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Casey Crescenzo - Amour & Attrition

Casey Crescenzo Amour & Attrition Let’s stipulate at the outset that writing a symphony is a Herculean task and any rock musician should be commended for taking it on. That said, just as rock bands should be made up of players who listen to a lot of rock music, classical music should be written by […]

Casey Crescenzo (the Dear Hunter) to release 'Amour & Attrition' symphony next month

The Dear Hunter's Casey Crescenzo is planning to release his debut symphony, Amour & Attrition, digitally on June 3. Physical copies will be on sale later that month on June 24. Pre-orders are available on MerchNOW. There are four movements in the symphony. Fans can get a preview of “Movement I” below. Let us know […]

Song Premiere: The Elephant In The Room, "Ghosts"

For their new album, The Collective & The Individual, The Elephant In The Room brought Casey Crescenzo (The Dear Hunter, The Receiving End Of Sirens) on board as producer–or rather, he believed in the band so much that he approached them. “The first time I heard The Elephant In The Room was at a show we both played a little […]

"It's an attempt to grow": Casey Crescenzo on composing his symphony

It isn’t all that shocking to hear that CASEY CRESCENZO is writing a symphony. Everything he’s done from The Receiving End Of Sirens through THE DEAR HUNTER evokes a certain amount of orchestral maneuvering (not to mention his penchant for ambitious musical endeavors like the 36-song rock opera The Color Spectrum), so a symphony seems like […]

The Dear Hunter launches crowdfunding campaign to record his first symphony

The Dear Hunter's frontman, Casey Crescenzo, is crowdfunding via Pledgemusic.com in an effort to record his first symphony in the Czech Republic. The recording will be with the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra this fall. According to the press release, Incentives for those who support the project range from autographed score books and a limited edition double gatefold vinyl release of the […]