May 2012. "Bernie" opens in theaters
RedHouse actor Chris Humphrey appears as the enthusiastic Chamber of Commerce representative and personal friend of Bernie (played by Jack Black). Check your local listings for show times. Reviews: New York Times LA Times San Francisco Chronicle Rotten Tomatoes |
October 2011. Big win for Chris Humphrey
RedHouse founder/artist Chris Humphrey won two B Iden Payne (Austin theatre industry) awards this month: Best Featured Actress in a Comedy (Nanna in MilkMilkLemonade); and Outstanding Musical Direction (The Elementals: AIR). She also received a nomination for Outstanding Original Score.
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October 2011. Welcome London composer Paul Ayres
RedHouse is pleased to welcome another fine composer to our team. Paul Ayres was born in London, studied music at Oxford University, and now works freelance as a composer & arranger, choral conductor & musical director, and organist & accompanist. His music usually involves words - solo songs, choral pieces, music for theatre productions - and he is particularly interested in working with pre-existing music, from arrangements of folksongs, hymns, jazz standards and nursery rhymes to ‘re-compositions’ of classical works, as in Messyah, Purcell’s Funeral Sentence and 4A Wreck.
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July 2011. Old Gray Mule CD release
RedHouse artist Chris Humphrey sits in with Old Gray Mule at their CD release party. Click below to hear this groovin' blues/didgeridoo combination.
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June 2011. RedHouse welcomes Horace Scruggs, III
Another excellent composer of choral music has joined the RedHouse Team. Please join us in welcoming Horace Scruggs, III and check out some of his compositions here.
Teaching professionally since 1988 Horace is an active musician residing in Central Virginia. He received his Bachelor’s of Music Education with a concentration in voice from Longwood University and a Master’s in Music Education with a choral conducting concentration from Shenandoah Conservatory. He also holds a Certificate in Music Production from Berklee College of Music.
Horace’s musical experience is a varied one. He has taught all grade levels (K-12) and has worked professionally with school, community, and gospel choirs. He is also an active clinician conducting all-county and all-district choirs throughout Virginia. A multi-instrumentalist and a recording studio owner, he has produced recordings for many local musicians.
Presently Horace teaches 3 levels of choral music, Class Piano and Guitar, and Music Technology at Fluvanna County High School. He is also the conductor of the Fluvanna Community Singers. His choirs regularly perform his choral compositions.
Teaching professionally since 1988 Horace is an active musician residing in Central Virginia. He received his Bachelor’s of Music Education with a concentration in voice from Longwood University and a Master’s in Music Education with a choral conducting concentration from Shenandoah Conservatory. He also holds a Certificate in Music Production from Berklee College of Music.
Horace’s musical experience is a varied one. He has taught all grade levels (K-12) and has worked professionally with school, community, and gospel choirs. He is also an active clinician conducting all-county and all-district choirs throughout Virginia. A multi-instrumentalist and a recording studio owner, he has produced recordings for many local musicians.
Presently Horace teaches 3 levels of choral music, Class Piano and Guitar, and Music Technology at Fluvanna County High School. He is also the conductor of the Fluvanna Community Singers. His choirs regularly perform his choral compositions.
April 2011. Spanish guitarist returns to RedHouse
Ignacio Casatejada, 10-string guitarist from Madrid, will be returning to Austin in May. He will be presenting a formal concert on May 18 at St. Mary's Cathedral, and a more intimate performance at RedHouse Arts on Friday, May 20. Please check back for ticket information which will be available soon.
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March 2011. Ed Alstrom joins RedHouse team of choral composers
Who knew, when this website first launched, that in less than a year we would have five excellent composers on our choral music team! RedHouse is pleased to welcome Ed Alstrom to the fold. Ed has a B.M. from Westminster Choir College, and is currently serving as Music Director at Church of the Redeemer in Morristown, NJ (www.redeemermorristown.org). His small-but-mighty choir has performed several of his choral compositions, has an active presence on YouTube, and will be doing some of the demo recordings for the RedHouse choral pages.
Ed is also the Weekend Organist at Yankee Stadium, and is very active in the New York area as a keyboard player, guitarist and singer in several different bands. He has released 3 CDs under his name and played on many others; has played with Bette Midler, Chuck Berry, Steely Dan, and many other luminaries; and is an experienced Broadway/off-Broadway pit musician. www.edalstrom.com.
