{"id":10203,"date":"2024-08-16T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/?p=10203"},"modified":"2024-08-18T03:10:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T03:10:20","slug":"long-these-days-album-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/?p=10203","title":{"rendered":"LONG THESE DAYS &#8211; NEW ALBUM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Long These Days (August 16, 2024 by EMITHA&#8217;s Lexicon Classics) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cover-art.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cover-art-1024x939.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cover-art-1024x939.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cover-art-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cover-art-768x704.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cover-art-1536x1408.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cover-art.png 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Album cover art by Gillian Riesen, EMITHA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Long These Days<\/em><\/strong> is an art song concept album composed by Jennifer Bellor, featuring soprano Olivia Yokers, bass Norman Espinoza, electric guitarist Tasos Peltekis, and Bellor, herself, on piano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This album embarks on a journey from the tender hues of dawn to the velvety depths of night, weaving a tapestry of emotion and introspection. Drawing inspiration from the timeless verses of Christina Rossetti and Pablo Neruda, the songs explore themes of love, empowerment, nostalgia, and longing with unparalleled depth and sincerity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the album, instrumental interludes, skillfully crafted by Bellor on piano and Peltekis on electric guitar, serve as poignant bridges between the vocal narratives performed by Yokers and Espinoza. From the tender awakening of &#8216;Dawn&#8217; to the wistful reverie of &#8216;Eyelids Close&#8217;, each interlude enriches the album&#8217;s thematic depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Jennifer Bellor, piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tasos Peltekis, electric guitar <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Olivia Yokers, soprano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Norman Espinoza, bass <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Collage-photo-option1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Collage-photo-option1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10210\" width=\"426\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Collage-photo-option1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Collage-photo-option1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Collage-photo-option1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Collage-photo-option1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Collage-photo-option1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Collage-photo-option1-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Collage-photo-option1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Collage-photo-option1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>TRACKS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Song of Flight<\/strong> (Olivia Yokers, Tasos Peltekis, Jennifer Bellor)<\/li><li><strong>Interlude: Dawn<\/strong> (Jennifer Bellor and Tasos Peltekis) <\/li><li><strong>Ma\u00f1ana<\/strong> (Norman Espinoza, Jennifer Bellor, and Tasos Peltekis)<\/li><li><strong>Interlude: Midday Reverie<\/strong>  (Jennifer Bellor and Tasos Peltekis) <\/li><li><strong>Mediod\u00eda <\/strong>(Norman Espinoza, Jennifer Bellor, and Tasos Peltekis) <\/li><li><strong>Interlude: Post Meridian Epiphany<\/strong> (Jennifer Bellor and Tasos Peltekis)<\/li><li><strong>Long These Days<\/strong> (Olivia Yokers, Tasos Peltekis, Jennifer Bellor)<\/li><li><strong>Interlude: Daydream Getaway <\/strong>(Jennifer Bellor and Tasos Peltekis)<\/li><li><strong>Tarde<\/strong> (Norman Espinoza, Jennifer Bellor, and Tasos Peltekis)<\/li><li><strong>Interlude: Nightscape <\/strong>(Jennifer Bellor and Tasos Peltekis)<\/li><li><strong>Noche<\/strong> (Norman Espinoza, Jennifer Bellor, and Tasos Peltekis)<\/li><li><strong>Interlude: Eyelids Close<\/strong> (Jennifer Bellor and Tasos Peltekis)<\/li><li><strong>Echo<\/strong> (Olivia Yokers, Tasos Peltekis, Jennifer Bellor)<\/li><li><strong>Postlude: Resurgence<\/strong> (Jennifer Bellor and Tasos Peltekis)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexiconclassics.com\/long-these-days\">HERE<\/a> for information about Lexicon Classics and purchasing Bellor&#8217;s album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/pxc76m1ttz4jciqpkqi0j\/LONG-THESE-DAYS_TEXT-TRANSLATIONS.pdf?rlkey=9ggdwsimovv7mzg1qcaq1xyi8&amp;dl=0\">HERE<\/a> to view all texts and translations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spotify Playlist: Songs from song cycle, A Smile and a Sigh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracks 1, 7, and 13 are songs from Bellor&#8217;s song cycle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/?page_id=9897\">A Smile and a Sigh<\/a>, version for soprano, electric guitar and piano. Text is by Christina Rossetti. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: A Smile and a Sigh - song cycle by Jennifer Bellor Ft. soprano Olivia Yokers  \" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/76sDMGTfb8nUvIxyne1uJd?si=b0bf987aa2304cf7&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tracks 1, 7, and 13 are from song cycle, A Smile and a Sigh <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Spotify Playlist: Spanish Pablo Neruda Songs from song cycle, Cuatro Canciones de las \u00dcltimas Horas <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracks 3, 5, 9, and 11 are songs from Bellor&#8217;s song cycle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/?page_id=9717\">Cuatro Canciones de las \u00daltimas Horas<\/a>, version for bass, electric guitar and piano. Text is by Pablo Neruda and is in Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Spanish Pablo Neruda Songs for bass singers by Jennifer Bellor \" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/1T50ExbYAFtPxwmAi9UYof?si=a4a7ffc9a4604f0e&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tracks 3, 5, 9, and 11 are from song cycle, Cuatro Canciones de las \u00dcltimas Horas <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Spotify Playlist:  Interludes from LONG THESE DAYS <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all interludes: Tasos Peltekis is improvising on electric guitar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Dark &amp; Cinematic Interludes - piano &amp; electric guitar\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/0tZ5MdFb1UjBYDT7QzKTFn?si=354f85150ae54be5&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Spotify playlist featuring all of the instrumental interludes:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CREDITS <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron George, editing and mixing <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gil Kaupp, mastering <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced by Jennifer Bellor <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MUSIC VIDEO PLAYLIST ON YOUTUBE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ALBUM: LONG THESE DAYS - August 16 - MUSIC VIDEOS\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL5shNxgmzsu_ylVg7GpnACC7Sa1AaewhH\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio playlist on YouTube: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ALBUM: LONG THESE DAYS - AUGUST 16 - TRACKS\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL5shNxgmzsu9gcG0izC2T1_vqgpt5cQwx\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long These Days (August 16, 2024 by EMITHA&#8217;s Lexicon Classics) Long These Days is an art song concept album composed by Jennifer Bellor, featuring soprano Olivia Yokers, bass Norman Espinoza, electric guitarist Tasos Peltekis, and Bellor, herself, on piano. This album embarks on a journey from the tender hues of dawn to the velvety depths &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/?p=10203\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;LONG THESE DAYS &#8211; NEW ALBUM&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10203"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10203"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10216,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10203\/revisions\/10216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}