S2E10: Songwriting, Composing, and Spiritual Battles with Tony Manfredonia

29/04/2023 1h 13min Temporada 2 Episodio 10
S2E10: Songwriting, Composing, and Spiritual Battles with Tony Manfredonia

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Send us a textFor our season finale, we're so excited to have composer and singer/songwriter Tony Manfredonia on the podcast! We chatted about his journey into composition and singing/songwriting, the importance of his faith, and how a difficult time in his marriage inspired his upcoming album. This is an episode you do not want to miss! What we're listening to:Tara: Mary Speaks, by Daniel E. Gawthrop Cecilia: Constellations, by the Oh HellosTony: Underground, by Cody FryCheck out Tony's Kickstarter for his upcoming album here. You can find Tony on Instagram at @tony_manfredonia and visit his website at www.manfredoniamusic.comBio: Tony Manfredonia is a Michigan-based composer and singer-songwriter, best known for his symphonic, cinematic, and dynamic sound. Providing a deep, passionate experience, his music is filled with powerful orchestration, heartfelt lyrics, and sweeping melodic lines.  His work has been performed worldwide by renowned ensembles such as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, the Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra (WMGSO), and more.Ranging from video game soundtracks to instrumental suites, romantic pop-piano ballads to soaring symphonic rock albums, Tony’s genre-bending, orchestral expertise is infused into everything he creates.Through his music, Tony is transparent about the ups and downs of his own life journey. He discusses suffering, loss, and grief with his concept album ROSE WATER, his EP, LOST AT SEA and his single, WITHIN MY BONE.After receiving funding on Kickstarter in just 48 hours, his latest album, ANCHORED, delves into the true story of a miraculous redemption in his marriage after he and his wife experienced a near-fallout.Tony’s sheer variety provides him the opportunity to compose and perform in a wide range of musical contexts. Symphonic, yet intimate, his mission is to connect listeners to their deepest emotions.