“Litany of the Birds”
from The Outer Edge of Youth
choral opera in two acts / 90 minutes
Commissioned by The Thirteen (Washington, D.C.)
World Premiere May 1, 2020—postponed due to covid-19
Interior No. 1 “we are all made of time”
voice, violin, piano / 1 minute
Julia Dawson, voice (Canada)
Guillaume Faraut, violin (France)
Released May 15, 2020
Music Composition: Scott Ordway
Audio Engineer: Alexander Brusencev
Video Editor: Alexander Brusencev
Interior No. 2 “the water drawn from wells”
cello, piano / 6 minutes
Sébastien Hurtaud, cello (France)
Released July 8, 2020
Music Composition: Scott Ordway
Audio Engineer: Alexander Brusencev
Video Editor: Alexander Brusencev
Interior No. 3 “after us, the birds will sing”
violins, piano, birds / 6 minutes
Elly Toyoda, violin (Japan)
Released August 7, 2020
Composed and Directed by Scott Ordway
Field recording and videography: Elly Toyoda, Scott Ordway
Audio Engineer: Alexander Brusencev
Twenty / Twenty
mixed choir and digital video / 6 minutes
Commissioned by Haverford, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, and Hamilton Colleges
Released December 11, 2020
Composed and directed by Scott Ordway
Audio Engineer: Alexander Brusencev
Music Direction: Charlotte Botha, Joseph Gregorio, Nathan Zullinger
Editorial Assistance: Kimberlee Sibilia, Mateo Urgilés
Text, videography, and music performance: 100 co-authors