Raw Footage from the CD Release + Concert of Feona Lee Jones' "Inner Experience" Album! Filmed January 11, 2013 @ Sherman Clay in Walnut Creek. Album available for download: http://feona.bandcamp.com/ Shot, Cut, and Directed by J.G. Bendaña Lighting and Second Camera by Raphael Blanco. All Songs Produced by Nahuel Bronzini of Studio Burgundio Filmed at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Produced by The Megapixel. 2013. Creative Consultant: Manesh Judge The Megapixel: https://www.facebook.com/TheMegapixel Studio Burgundio: https://www.studioburgundio.com Connect: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/feonaleejones Twitter: https://twitter.com/feonaleejones Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feonaleejones/ Website: http://feonaleejones.com/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/feona ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsCtbiFncNg

The Prologue is the first live performance piece in a larger work—The Story of Wu Wei—a condensed, single-act English-language chamber opera (written in 2017-2018) based on my mother’s struggle to survive during the Mao Regime in China in the 1950s. During this period of civil strife, millions died to violent class warfare. The opera features both fixed-media electronic interludes and live performance. In "The Prologue" Wu Wei and her family sing text from a Buddhist chant embracing their familial union. The introduction chanting of the Peoples Liberation Army chorus drastically changes the trajectory of the piece as the soldiers chant passages from The Little Red Book, and some of my own text. Full Version of the Opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pctLs4PX3ZM Main Singers Corinne Rydman (Wu Wei, Daughter) Anne Hege (Mei, Mother) Elaine Hsieh (Yao Lan, Servant) Spencer Dodd (Soldier) Michael Orlinsky (Huang, Father) Piano Nayoung Jung Chorus Rodolfo Córdova (soloist) Jess Tambellini Greg Kappes Angelica Sanabria Nedra Pinto String Quartet Alyssa Quiogue (Violin 1) Charles McGraw (Violin 2) Tavya McCoy (Viola) Crystal Pascucci (Cello) Percussion Ensemble Tony Giuseppe Gennaro (Chinese Tom-toms High) Imogen Teasley-Vlautin (Chinese Tom-toms Mid) Brendan Glasson (Chinese Tom-toms Low) Michael Jones (Marimba) Lucca Troutman (Tam-tam) Valentine O’Leary (Flexitone) ⭐️ Where to find me ⭐️ ▸ blog | http://feonaleejones.com ▸ facebook | http://facebook.com/feonaleejones ▸ instagram | http://instagram.com/feonaleejones ▸ twitter | http://twitter.com/feonaleejones ▸ soundcloud | https://soundcloud.com/feona ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knXnjkQv1No

My piano cover version of Tom Waits's song "Temptation" from his 1987 album, Franks Wild Years. Get the sheet music here: https://amzn.to/2OO7QKq +LYRICS Rusted brandy in a diamond glass Everything is made from dreams Time is made from honey slow and sweet Only the fools know what it means Temptation Temptation Temptation I can't resist I just know that she is made of smoke But I've lost my way She knows that I am broke But that I must play Temptation Temptation, yeah Temptation I can't resist Temptation Temptation Temptation I just can't resist Dutch pink and Italian blue She is there and waiting for you My will has disappeared My confusion is oh-so clear Temptation Temptation Temptation I can't resist Temptation Temptation Temptation I can't resist Rusted brandy in a diamond glass Everything is made from dreams Time is made from honey slow and sweet Only the fools know what it means Temptation Temptation Temptation Temptation Temptation Temptation Don't be a stranger! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/feonaleejones Twitter: https://twitter.com/feonaleejones Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feonaleejones/ Website: http://feonaleejones.com/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/feona ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVi7po4GQOI

I am trying out a new series called, "Music Theory Mondays" where I release a video every Monday and address a different topic in music theory. The purpose of these videos is less focused on releasing a finished, perfect product. The purpose is to disperse information to the public in an improvisatory and casual manner. No video editing or retakes allowed. This is me as I am in real life. Want me to cover something? Post your suggestions in the comments! In this video I cover basic major chord/triad inversions: root position, first inversion, and second inversion. Don't forget to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/feonaleejones ⭐️ Where to find me ⭐️ ▸ Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/feonaleejones ▸ blog | http://feonaleejones.com ▸ facebook | http://facebook.com/feonaleejones ▸ instagram | http://instagram.com/feonaleejones ▸ twitter | http://twitter.com/feonaleejones ▸ soundcloud | https://soundcloud.com/feona As a composer some of my inspirations include: Maya Deren, Ligeti, Terry Riley, Penderecki, Bartok, Elliot Carter, Schnittke, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, Poulenc, Wagner, Schubert, J.S. Bach, Johannes Ockeghem, Palestrina, Guillaume Dufay, Arvo Part, Beethoven, Chen Yi, Tan Dun, Elliot Carter, George Crumb, Kaija Saariaho, John Adams, Toru Takemitsu, Alan Hovhanes, Jaap Blonk, Meredith Monk, Bernard Herrmann, Cecil Tayler, Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Michale Nyman, Yoko Ono, Robert Ashley, Sonic Youth, Tarkovsky, Kenn Russell, David Lynch, Stan Brakhage, Zhang Yimou, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Adam Elliot, Nino Rota, Coil, Aphex Twin, Plastikman, Can, John Carpenter, Tim Burton, Ang Lee, NIN, Angelo Badalamenti, Danny Elfman, Bernard Herrmann, David Raksin, Ennio Morricone, Cliff Martinez, Bauhaus, Oingo Boingo, Devo, Talking Heads, Gary Numan, Love & Rockets, Wire, PIL, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Kraftwerk, David Wise, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Tom Waits, David Bowie, Swans, Slayer, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Bjork, Frank Zappa, and John Zorn. BIOGRAPHY Feona Lee Jones currently lives in Santa Cruz, where she works as a freelance composer, pianist, and educator. As a composer and pianist, she continues to explore her own musical language, influenced by classical, jazz, North Indian classical, avant-garde film, experimental theatre, and electronics. Her music has been performed in the United States, Iceland, and Poland. She has been commissioned by prestigious ensembles, organizations, and artists such as the Del Sol String Quartet, Composers Inc., Awesome Orchestra, The Humane League, Opera on the Spot, Luger Hofmann-Engl, and Invoke String Quartet. Never satisfied with a single medium, she has worked in concert music, film music, interactive games, and most recently, opera. ARTIST STATEMENT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhw8GJKBELU