Space Station 189

a micro opera for Instagram

Libretto by Aiden K. Feltkamp
Music by JL Marlor

Synopsis: Space Station 189 envisions a protagonist forced to work a 300-day solo assignment doing manual labor on an industrial space station. Exhausted, isolated, and ignored by indifferent superiors on Earth, they begin to hear terrifying noises that they cannot explain. Reinventing the operatic form to fit into Instagram reels, the story unfolds over seven 1-minute episodes.

Length: 7 minutes

Instrumentation: Voice, Drums, Electronic Percussion, Fixed Media

Roles:
Protagonist: middle-high voice

Performance History:
New Music Gathering (virtual), August 2021
Lisa Neher, voice; Brett Paschal, drums; Chris Whyte, electronic percussion (Portland Percussion Group)

Recordings:
COMING SOON