Spare the Rod! Yevgeniy Sharlat and NOW Ensemble

YEVGENIY SHARLAT AND NOW ENSEMBLE

SPARE THE ROD!

Spare the Rod! is a collaboration between Austin-based composer Yevgeniy Sharlat and NOW Ensemble. The three-movement piece tracks a day in the life of a child, as she “rises”, “plays”, “dreams”. It uses two music boxes created by artist Yuliya Lanina that present scenes from classic fairy tales that hide a dark underbelly of violence and abuse behind their innocuous façade. The album will be available on all digital platforms on December 13.

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Track listing:

1. Rise
2. Play
3. Dream

Credits:
Composed by Yevgeniy Sharlat

Performed by NOW Ensemble:
Alex Sopp (flutes, kazoo)
Alicia Lee (clarinet, recorder)
Mark Dancigers (electric guitar, recorder, kazoo, music boxes)
Logan Coale (bass, recorder, kazoo)
Michael Mizrahi (piano, recorder)

Produced by Yevgeniy Sharlat
Produced, engineer, edited & mixed by Jesse Lewis
Assistant Engineers: Andy Stoltz and Spencer Phinney
Mastering Engineers: Jesse Lewis and Kyle Pyke
An Immersive Music Project

Album art by Yuliya Lanina