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
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
A new song 'Nothing Can Change My Mind' is going to be included in future productions of the musical and is included on the new 'Eric Woolfson sings The Alan Parsons Project That Never Was' album.
A german tour of GAUDI is planned for 2009/2010 and an Asian production is also planned for 2010.
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
site by Clare Richardson Design
