Murmurations takes its tentative name from the flocking of starlings, the sharing of choices, and the constant movement between outside/inside. This is documentation of Melinda’s songs, words, and compositional thoughts. They use an expanding array of voice, strings, bells, keyboard, synthesizer, sequencers, pedals, and whatever else is around, and ask trusted friends for advice. First iteration is Right Beneath the Moon.
This project came into being because of a collaboration with artist David Eng and the Cabrillo State Aquarium. To complement Eng’s artist lecture, we created an outdoor string quartet concert on the rocks above the water at the aquarium. The music was performed and recorded subsequently in other spaces.
album available here: https://melindarice.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-color-blue
From Melinda’s folk-inspired album released in March 2016, Let Someone In. Original tunes and arrangements. Album available for purchase, $13.