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Fly By Night and Niagara are a two part suite illustrating the two poles of bipolar disorder: mania and depression. From feeling on top of the world, to feeling impossibly anxious, to anger and fragility, Fly By Night takes you through the magical and the terrifying parts of mania - only to land underneath the surface of a frozen Niagara Falls, in the middle of a brutal Ontario winter, waiting for the melt.

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Oh, Mama, I cannot be alone with this
I'm making bad decisions with a kiss

If you get me out alive, I'll sell you what I bought and sold
Dreams of ordinary white and twenty karat gold

I'm not scared of my reflection in the mirror
But I act like hell on wheels
And I try to give myself a chance to spin it
But you don't know how this feels
Oh, the lightning strikes through every single synapse
And I know that I'm alive
But the crash is coming for me in a minute
And I just want another chance to live it
Shining in the light
Flying through the night

Oh, Papa, I cannot be alone with this
I'm making bad decisions with my fists

If you get me out alive, I'll tell you what you need to hear
I've been working on the cure so you don't need to fear

I'm not scared of my reflection in the mirror
But I act like hell on wheels
And if you want a ride then you can have it
Overwhelming what you feel
Oh, the lightning strikes through every single synapse
And I know that I'm alive

Shining in the light
I might be all right

credits

from Aftermath, released November 1, 2019
Personnel:

Chelsea McBride – tenor sax, conductor, composer

Colleen Allen – soprano and alto saxophones, piccolo, flute, alto flute
Naomi Higgins – soprano and alto saxophones, flute, alto flute
Alison Young – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Patrick Smith – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet
Conrad Gluch – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, alto flute

James Rhodes, Justin See, Tom Upjohn, Kaelin Murphy (solo) – trumpets/flugelhorns

William Carn, Aidan Sibley, Jill Richards – trombones
Nicholas Sieber – bass trombone, tuba

Alex Samaras – voice (solo)
Chris Bruder – piano
David Riddel – guitar (solo)
Steven Falk – acoustic and electric basses
Geoff Bruce – drums

Recorded at Canterbury Studios on April 7-10, 2019
Editing by Julian Decorte and Jeremy Darby at Canterbury Studios
Mixed by Jeremy Darby at Canterbury Studios
Mastered by Peter Letros at Wreckhouse Mastering
Produced by Kevin Stolz
Album artwork by Arthur Ikuta
Album layout by Becca Howes
Photos by Evan Shay and Jill Richards

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Chelsea McBride Toronto, Ontario

woodwinds + vocals + composer/arranger + educator

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