Grammy-Winning Opera Stars Isabel Leonard & Nathan Gunn in 'Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony'

Phineas McBoof fans rejoice! Four years after the last Doctor Noize album comes the third installment in the award-winning Phineas McBoof series. Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony, a full-length, two-act musical about the symphony, friendship, and purpose, for adventurers of all ages, will be unleashed on July 15, 2016.

Headliners on Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony include Grammy® winning opera superstars Isabel Leonard and Nathan Gunn, Metropolitan Opera veteran John McVeigh, and Billboard charting jazz saxophonist Anton Schwartz, plus Doctor Noize and Phineas McBoof (the alter egos of composer/performer Cory Cullinan).

Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony is a screwball musical comedy, complete with fast, zany repartee, where the leading characters have over-the-top dramatic ranges combined with vocal chops that open one's ears to what real singing with resonance and amazing projection is all about.

The plot, which could be an offspring of Monty Python, is backed by the full forces of the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kyle Pickett, playing a brilliant score whose colorful orchestration is matched by the integrity and sophistication of the musical material.

Like Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony resonates with young ears because it features a compelling storyline that sports a character-driven attitude.

Taking its cue from iconic philharmonic humorist pranksters of the past, the album develops the sophisticated ideas of symphonic jocularity and musical storytelling established by the likes of P.D.Q. Bach for twenty-first century kids who appreciate wild and crazy humor packed with a lot of musical knowledge and juxtaposed against a reflective nuance that reveals human nature in a very kind way.

Kids and adults alike will find themselves engaged in a dramatic, mysterious, high-stakes tale of love, friendship, commitment, and self-improvement in which Phineas McBoof learns that the real purpose of striving for great art is to share moments, dreams, and emotions with friends.

Creator Cory Cullinan embeds into this musical adventure valuable information about orchestration, instrumentation, music history, Beethoven, sonata form, popular song structure, and more, illustrated through the rich detail of the musical composition itself.

Awards and accolades garnered by Doctor Noize projects include Parents' Choice®, Doctor Toy, Children's Music Web, and iTunes Essential Recording. "Banana" was a #1 hit song and "Welcome to Grammaropolis" was a Top 10 hit song on SiriusXM's Kids Place Live.

Previous Doctor Noize albums include Grammaropolis (2012), The Return of Phineas McBoof (2011), and The Ballad of Phineas McBoof (2010).

Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony will be available at Amazon, CDbaby, iTunes and at Doctor Noize shows.

CD Details: Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony
Release date: July 15, 2016
For all ages, and especially suitable for ages 8 -13
Label: Doctor Noize Inc.
SRP: $19.99
Running time: Act 1 (CD #1): 74 minutes. Act 2 (CD #2): 77 minutes

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