Inspired by their personal reflections and work with fellow musicians and students throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Colorado State University faculty Megan Lanz (flute) and Cayla Bellamy (bassoon) undertook a journey of identifying trends in their emotions and experiences that were either limiting their happiness or interpersonal connections.
The two realized they shared many commonalities and discovered a psychological framework of metaphorical ghosts that haunt us all through the human experience – struggles with control, trust, and the sense of being “enough.” This led directly to the commission of Frank Horvat’s The Spirits that Haunt Us.
