homeric hymns visual album credits
Created by Four Larks
Adapted from ancient poems historically attributed to Homer, created with inspiration from modern translations including those by Hugh Evelyn-White, Peter McDonald, Gregory Nagy, Diane Rayor, & Sarah Ruden
hymn to dionysus (born of semele)
Hymnist (Semele / Dionysus) – Sharon Chohi Kim
Chorus – Max Baumgarten, Hyosun Choi, Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, Jett Kwong Kelly, Kasper, Joanna Lynn-Jacobs, Malachi Middleton , Lukas Papenfusscline, Rosanna Tavarez , James Vitz-Wong
Written by Mat Sweeney, Music by Ellen Warkentine & Mat Sweeney, Lyrics* by Jesse Rasmussen, Staged and Directed by Mat Sweeney & Sebastian Peters-Lazaro , with Choreography by Hyosun Choi
Film Directed by Christin Turner, Cinematography by Loreto Di Cesare
Costume by Lena Sands, Makeup and Hair by Pamela Bjorklund , Properties Designed and Constructed by Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
Music: Soloists and Additional Vocal Arrangements – Sharon Chohi Kim & Lukas Papenfusscline, Chorus – Kasper, Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, Jett Kwong Kelly, Joanna Lynn-Jacobs, Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, Mat Sweeney, James Vitz-Wong, Percussion Performed and Arranged by James Waterman, Flutes/Piccolo Performed and Arranged by Lu Coy , Guitar and Electric Bass Performed and Arranged by Matt Orenstein, D Violone Performed and Arranged by James Vitz-Wong, Greek Recitation by Sharon Chohi Kim
hymn to gaia
Hymnists – Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, Kasper, Joanna Lynn-Jacobs
Chorus – Hyosun Choi,Lu Coy (flute), Malachi Middleton , James Vitz-Wong (bass), James Waterman (marimba)
Written by Mat Sweeney, Music by Ellen Warkentine & Mat Sweeney, Lyrics* by Jesse Rasmussen, Staged and Directed by Mat Sweeney & Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, with additional movement improvisations by Hyosun Choi and Malachi Middleton
Film Directed by Christin Turner, Cinematography by Loreto Di Cesare & Elijah Garcia
Costume by Lena Sands, Makeup and Hair by Pamela Bjorklund , Properties Designed and Constructed by Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
Music: Vocals – Kasper, Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth (Greek recitation), & Joanna Lynn-Jacobs, with additional vocals by Lu Coy & James Vitz-Wong, Percussion/Marimba Performed and Arranged by James Waterman, Flutes Performed and Arranged by Lu Coy, Guitar Performed and Arranged by Matt Orenstein, Bass Performed and Arranged by James Vitz-Wong, Greek Recitation by Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth
hymn to demeter
Hymnist (Persphone) – Jett Kwong Kelly
Dancer (Demeter) – Rosanna Tavarez
Chorus – Hyosun Choi (cello), Lu Coy (flute), Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth (violin), Kasper (violin), Sharon Chohi Kim, Malachi Middleton , Theodosia Roussos (english horn), James Vitz-Wong (bass)
Written & Composed by Mat Sweeney, Lyrics* Written with Jesse Rasmussen, Staged and Directed by Mat Sweeney & Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, with Select Choreography by Hyosun Choi and Movement Improvisations by Roseanna Tavarez
Film Directed by Christin Turner, Cinematography by Loreto Di Cesare
Costume by Lena Sands, Makeup and Hair by Pamela Bjorklund , Properties and Harvest Headpeices Designed and Constructed by Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, Headpieces for Demeter & Persephone Designed and Constructed by Katherine M. Clark
Music: Vocals by Jett Kwong Kelly, Additional Vocals by Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, Kasper, Sharon Chohi Kim, Matt Orenstein, Lukas Papenfusscline, Theodosia Roussos, James Vitz-Wong, Guzheng Performed and Arranged by Jett Kwong Kelly, Violins and Violas Performed and Arranged by Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, Bass, Programming, and Additional String Arrangements by Matt Orenstein , Cello by Prudence Rees-Lee, Percussion Performed and Arranged by James Waterman, Preliminary String Arrangements Developed with Danny Echevarria & Prudence Rees-Lee, Greek Recitation by Theodosia Roussos
Harvest Sequence Orchestrated by Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, and played by Lu Coy (Flute), Theodosia Roussos (English Horn), Matt Orenstein (Bass), and Prudence Rees-Lee (Cello)
hymn to helios
Dancer (Helios) – Malachi Middleton
Hymnists – Mat Sweeney & Lisa Salvo (vocals), James Waterman (vibraphone)
Written by Mat Sweeney, Music by Ellen Warkentine & Mat Sweeney, Lyrics* by Jesse Rasmussen, Staged and Directed by Mat Sweeney & Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, with Movement Improvisations by Malachi Middleton in consultation with Hyosun Choi
Film Directed by Christin Turner, Cinematography by Loreto Di Cesare
Costume by Lena Sands, Makeup and Hair by Pamela Bjorklund , Properties Designed and Constructed by Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, Wheel Fabricated and Designed with Alan Tollefson
Music: Vocals by Mat Sweeney & Lisa Salvo, Vibraphones Performed by James Waterman, Clarinets Performed and Arranged by Ellen Warkentine, Additional Percussion Performed and Arranged by James Waterman, Bass Performed and Arranged by Matt Orenstein, Guitar Performed and Arranged by Philip Graulty, Trombones Performed and Arranged by Tom Peyton, Greek Recitation by Mat Sweeney
hymn to dionysus (the liberator)
Hymnist (Helmsman) – Lukas Papenfusscline
