{"id":1163,"date":"2025-09-13T15:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benstapp.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1163"},"modified":"2025-09-13T17:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T21:09:19","slug":"myrrhas-red-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.benstapp.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1163","title":{"rendered":"Myrrha&#8217;s Red Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  id=\"_ytid_42847\"  width=\"500\" height=\"281\"  data-origwidth=\"500\" data-origheight=\"281\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xk10Uj6NDD0?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Act II Scene 1 2 Myrrha&#039;s Response\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xk10Uj6NDD0\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Myrhha\u2019s Red Book based on an original narrative derived from Carl Jung\u2019s Red Book. The premier of this work was seen in August 2013 but since its inception further development of the work has brought forth several chamber formations and reconstructions as the piece continued to reach for its potential manifestations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opera in 2 Acts with an intermission,&nbsp; is a musical setting to a play by Peter Bulmer called \u201cMyrrha\u2019s Red Book.\u201d The narrative explores the real as well as the imagined realms of the characters as the sequence of events unravels in a Sandman-esque, pyschological thriller. The original play is inspired by Carl Jung\u2019s&nbsp;Red Book, which is more or less a journal of his writings when he dissected his own unconscious to allow himself to walk the precipice of delirium. \u201cMyrrha\u2019s Red Book,\u201d takes place in a hyper-realistic world where memories can be implanted and dream states and wakeful ones are often confused. A woman awakes unsure of her reality later to find out a psychologist had been carrying out Jung\u2019s unanswered questions concerning the mind, on her. As the woman starts to understand her reality, strange things start to occur to herself and those around her. As the story unfolds and the fantastic and real world begins to meld the audience becomes aware of what kind of Pandora\u2019s box was unleashed by the psychologist\u2019s experiments, giving way to something out of a Lovecraftian tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A guiding principle in the composition is coordinating improvised sections as well as asynchronistic layers in the style of Ives, Lutoslowski and Corigliano. This facet serves to to allow spontaneous moments to occur more easily and gives the improvisers more ownership of the material so that improvisation is a more indelible component of the composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a composer writing for such an amazing group of musicians and most importantly, incredible improvisers, this piece has become a study for me in writing parts that allow the necessary room for such an ensemble to thrive, while at the same time, adhering to a narrative form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter Bulmer: Writer<br>Ben Stapp \u2013 Tuba<br>Kristin Slipp \u2013 Myrrha, Orpheus<br>Christopher Johnson \u2013 the Doctor, Fortune Teller, Detective<br>Kenny Warren \u2013 Trumpet<br>David Smith \u2013 Trumpet, Flugel<br>Dustin Carlson \u2013 Guitar, Pedals<br>Justin wood \u2013 Flute, Clarinet, Alto<br>Oran Etkin \u2013 Bass Clarinets, Clarinet, Alto Sax<br>Vasko Dukovski \u2013 Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Hulusi<br>Satoshi Takeishi \u2013 Percussion<br>Shoko Nagai \u2013 Piano, Moog, Pedals, Electronics<br>Tomas Cruz \u2013 Orpheus and the Detective <br>Chris McIntyre \u2013 Trombone, Electronics<br>Jerry Perez \u2013 Projected images and video<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Stapp + The Zozimos<em>\u2018 performance was made possible with support from Jerome Foundation.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myrhha\u2019s Red Book based on an original narrative derived from Carl Jung\u2019s Red Book. 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