In Franz Schubert's classic song Erlkönig (1815), a young boy tries to warn his father of a looming spirit who is trying to lure the child away. Sand animation by Ben Zelkowicz. Sung by Paul Berkolds.
A solo from the musical Tango Lugano (1989), written by Banuta Rubess and composed by Dace Aperans. Performed at the Dailes Theater in Riga, Latvia, with Laila Salins.
A scene from the opera Metamophoses (2005) by William Brooks. Performed at REDCAT in Los Angeles, with Jacqueline Bobak.
An experimental video realization of John Cage's Song Books, created in 2008 by Jacqueline Bobak (voice), Paul Berkolds (voice), Mark Bobak (electronics), and Aleigh Lewis (camera and editing) as a pilot for the Vir2Ual Cage project.
The scene "Lucha and Orlando in Love" from the opera Hopscotch in Los Angeles, with Michelle Shocked. Music by Michelle Shocked, text by Jane Stephens Rosenthal, direction by Yuval Sharon.
Traditional Latvian songs performed by ensemble Lackaja: Paul Berkolds: accordion, vocals; Drew Corey: vocals; Ingrida Jennings: vocals, violin, kokle; Erik Jerumanis: percussion; Justin Scheid: recorder, flute, bagpipes; Katriana Zommers, vocals, guitar. Copyright © 2017 International Wood Culture Society.
Excerpts from the installation NIMBUS (2016) at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. Music and sound design by Rand Steiger; visual realization by Patrick Shearn; direction by Yuval Sharon.
Excerpts from Occasion Piece2, performed by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and guest artist Mikhail Baryshnikov, with music by John Cage from Song Books, performed by Paul Berkolds, Jacqueline Bobak, and Mark Bobak in 2010.
In the opening scene of Valor Cat (2015), a CGI animated short film by Ben Reicher, the character of Burmac is sung by Paul Berkolds. Music composed by Melanie Carroll, arranged by Jesse Richardson.