October 15, 2019:

Somewhere (from West Side Story) has just been released, featuring Molly Mahoney (mezzo soprano), Barbara Chaffe (flute), and John Imholz (guitar). 

I met Molly Mahoney in Berkeley, California during the summer of 2018; we were both performing in the West Edge Opera production of Mata Hari. We reconnected in June, 2019 and began recording Somewhere. This is a smaller, more intimate version of the song, compared to how it appears in the original score for full theater orchestra. I tried to maintain the original arc and structure of the song, while simultaneously making it a tender dialog between two people searching for a safe place. Barbara Chaffe's flute countermelody adds another color, suggesting to me hope and endless possibilities.

Recorded in Oakland, California during the summer of 2019. 

Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Arranged, recorded, and mixed by John Imholz

Mastering: John Cuniberti

Listen on Spotify

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