Featuring music by composer Max Vinetz, The New Manila Envelope is a 90-minute, evening length electroacoustic/multimedia staged song cycle that investigates and explores identity transformation, both in relation to trauma and the passage of time. In addition to the music, this project also features the text of author/poet Griffin Brown, video projections by cinematographer Gianna Acquilina, and will be premiered by panSonus, a soprano/percussion duo consisting of Amber Evans and J Clancy. We plan to deliver the world premiere of this work March 29, 2025.
This project entails a live premiere performance, studio recording/album release, and public online release of two music videos containing audio from the final recorded work.