The Ghost of Childhood Album Launch Party

COME TO A PARTY!

Please be our guest

The Ghost of Childhood
Album Launch Party
Saturday, May 4th
7:30 – 9:30
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The House Up On the Hill
27 Seir Hill Road
Norwalk, CT 06851

WHO

OCTOBER PROJECT (Emil Adler, Marina Belica & Julie Flanders) with Special Guests Dave Sabatino and Leslie DiNicola

WHAT

A celebration of music, poetry and film at the album launch of The Ghost of Childhood, our new full-length studio recording.

WHEN

Saturday, May 4th, 7:30 – 9:30 EDT

WHERE

THE GREAT HALL of The House Up On the Hill in Norwalk, CT, one of the greenest buildings in Connecticut. Convenient to major highways and train lines (Metro North New Haven Line). Easy access to/from NYC.
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COME INSIDE The House Up On The Hill
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Enjoy dinner before the show or a stroll through South Norwalk’s historic SoNo district.

Make a day of it and visit Calf Pasture Beach or the Maritime Aquarium. Spend the night at one of 4 hotels all within less than a mile of the venue.

RSVP

You will be our guest. As capacity is limited, please sign up to confirm your attendance and to insure seats. Come be a part of our world! We can’t wait to see you!

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TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

BY TRAIN

Metro North New Haven line - South Norwalk Train Station
10 minute Uber to venue. Frequent Trains. View Schedule.

Metro North New Haven line Danbury line – Merritt 7 Train Station
5 minute walk to venue. Infrequent stops on weekend. View Schedule.

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BY CAR

From I 95
‍Take exit 15 Route 7 North to the end of the highway, stay in right lane.
At traffic light, turn right onto Grist Mill Rd.
Take immediate right onto Glover Ave.
Go past Merritt 7 train station and take next right onto Oakwood Ave.
Turn left onto Seir Hill Rd. Our building is at the end of the road. Park in the lot on the left before the gated entrance.

Via the Merritt Pkwy Northbound
‍Take exit 40B Main Ave., bare right off ramp
Go under Merritt and at first light turn left onto Glover Ave. (Shell Station on the corner)
Go over train tracks, go past FactSet building and then turn left onto Oakwood Ave.
Turn left onto Seir Hill Rd.
Our building is at the end of the road. Park in the lot on the left before the gated entrance.

Merritt Pkwy Southbound
Take exit 40B Main Ave.
Stay in the middle lane at the end of ramp.
Go straight across Main Ave onto Glover Ave. (Shell station on the corner)
Left onto Oakwood Ave.
Left onto Seir Hill Rd.
Our building is at the end of the road. Park in the lot on the left before the gated entrance.

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APPROX. DRIVE TIMES

NYC: 1 hour

STAMFORD: 15 minutes

GREENWICH: 25 minutes

NEW HAVEN: 35 minutes

PROVIDENCE: 2 Hours 15 minutes

BOSTON: 2 hours 45 minutes

PHILADELPHIA: 3 Hours 15 minutes

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PARKING INFORMATION

SEIR HILL LOT (up hill, in front of the gate to the House Up On the Hill)
The Seir Hill lot is first come first serve parking. There are 22 spots available.
‍From Glover Avenue turn onto Oakwood Avenue take your first left onto Seir Hill Road go all the way to the end parking will be in the lot on the left just before the gate. Go through the pedestrian gate and enter through the lobby. Take the elevator to the third floor Great Hall.

29 OAKWOOD AVENUE (behind lower HMTX building)
There are 44 spots available.
‍From Glover Avenue turn onto Oakwood Avenue
Go all the way down Oakwood to the Halstead building parking lot on the left before the condominiums on the end of the street. Turn in and park, take the stairs to the path on the left and go through the pedestrian gate into the lobby. Take the elevator to the third floor Great Hall

LOCAL STREET PARKING
‍Available on Oakwood Avenue ON THE SIDE FACING Glover Avenue.

