Available on Apple Music, Spotify, and Bandcamp, Nick DePinna’s “Orpheus Reignited” is a bold new recording inspired by the statue of Orpheus overlooking Fort McHenry. The piece reimagines Francis Scott Key’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” as an exploration of memory, contradiction, and the American experience itself. Built entirely from the notes of the national anthem—played backwards and inverted—the work transforms one of America’s most recognizable melodies into a haunting and deeply expressive soundscape.
