From Act 1: 'Mathew in the School of Life', by John Moran (1995)

Vocals: Ezra Padgett, Rebecca Moore

Dream Time

From 'Meet the Locusts', by John Moran (1993)

Song written by Arthur Russell, vocals by John Moran, Joyce Bowden and Allen Ginsberg

Soon-to-be-innocent Fun (w Allen Ginsberg)

From 'Meet the Locusts', by John Moran (1993)

Starlight

From 'Meet the Locusts', by John Moran (1993)

Vocal: Rebecca Moore

Walking in Memory

Herbert, The Saddening Clown

Act 3 of 'Book of the Dead', by John Moran (2000) - Narrated by Uma Thurman

Vocals: Uma Thurman, John Moran, Meg Kelly, David West, Laine Satterfield, Cabell Tomlinson, Anthony Henderson, Daryl Gibson, Theo Bleckman, M. Drue Williams, Patricia Floyd.

Act 3: Book Of The Dead (w Uma Thurman)

Act 2c: 'Book of the Dead' - Evening, by John Moran (2000) - Narrated by Uma Thurman.

Vocals: Uma Thurman, John Moran, Meg Kelly, David West, Laine Satterfield, Cabell Tomlinson, Anthony Henderson, Daryl Gibson, Theo Bleckman, M. Drue Williams, Patricia Floyd.

Act 2c: Book of the Dead (w Uma Thurman)

Act 2b: 'Book of the Dead' - Afternoon, by John Moran (2000).  Narrated by Uma Thurman.

Vocals: Uma Thurman, John Moran, Cabell Tomlinson, Anthony Henderson, M. Drue Williams, Patricia Floyd, Theo Bleckman, Laine Satterfield, David West, Keg Kelly, Daryl Gibson.

Act 2b: 'Book of the Dead' (w Uma Thurman)

Act 2a: 'Book of the Dead' - Morning, by John Moran (2000).  Narrated by Uma Thurman.

Vocals: Uma Thurman, John Moran, Cabell Tomlinson, Anthony Henderson, M. Drue Williams, Patricia Floyd, Theo Bleckman, Laine Satterfield, David West, Keg Kelly, Daryl Gibson.

Act 2a: 'Book of the Dead' (w Uma Thurman)

Act 1: 'Book of the Dead' - Afternoon, by John Moran (2000).  Narrated by Uma Thurman.

Vocals: Uma Thurman, John Moran, Cabell Tomlinson, Anthony Henderson, M. Drue Williams, Patricia Floyd, Theo Bleckman, Laine Satterfield, David West, Keg Kelly, Daryl Gibson.

Act 1: Book Of The Dead (w Uma Thurman)

Act 3 Scene 2; 'Squeaky in a Boat', soundtrack without vocals or viola, for 'The Manson Family' (Opera), 2017

'Squeaky In A Boat' (2016)

John Moran has often been called the protege of composer Philip Glass.  In 2003, Glass was quoted as saying "I am convinced that there is no more important composer working today, than John Moran."  His strange and impossible to describe works of music-theater have featured performers such as Iggy Pop, Uma Thurman, Allen Ginsberg and Julia Stiles.  The Boston Globe has written, "Moran is a modern day Mozart", and TimeOut has called him "One of the leading figures in the avantgarde."

Dream Time

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