2015 SHOWCASE
December 5, 2015
National Opera Center
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OVERVIEW
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COMPOSERS
Alex Burtzos
Jillian Flexner
Eric Delgado
Rachel DeVore Fogarty
Denise Mei Yan Hofman
MUSICIANS
Victoria Benson, soprano
Alicia Bisha, violin
Jonathan Brinson, tenor
Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello
Eric Cooper, cello
RECORDINGS
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PROGRAM
Jillian Flexner, Valerie’s Lullabye – from Zvezda II
Kelly Lockwood, oboe
Megan Yee, violin
Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello
Markus Kaitila, piano
Michelle Siemens, mezzo-soprano
Eric Delgado, A Divine Image
Ian Tyson, clarinet
Alaina Rea, viola
Eric Cooper, cello
Markus Kaitila, baritone
Marcus Maroney, Contemplation
Ian Tyson, clarinet
Dmitry Glivinskiy, piano
Claire Myers, soprano
Brian Holmes, There Was an Old Man
Alicia Bisha, violin
Jonathan Brinson, tenor
Denise Mei Yan Hofman, Ink Dark Moon
Dmitry Glivinskiy, piano
Heather Foutz, mezzo-soprano
Dale Trumbore, The Thirst in the Lungs, Movement 3
– Union Square Station
Markus Kailtila, piano
Victoria Benson, soprano
Rachel DeVore Fogarty, The Taxi
Dmitry Glivinskiy, piano
Michelle Siemens, mezzo-soprano
Alex Weiser, Marks, Movement 3
Markus Kaitila, piano
Barbara Porto, soprano
Alex Burtzos, The Hill Wife*
Megan Yee, violin
Lish Lindsay, flute
Alex Yu, clarinet
Leo Seoda, cello
Rachel Selan, mezzo-soprano
Victoria Benson, coach
* Winner of the Showcase Competition
New music, particularly vocal pieces, represents the legacy of the cultural heritage of the magnificent and long-enduring genre of opera. Our “Showcase of New Songs and Arias” is an evening presentation of 8-10 new vocal works—either stand-alone songs, or arias from a larger works—keeping the operatic genre alive and fresh. The pieces are selected from a Call for Scores, yielding typically over 200 submissions, by a panel of Board members and advisors. The criteria for selecting pieces includes: overall quality—is the piece finished, does the orchestration make sense, is it sing-able; innovation—what does the piece to uniquely, how has the composer’s idiom pushed through the lyrics; programmability—how well does it fit into the overall program of the “Showcase”, ; ensuring that our “Showcase” is of the highest caliber. Musicians are selected from our Core Company Residents, who are vocalists and instrumentalists that are enthusiastic about new music and meet our high standards of excellence and professionalism in performance.
Brian Holmes
Marcus Maroney
Dale Trombore
Alex Weiser
Heather Foutz, mezzo soprano
Dmitry Glivinskiy, piano
Markus Kaitila, piano
Lish Lindsey, flute
Kelly Lockwood, oboe
Claire Myers, soprano
Barbara Porto, soprano
Alaina Rea, violin
Rachel Selan, mezzo soprano
Leo Seoda, cello
Michelle Siemens, mezzo soprano
Ian Tyson, clarinet
Megan Yee, violin
Alex Yu, clarinet