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RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS

Siena (this one is closest to the venue)
353 Main Avenue
203-857-9989
Dinner 5:00 - 10:00 PM

Oak and Almond (Farm to Table)
544 Main Avenue, Norwalk
203-846-4600
Open 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM

Blackstone’s Steakhouse
181 Main Street, Norwalk
203-840-9020
Dinner 5:00 - 10:00 PM

Brasitas Restaurant (Latin, Spanish, Vegetarian Friendly)
430 Main Avenue, Norwalk
203-354-7329
Dinner: 4:00 - 10:00 PM

Little Pub (lively pub atmosphere)
26 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT
203-762-1122
Dinner: 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM

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HOTELS (within 1 mile of the House Up On The Hill)

COURTYARD MARRIOTT (closest to Merritt 7 Train Station)
474 Main Avenue, Route 7, Norwalk, CT
Free Parking, No pets, Indoor Pool
203-849-9111
The Bistro Restaurant /bar serves Dinner 5:00 - 10:00, Breakfast 7:00 - 10:30

EVEN HOTEL NORWALK (2 minute walk from Merritt 7)
426 Main Avenue, Route 7 Norwalk, CT
Free Parking, Pet Friendly, Fitness Center
203-846-9355
No restaurant or bar open on Saturday

HILTON GARDEN INN
‍560 Main Avenue, Route 7, Norwalk, CT
Free Parking, Pet Friendly, Indoor Pool
203-523-4000
Restaurant/bar on site open 5:00 - 10:00 PM

HOTEL ZERO DEGREES
‍353 Main Avenue, Route 7, Norwalk, CT
Free Parking, Pet Friendly (dogs under 50 lbs), Fitness Center
203-750-9800
*Restaurant at Hotel (recommended): Siena Restaurant/Bar, Dinner 5:00 - 9:30
Bar stays open 30 minutes longer
203-857-9989

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ON THE BOOK OF ROUNDS

The Book of Rounds is not only an exquisitely rhapsodic cycle of musical rounds, it is also a transformative journey of consciousness—with lyrics that offer a new vocabulary of mantra—in English.

Conceived by Julie Flanders, with lyrics by Flanders and music by Emil Adler, each round is a fugue of positive messages created to invoke a feeling of well-being in those that listen to, sing or speak them. The music lifts the words beyond their ordinary meanings into an enveloping and transformative experience that is poetic and universal.

ON THE MUSIC

A round is a melody that harmonizes itself as it repeats, with voices entering at measured intervals, and cascading over each other to create a kaleidoscopic effect of meaning and beauty. Through the repetition that defines it, a round can have a profound contemplative effect.
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‍The Book of Rounds offers many programming and sequencing possibilities to create a dramatic and a meditative arc that will move the listener through what is ultimately a relaxing, energizing and integrated experience.

ON THE WORDS

Using simple, prayer-like language, the rounds are essentially positive mantras that cascade, circle and relate in the same way the melodies do. With every repetition, each lyric begins to acquire different shades of meaning, shifting the mind and the heart of the listener.

Julie Flanders, whose deeply influential work in the expressive arts is complemented by her profound work as a healer and spiritual teacher, describes this as one of her most personal projects. The Book of Rounds was originally written for her son—as an embrace of protection and comfort during difficult times.

ON THE PRODUCTION

Produced by Emil Adler and internationally acclaimed recording artist October Project, The Book of Rounds – Choral Edition is performed by Chorus Austin and conducted by Ryan Heller (Artistic Director). Using an innovative approach, Adler added elements of ‘close-up’ pop recording to the more traditional methods of recording a choir in the ‘live’ sound environment of a church. The result is a more intimate, immersive experience for the listener that bridges the worlds of pop and classical music.

Vocal arrangements by Keiji Ishiguri were re-arranged by Heller for large chorus, with vocal supervision by Marina Belica. Grammy winners Ed Boyer, mixing engineer, and Bill Hare, mastering engineer, who specialize in vocal recording and have worked together on Pentatonix and Pitch Perfect among many others, add the finishing touch.
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As a bonus, the duet “Eden” is reprised by acclaimed soprano Mela Dailey (Conspirare) and baritone Jonathan Christopher (lead in the National Tour of Hamilton).