Dancer (Dionysus) – Max Baumgarten
Chorus – Hyosun Choi, Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth (violin), Kasper (percussion)
Malachi Middleton , Theodosia Roussos (oboe), James Vitz-Wong (bass)
Written & Composed by Mat Sweeney, Staged and Directed by Mat Sweeney & Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, with additional Choreography by Hyosun Choi
Film Directed by Christin Turner, Cinematography by Loreto Di Cesare
Costume by Lena Sands, Makeup and Hair by Pamela Bjorklund , Properties Designed and Constructed by Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
Music: Vocals – Lukas Papenfusscline, Additional Vocals – Yvette Corelia Holzwarth, Kasper, Theodosia Roussos, Violins & Viola Performance and Additional Arrangements by Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, Clarinet Performed and Arranged with Ellen Warkentine, Oboe Performed by Thoeodosia Roussos, Bass, Synth, Additional Programming and Additional String Arrangements by Matt Orenstein, Vibraphone & Percussion Performed and Arranged by James Waterman, Guitar Performed and Arranged by Philip Graulty, Harmonium Performed and Arranged by Tom Peyton, Preliminary String Arrangements Developed with Danny Echevarria & Prudence Rees-Lee, Additional Vocals for the Coda Performed and Arranged with Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, Lisa Salvo, Ellen Warkentine, Greek Recitation by Lukas Papenfusscline
hymn to selene
Hymnist – Kasper
Dancer – Hyosun Choi
Written & Composed by Mat Sweeney with Lyrics* by Jesse Rasmussen
Film Directed by Christin Turner, Cinematography by Loreto Di Cesare
Staged and Directed by Mat Sweeney & Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
Movement Improvisations by Hyosun Choi
Costume by Lena Sands, Makeup and Hair by Pamela Bjorklund , Properties Designed and Constructed by Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
Music: Vocals by Kasper, Vibraphone Performed by James Waterman, Bass, Synth and Additional Programming by Matt Orenstein, Guitar Performed and Arranged by Philip Graulty, Violas Performed and Arranged by Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, Greek Recitation by Kasper
hymn to xenoi
Hymnists – Joanna Lynn-Jacobs (soloist), Sharon Chohi Kim, Hyosun Choi, Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, Jett Kwong Kelly, Malachi Middleton (featured movement)
Composed by Mat Sweeney & Ellen Warkentine with Lyrics* by Jesse Rasmussen, Staged and Directed by Mat Sweeney & Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, with additional Choreography by Hyosun Choi
Film Directed by Christin Turner, Cinematography by Loreto Di Cesare
Costume by Lena Sands, Makeup and Hair by Pamela Bjorklund , Properties Designed and Constructed by Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
Music: Vocals – Joanna Lynn-Jacobs (soloist), Yvette Cornelia Holzwarth, Kasper, Sharon Chohi Kim, Jett Kwong Kelly, Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, Matt Sweeney, James Vitz-Wong, Ellen Warkentine Guitar Performance and Arrangements, Additional Programming by Matt Orenstein, Guzheng Performed and Arranged by Jett Kwong Kelly, Field Recording by Joanna Lynn-Jacobs, Guitar arrangement originally developed with Danny Echevarria, Greek Recitation by Joanna Lynn-Jacobs
Produced by Four Larks – Artistic & Music Director Mat Sweeney, Production & Design Director Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
Assistant Director & Producer: Miranda Peters-Lazaro
Line Producer: Xiaoyue Zhang
Music Produced by Matt Orenstein (Mixing), Mat Sweeney (Music Direction), & James Vitz-Wong (Editing, Engineering, & Additional Mixing)
Recorded by the performers at their homes, facilitated by James Vitz-Wong
Mastered by Brendan Byrnes
Editor – Christin Turner
Assistant Editors – Sebastian Peters-Lazaro & Mat Sweeney
Color Correction – Matteo Saradini
2nd Camera – Elijah Garcia
Assistant Camera – Ari Nevarez
Second Assistant Director – Joe Garrity
Assistant Production Manager – Crystal Gehr
Filming Audio Facilitator – James Vitz-Wong, with Mat Sweeney & Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
Production Assistants – Gezelle Barajas, Nicholas Ceballos, Anthony Lezama, Robby Meredith, Victoria Tavera
Additional Costume Construction: Ashphord Jacoway, Miranda Tejeda
Wardrobe Assistant: Ashphord Jacoway
Additional Make-Up Artists – Maria Abreu, Hannah Coyoc, Jake C. Barber, & Rachel Lorsch
Additional Hairstylist – Chloe-nil Acerol
This project was supported in part by the Getty Villa Theater Lab
Executive Producers – Anna Woo, Laurel Kishi & Ralph Flores, Senior Education Specialist – Dr. Shelby Brown, Technical Production – Heather Alvear, Christopher Jeong, Marvin Jones, Events Manager – Heather Leisy, Events Coordinator – Aaron Lee Harvey
Additional Support from:
University of La Verne : Theatre Arts Department
(Technical Director/Producer Alan Tollefson, and Associate Professor Tom Ontiveros) and the Digital Media Department (Associate Professor Morgan Sandler)
The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture
(Sharon E. J. Gerstel, Director)
Network of Ensemble Theaters
NET/TEN Summer Virtual Exploration Grant
Bogliasco Foundation Study Center
Special Thanks to:
Corby Baumgarten, Regan Baumgarten, Patricia Garza, Sharon E.J. Gerstel, Davina Moss, Mary Papenfuss, Martin Perret, Andrea Peters, Robyn & Gabriel Peters-Lazaro, Jim & Jenise Sweeney, Craig & Anne Turner, Alan Toleffson
UCLA Department of Classics, The Make-Up Designory