Cast Album Released: SON of the STORM by Stephen Melillo

    NEW YORK, NY, August 23, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Pulitzer Prize nominated composer, Stephen Melillo whose 1140 plus works have been heard in every corner of the globe has just released the new opera cast album SON of the STORM, from STORMRecords, a division of STORMWORKS, bringing together an array of Grammy, Emmy, and Oscar recognized artists.

SON of the STORM is a piece that Melillo was initially inspired to write in 1990. "The original version of the work was composed, orchestrated, story-boarded, set with texts and lyrics in 29 round-the-clock days," Melillo reflects.

The theme of this newly resurrected opera, set in two turbulent periods of history, 1946 and 33 years earlier in 1913, is "life itself!" Victor, voiced by renowned opera singer Adelmo Guidarelli, and SON of the STORM's maker of The Creature, is a good man...torn in many places, deep in the heart and soul. His work is his life and he has in fact succeeded in creating the ultimate work of art, a man. The Creature, Victor's creation is new to the world, a living artwork, which unlike any work yet created, can look back at the creator and into the world.

Through the eyes of Victor's young son William (Karlene Grinberg) we learn the message that The Creature brings to humanity. Composer Stephen Melillo explains, "As the double album set draws to a close we hear a huge orchestral finale quoting a work originally composed in 1976, 40 years ago. There is a small moment of release into an eternal reverberating void. William proclaims, 'We're alive!' That simple thing is the whole point, the whole message. We're alive... like The Creature (Matt Branic) sings, 'to feel hate and love...' SON of the STORM is simply that... a message of love amidst the storm."

"There are many questions posed by the piece," Melillo continues. "What is Beauty? What am I and why am I here to ask? Don't you get sick of giving? What awaits me when I die? Many questions... and the music itself is the answer."

SON of the STORM has been recorded in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast for this album. The vibrant performances by the cast and orchestra brought forth in this work are seamlessly backed by the haunting support of The Tritonus Chorus of Germany, conducted by Klaus Brecht.

When asked about his goals for this opera, composer Stephen Melillo simply responded, "SON the STORM is inspired by a belief shared with Beethoven... that all men shall be brothers. To that purpose, we offer this work."

To hear a sample visit :

Soundcloud Excerpts: https://soundcloud.com/trialbystorm/sets/son-of-the-storm-by-stephen
SON of the STORM at CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stephenmelillo7

In 2016, Stephen's 4th Symphony was nominated for the Pulitzer and Nemmers Prize in Music. Winner of three 2009 Telly & Ava Awards for his 2005 Visualized Concert: THAT WE MIGHT LIVE, Stephen's concert-version was also nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music. His 15 feature film scores include the Oscar-nominated 12:01PM, and most recently, The UNWILLING. An ASCAP Concert Awards recipient each year since 1992, Stephen's more than 1140 works include 4 symphonies, several concerti and over 33-hours of Music for Ensembles of the 3rd Millennium. With 28 CDs and 6 books on iTunes, and simply by word-of-mouth, Stephen's pioneering, self-publishing entity known as STORMWORKS has gone from 0 to many thousands of worldwide renderings since 1992.

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An Incredible SON of the STORM Cast & Crew includes:

The Creature, Matt Branic
Victor, Adelmo Guidarelli
Elizabeth, Megan Pachecano
Rabble Rouser, Michael Ashby
William at 11, Karlene Grinberg
Theologian, Joshua Kohl
Scientist/Burgermeister, Eric McKeever
Military Man, Daniel Klein
Blind Man, Steven Fredericks
Daughter, Kacey Cardin
Son, Matthew Murphy
Announcer, Raymond Jones

The TRITONUS Chorus, Germany, Conducted by Klaus Brecht

Co-Producers, Adelmo Guidarelli, Amber L. Spradlin, Ric Schnupp
Technical Advisor, Curt DeMott
Continuity, Andrew Pencola
Artist, Irene Krauss
Foley, Peter Solomon Gross
Recording, Ric Schnupp, Hunter Berk
Recorded at Soundtrack New York

Music, Lyrics & Texts by
STEPHEN MELILLO/STORMWORKS
IGNA 2016
All Rights Reserved. Produced by STORM Records

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