New track from our upcoming album "Behold". The lyrics are by Edgar Allan Poe; his poem "Alone" (1829).

From childhood’s hour I have not been 
As others were—I have not seen 
As others saw—I could not bring 
My passions from a common spring— 
From the same source I have not taken 
My sorrow—I could not awaken 
My heart to joy at the same tone— 
And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone— 
Then—in my childhood—in the dawn 
Of a most stormy life—was drawn 
From ev’ry depth of good and ill 
The mystery which binds me still— 
From the torrent, or the fountain— 
From the red cliff of the mountain— 
From the sun that ’round me roll’d 
In its autumn tint of gold— 
From the lightning in the sky 
As it pass’d me flying by— 
From the thunder, and the storm— 
And the cloud that took the form 
(When the rest of Heaven was blue) 
Of a demon in my view—

Alone

Lead track from the upcoming LP "Behold".

music & instrumentation: Richard Feren
lyrics & vocals: Erika Batdorf

produced by Richard Feren, October 2022

O Mystery!

From the upcoming LP "Behold"

Richard Feren - music
Erika Batdorf - lyrics & vocals

Produced by Richard Feren, 2022

Behold

A Vow

From the new album "Behold", released December 25, 2022

music: Richard Feren
lyrics & vocals: Erika Batdorf

produced by Richard Feren

To Be Seen

From the new album "Behold", released December 25, 2022

A cover of the Human League song, which originally appeared on the "Dare" album in 1981.

music & lyrics: Philip Oakey, Philip Adrian Wright
arrangement: Richard Feren
vocals: Erika Batdorf

produced by Richard Feren

I Am The Law

From the new album "Behold", released Dec. 25, 2022

music: Richard Feren
lyrics & vocals: Erika Batdorf

produced by Richard Feren

Underneath the Awning at the Edge of That Cafe

from the new album "Behold", released Dec. 25, 2022

music & vocals: Richard Feren
music & lyrics: Craig Koller
vocals & lyrics: Erika Batdorf

produced by Richard Feren

In Your Hand

Hovering

from the new album "Behold"

music: Richard Feren
lyrics & vocals: Erika Batdorf

produced by Richard Feren

These Dark Hours

Composed for the 2022 Stratford Festival production of Hamlet, directed by Peter Pasyk, starring Amaka Umeh as Hamlet. I adapted the ancient "Dies Irae" melody for this stately string-quartet piece that underscored the fencing scene at the end.

Musicians:
violin - Mel Martin
violin - Andrew Chung
viola - Art Jansens
cello - Ben Bolt-Martin

Theatrical Music 2009-2023

Fencing (from "Hamlet", 2022)

Bootleg remix of One Man in My Heart with a bit of Love Action thrown in

One Man in My Heart/Love Action - The Human League - EMP Mash-Up

Composer, sound designer, recording artist, satirist, would-be bon vivant.

Fencing (from "Hamlet", 2022)

Richard Feren

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