Ed is also the Weekend Organist at Yankee Stadium, and is very active in the New York area as a keyboard player, guitarist and singer in several different bands. He has released 3 CDs under his name and played on many others; has played with Bette Midler, Chuck Berry, Steely Dan, and many other luminaries; and is an experienced Broadway/off-Broadway pit musician. www.edalstrom.com.
February 2011. World Premiere of The Elementals: AIR
The first in a series of theatre/dance/performance art pieces about the elements, AIR will open on February 18 at the Vortex Theatre, 2307 Manor Road, Austin, TX. The music was composed by RedHouse artist Chris Humphrey who also serves as music director for this production. For more information, including ticket purchase, please visit the Vortex.
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   Click here to read a review of the show.
Click the player to hear an interview about the show and some of the music.
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January 2011. Welcome, Dr. John Stallsmith
Please join RedHouse Arts in welcoming Dr. John Stallsmith to our growing team of choral composers.
Dr. Stallsmith teaches music at Bevill State Community College in Jasper, Alabama. He is organist and choir director at the First United Methodist Church and organist at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church of Jasper. Dr. Stallsmith is an active teacher, performer, composer, conductor, and clinician.
Dr. Stallsmith teaches music at Bevill State Community College in Jasper, Alabama. He is organist and choir director at the First United Methodist Church and organist at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church of Jasper. Dr. Stallsmith is an active teacher, performer, composer, conductor, and clinician.
December 2010. Wassail!
RedHouse's performing troupes The Prattsbottom Mummers and The Occasional Terpsichore are gearing up for their annual participation in Wassail! Rehearsals have begun for the December 19 performance at Sri Atmananda Memorial School, 4100 Red River, 5:30 pm. This family friendly production celebrates both the solstice and Christmas with live music, dance, mummers play, magic, poetry, storytelling, apple howling and more. $10 donation requested at the door. All proceeds benefit Kids for Kids, a charitable organization helping out the children of the Darfur region of the Sudan.
November 2010. New recording
The St. Andrews United Church choir in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has sent us this recording of Chanticleer from the RedHouse choral catalog. Thank you, St. Andrews, and director Kevin Parks!
November 2010. Dr. Donald Appert joins RedHouse team of choral composers
RedHouse Arts is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Donald Appert to our growing team of choral composers. Dr. Appert is the Music Director/Conductor of the Clark College Orchestra in Vancouver, WA where he is a Professor of Music and Head of the Music Department. In addition he is the Music Director/Conductor of the Oregon Sinfonietta in Portland, Oregon and the Sanctuary Choir Director for the First United Methodist Church of Vancouver, Washington.
Welcome to RedHouse, Dr. Appert.
Welcome to RedHouse, Dr. Appert.
October 2010. New in-house chamber ensemble
RedHouse Arts now has a resident chamber ensemble/world music band, Plures Via. The name is Latin for "many roads" and aptly describes this new musical venture. The players come from classical, folk and musical theatre backgrounds, with a collection of acoustic instruments ranging from cello and oboe to didgeridoo and hurdy gurdy. The repertoire will encompass music from the medieval, renaissance, and world (ethnic) music canons as well as original compositions by ensemble members and contemporary composers such as Arvo Pärt.
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October 2010. RedHouse actor cast in Bernie
Chris Humphrey has been cast in Bernie, the newest film by director Richard Linklater, starring Jack Black in the title role, with supporting roles played by Matthew McConaughey and Shirley McLaine. Shooting begins this month.
September 2010. New titles in RedHouse choral catalogue
RedHouse Arts is pleased to announce the addition of two new titles: By Those Sweet Eyes, an a cappella SATB Christmas anthem by Chris Humphrey; and Down in Yon Forest, an arrangement of an old English carol for SATB, flute and piano by Larry Finke. We are well aware that we're the "new kid on the block," so for a limited time only, we're offering amazing low prices on choral PDFs. Please click here to read samples of these new pieces and to place your order. |
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July 2010. Old Gray Mule CD to be Distributed on Aussie Label
RedHouse Arts is the official rehearsal space for this blues duo whose new CD Sound Like Somethin' Fell Off the House will be distributed by Stobie Sounds of Adelaide, Australia. The CD was released on July 31 at TC's Lounge, Austin, TX, 8 pm. RedHouse Arts congratulates Old Gray Mule and wishes them every success.
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June 2010. Sycorax on the air
Members of the Sycorax production team were guests on Lisa Schneider's show, "What's a Girl to Do" on Monday, June 14, at 11 am; KOOP radio, 91.7 fm. Lisa featured the music of Redhouse artist Chris Humphrey and discussed its role in the production. Click here to listen to this segment of Lisa's broadcast.
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