“No False Hope” is a classical+spoken word ensemble that I recently added to the collection THE FLOWER IN THE MIRROR IS DEAD. It features all of the artists recording remotely from around the world into a unique exploration of time that fits beautifully as an opener to that profound collection. It is the first official release from the SynchroLicity Collective, and my first published classical ensemble work. It is a dream come true. 

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New Release August 10— A strange and beautiful dialogue of spoken word and sound. THE FLOWER IN THE MIRROR IS DEAD explores vividly the emotions we don't want to talk about. Licity created 6 spoken word pieces which were scored by 6 talented musicians to create this unique and profound collection of feeling.

A NEW RELEASE coming this summer. "The Flower In the Mirror was Dead" is a collaboration of spoken word and music with six stories and six musicians. It is beautiful, strange, and unique. Keep close to this site for announcements!

A great write-up on Licity's approach to her intimate and engaging shows. "Licity Collins seems intent on sidestepping conventional constructs."

by Bliss Bowen

Listening to pop music (i.e., pop, rap, blues, country, rock, soul, etc.) throughout our lives, we’ve been trained to expect verse-chorus-verse-chorus compositional structures, with occasional bridges and/or changed-up keys to intensify emotions. Rare is the song that stops the music with a spoken phrase delivered for dramatic effect, and…

Licity was honored to share the stage at an intimate spoken word reading featuring Jane Handel and the renowned Lydia Lunch. She read "The Falling" a new work conceived especially  for the event. Read it now on the prose page.