Out of Myself—Songs of Peter Foley
Live Concert • Peter Norton Symphony Space, NYC • June 5, 2023
Presented by Peter Foley Music Project & Prospect Theater Company
Sponsored by The Ted & Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund
On June 5th, 2023, more than 420 music lovers gathered at New York’s Symphony Space to experience a dazzling range of 23 of Peter’s songs performed by a phenomenal cast of Broadway talents, a 9-piece band, and full chorus.
Music directed and conducted by Grammy and Emmy Award winner Rob Berman, curated by Kate Chisholm, directed by Leah Hofmann, and hosted by Eisa Davis and Manoel Felciano, the triumphant evening highlighted four of Peter’s stage works—The Hidden Sky, The Names We Gave Him, Bloom, and a work in progress—along with selections from Whitechapel and Songs from an Unmade Bed, songs written for concert and cabaret, and a trunk song that had never been performed before.
“Gorgeous! ... magical ... revelatory ... exhilarating ... inspiring ... transcendent ... magnificent... unforgettable... great medicine...” — these are just a few ways audience members described the evening.
We commissioned five new orchestrations, a full remix of the audio recording, and a professionally edited 4K video. Enjoy some highlights below!
Music & Vocal Arrangements by
Peter Foley
Lyrics by
Peter Foley, Marion Adler, Carl R. Brush, Mark Campbell, Adam Gopnik, Matthew Heimer, Ellen McLaughlin
Hosted by
Manoel Felciano & Eisa Davis
Music Supervisor & Conductor
Rob Berman
Curated by
Kate Chisholm
Associate Music Directors
Griffin Strout, Alexander Tom
Directed by
Leah Hofmann
Featuring
Shereen Ahmed
Kate Baldwin
Mikaela Bennett
Max Chernin
Eisa Davis
Melissa Errico
Manoel Felciano
Ashley Pérez Flanagan
Jason Gotay
Marya Grandy
Darron Hayes
Christian Probst
David Rowen
Michael Protacio
Sam Simahk
Michael Winther
Chorus
Bobby Barksdale, Elyse Bell, Landan Berlof, Kat Capili, Jordan Collins, Julianna Domiciano, Nour Habbash, Gabriela Hernandez, Charlotte Kunesh, Jadon Lopez, Asher Muldoon, Michael Protacio, Isabella Ramirez, David Rowen, Chandler Sinks, Grayson Todd, Maria Tramontozzi, Matthew Weatherhead, Yemie Woo
Musicians
Meg Zervoulis, Joseph Thalken, Rob Berman (piano); Kiku Enomoto (violin); Katherine Cherbas (cello); Jeremy Clayton, Greg Riley (reeds); Mark Schmied (bass); Matt SanGiovanni (guitar); Barry Spatz (keyboard); Dan Berkery (percussion)
Press
“Foley’s gift for sinuous, haunting melody and surprising musical shapes, not to mention matching music to word, was evident…. I became aware of the grandeur and power his music possessed….
Peter’s gift for entwining duet and choral writing, for filling a space with haunting music that was dramatic without necessarily being ‘narrative’—that filled one’s heart without driving a story forward—is exactly what makes it matter.” — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker
Acknowledgements
We are deeply grateful to our concert sponsors, Ted & Mary Jo Shen; our Founders Circle donors; our producing partner Prospect Theater Company; and all who offered their time, talent, and expertise to make this concert a reality.
Photos by Tricia Baron and Todd Cerveris Photography. Video by AJV Media. Audio remix by Pete Karam.