift from him to you.
Click the link to download SET FREE for free! http://www.nimbitmusic.com/ericwoolfson.1/promos/setfree
Eric Woolfson has died from kidney cancer aged 64
Thu, Dec. 10 2009
Eric Woolfson (creator, songwriter, lyricist and lead singer of the Alan Parsons Project) died from kidney cancer in the early hours of 2nd December 2009.
Hundreds of people have been leaving comments about what his work has meant to them and messages of condolence on his Facebook page.
There have been obituaries in newspaper all over the world but here are a few we thought we should highlight:
POE News
World Premiere
The world premiere will take place at the Halle Opera House, Germany on 28th August 2009. Tickets for the production are on sale now.
DVD
A DVD of the Abbey Road Studios showcase performance of POE will be released on the 28th August and will be available to purchase through the website shop.
New Musical Album
A new album entitled ‘Edgar Allan Poe’ containing all 17 songs from the musical is now available to purchase. Click here to access the shop
Sheet Music
The piano / vocal sheet music folio for the Edgar Allan Poe musical will be released by Bosworth on 28th August 2009 to tie in with the premiere. It will be available to purchase through the website shop.
New Eric Woolfson APP Album featuring 2 songs from the POE musical
Eric Woolfson sings two of the songs from the Edgar Allan Poe musical on his soon to be released album ‘Eric Woolfson sings The Alan Parsons Project That Never Was’ album. The album is now available to purchase. Click here to access the shop
APP news
The first official Alan Parsons Project website was launched in October 2006 and includes a forum, shop and mailing list.
All ten APP albums have been re-mastered in expanded edition with bonus tracks, as well as a new compilation 'The Essential Alan Parsons Project'. All are available to purchase through the APP website shop
Two bonus tracks included on the expanded editions 'Rumour Goin' Round' (included on the expanded edition Stereotomy APP album) and 'Any Other Day' (included on the expanded edition Eye in the Sky APP album) have now been completed and recorded on the new 'Eric Woolfson sings The Alan Parsons Project That Never Was' album.
Dancing Shadows News
Before Eric died in December 2009, he had started making recordings of his music in the Dancing Shadows musical. He had already completed all the music and lyrics which had been performed in Korean in the production that premiered in Seoul in 2007. However none of the recordings had been completed with English lyrics. His family decided to complete a demo CD of all the songs to promote Dancing Shadows to potential theatre producers (watch this space!!).
Eric's daughter, Sally, worked with recording engineers Haydn Bendall and Austin Ince (longtime colleagues who had worked with Eric for many years) to add the vocals. Eric had already decided on some of the singers he wanted to use and his family were thrilled that Steve Balsamo, Anna-Jane Casey and Jacqui Dankworth were able to fulfill his wish. We have decided to include some audio clips of these demos here to give you a flavour of Eric's music in the Dancing Shadows musical.
Dancing Shadows wins 5 Tony Awards
We are delighted to announce that Eric's new musical 'Dancing Shadows' swept the board at this years Korean Tony Musical Awards against 71 other musicals. It was nominated for 8 awards and won 5 including:
- Best Musical
- Best Featured Actor
- Best Choreography
- Best Ensemble
- Best Music Director
The world premiere of DANCING SHADOWS was in Seoul, Korea in July 2007.
Two songs from the musical have been included on the new 'Eric Woolfson sings The Alan Parsons Project That Never Was' album, entitled 'I Can See Round Corners' and 'Along the Road Together'.
Gaudi News
The Gaudi cast album is now available to purchase as a download with previously unreleased bonus track. This is exclusively available through the APP website shop
Weeks before he died, Eric completed the finishing touches to Gaudi. There is a new song, 'Nothing Can Change My Mind', which some of you may recognise from the APP That Never Was album, new characters who bring a bit of comedy to the show and other changes which have given Gaudi a new lease of life. Plans for future productions of this new version of GAUDI are in development for Germany and Asia.
Gambler News
The Gambler cast album is now available to purchase as a download with previously unreleased bonus track. This is exclusively available through the APP website shop
The song 'Golden Key' from the musical is included on the new 'Eric Woolfson sings The Alan Parsons Project That Never Was' album
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