Music from the March 2013 production of "Peer Gynt" in Santa Cruz, CA. 

From 2012-2013, over a hundred and fifty artists collaborated on The Gynt Project, a year-long trek through Henrik Ibsen's masterpiece, "Peer Gynt."  A group of musicians, including composer and band leader Eric Parson, soundscape artist Chris Molla, and music professor Ben Carson, worked with professional actors, designers, and installation artists, creating their own responses to the Norwegian epic.  The result of their work is this studio cast recording, mixed by Eric Parson.

The album takes you on Peer Gynt's journey, from a polka drawn from the very valley where Peer was born, to modern arrangements of Edvard Grieg's incidental music, with heartbreaking love songs, gritty blues, eerie soundscapes, and underwater funk in between.

The Gynt Band was:
Accordion, Guitar, Viola, Vocals, Band Leader: Eric Parson
Bass: Mikael Witte
Percussion: Caleb Blondet-Fraser
Keyboards: Laura Wisdom

The Gynt Project was directed and produced by Kimberly Jannarone.

For videos, images, interviews, and out-takes, see http://thegyntproject.com.

Eric Parson
http://ericparson.com/
Skinny RIcky and the Casual Encounters
http://thecasualencounters.tumblr.com/
The Gynt Project
http://thegyntproject.com/about/

Gynt, The Album: Studio Cast Recording

Gynt, The Album: Closing Song

Gynt, The Album: Solveig's Song III

Gynt, The Album: The Onion

Gynt, The Album: The Asylum

Gynt, The Album: Solveig's Song II

(feat. Gracie Navaille, Rachel Levy, Danny Scheie, Chris Molla, Vanessa Chavez & Ella Cooley)

Gynt, The Album: Ashes

Gynt, The Album: Anitra

Gynt, The Album: Aase's Death (Viola)

(feat. Ella Cooley, Rachel Levy, Gracie Navaille & Chris Molla)

Gynt, The Album: The Boyg

Gynt, The Album: Ase's Death

Gynt, The Album: Green Girl's Dance

Gynt, The Album: Always (Solveig's First Song)

Gynt, The Album: Mountain King

Gynt, The Album: Wedding Party (Background Music)

Gynt, The Album: Pre-Show Polka

Studio Cast Recording (feat. Jacob Enenberg, Vanessa Chavez, Rachel Levy, Ella Cooley, Gracie Navaille, Eric Parson & Corey Slack)

Gynt, The Album: Wedding Party

Singer, songwriter, composer, band leader, audio engineer. Been writing a lot of music for theater lately, never thought I'd find myself doing that.