Rich O'Meara

Drawing by Kevin O'Meara

These instrumental tracks, composed by Carlos Garza and Rich O'Meara, were inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. We were joined by some of the finest musicians in the world, who generously lent their talents to our creative vision. The album was completed in the age of the pandemic and the session musicians collaborated from the safety of their home recording studios.

cover art by Paula Millet

Personnel (in alphabetical order):
Daniel Barbiero: double bass
Perry Conticchio: soprano, alto and baritone saxophones; bass clarinet; flute
Kevin O'Meara: drums & percussion
Rich O'Meara: marimba, vibes & percussion

Cover Art: “A few chores passed to past”
by Kevin O’Meara.

Daniel Barbiero - double bass
Perry Conticchio - reeds, flutes, percussion
Kevin O'Meara - drums
Rich O'Meara - vibes, marimba, percussion

cover photo - Kevin O'Meara

"Numesthesia" is a singular piece of live theater written by David Kessler, with music composed by Rich O'Meara and Kevin O'Meara.

The instrumentation is an integral part of the uniqueness of this show. Kevin and Rich each use a table of tuned objects and instruments including mixing bowls, prayer bowls, pots, pot lids, wooden frogs, tam tams, gamelan gongs, temple blocks and tea tins. In addition, there is a rich texture of marimba, vibraphone and keyboards. The resulting music blends the influence of Gamelan, Ambient, early 80s new wave and modern chamber music.

Painting by D'Metrius Rice

Our NOSFERATU (1922) score was released in 2000 on the Image Entertainment DVD, Nosferatu, Special Edition, produced by David Shepard and Film Preservation Associates. We have performed this score for over 20 years at The National Gallery of Arti, AFI Silver Theatre, The Virginia Film Festival, The Savannah Film Festival, and the Percussive Arts Society International Conference (PASIC) in Nashville.

Our score honors the music of the silent era and also incorporates contemporary film, concert and ambient music styles to bring this silent horror classic to new fans. Silent Orchestra is Carlos Garza on keyboards and virtual orchestra, and Rich O’Meara on marimba, vibraphone, percussion, and keyboards.

This is a compilation put together by Gary Rouzer. It includes our live duo set at the Silent Barn in Brooklyn NY on Friday 26 September 2014 as part of the Experi-MENTAL Festival 6 presented by Pas Musique and Alrealon Musique.

This is a suite excerpted from the musical score by Rich O'Meara that accompanied David Kessler's "One Mutual Happiness". It was presented live as part of the Capital Fringe Festival July 2016.

artwork by Adelaide Waldrop