Albany Symphony Performance / Christopher Theofanidis Orchestration

Was super honored to be with Albany Symphony and conductor David Alan Miller last week! Truly surreal to sing/debut an orchestral arrangement of my song Form and Flee by my former teacher Christopher Theofanidis, and additionally grateful for the review below.

Concert streaming at: albanysymphony.com/amf

“Composer and amazing singer Molly Joyce did a number by herself to introduce her collaboration with the Grammy-winning composer Christopher Theofanidis in their piece ‘Form and Flee.’ She worked with a toy electric organ and sang ‘I Was a Figure’ with lyrics by Marco Grosse and herself.

Her soprano has great range and she uses it without vibrato, more like an instrument to touch a pitch. The effect was ethereal, eerie, magical. Then, what Theofanidis did against that floating sound was to create a hip, subtle, rhythmic orchestra space that never intruded but always supported with repeated motifs, lots of color and with great style. The result was very seductive. The crowd loved it and gave a standing ovation.”
– Geraldine Freedman, The Daily Gazette — read full article here