Recorded Live at California Institute of the Arts
Recording engineer - Alberto Cruz
Recording assistants - Thomas Ravago and James Vitz-Wong
Mixing - James Vitz-Wong
Mastering - Evan Schaaf
Four Larks - Katabasis
January 2019, The Getty Villa
Los Angeles, CA
Created, Staged, and Composed by Mat Sweeney
Set / Prop Design and Choreography by Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
Lyrics Co-Written with Jesse Rasmussen
Katabasis was an immersive greek myth future-folk performance with LA experimental-opera company four larks
Originally staged for a November 2018 performance, this show was abruptly cancelled by the Woolsey Fire in Malibu. During that time, the ensemble redirected their energy towards recording an album of many of the songs.
Sheila Brown Ellis, Maya Gingery (Flute), Yvette Holzwarth (Violin), Sharon Chohi Kim, Jett Kwong (Guzheng), Matt Orenstein (Bass), Ryan Parrish (Kaval / Saxophone / Bass Clarinet), Lukas Papenfusscline, Zachary Carlisle Sanders, Titus Tompkins (Banjo), James Vitz-Wong (Bass), James Waterman (Percussion), Eli Weinberg
photos of rehearsal + recording by James Vitz-Wong
