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CONDUCTING/MUSICAL DIRECTING EXPERIENCE |
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Le nozze di Figaro
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Houston Grand Opera |
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Carmen
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Houston Grand Opera |
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail
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Houston Grand Opera |
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The Little Prince
(Rachel Portman-world premiere production) |
Houston Grand Opera |
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The End Of The Affair
(Heggie-world premiere production) |
Houston Grand Opera |
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50th Anniversary Gala Concert
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Houston Grand Opera |
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The Tender Land
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Houston Grand Opera Studio |
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New Music Readings
(Catán-Salsipuedes) |
Houston Grand Opera |
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Lysistrata
(Adamo-world premiere) |
Houston Grand Opera (cover) |
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Turandot
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Houston Grand Opera (cover) |
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Jenufa
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Houston Grand Opera (cover) |
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Florencia en el Amazonas
(Catán) |
Houston Grand Opera (cover) |
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La Traviata
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Houston Grand Opera (cover) |
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Of Mice and Men
(Floyd) |
Houston Grand Opera (cover) |
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Falstaff
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Houston Grand Opera (cover) |
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Ariodante
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Houston Grand Opera (cover) |
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The Nutcracker
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Houston Ballet |
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Flight
(Jonathan Dove) |
Pittsburgh Opera Center |
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Little Women
(Adamo-dir. Adamo) |
Lyric Opera Cleveland |
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Lysistrata
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New York City Opera (cover) |
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Hotel Casablanca
(Pasatieri-NY premiere) |
DiCapo Opera |
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Le nozze di Figaro
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Dayton Opera |
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Pagliacci
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Sugar Creek Symphony and Song |
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L'elisir d'amore
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Sugar Creek Symphony and Song |
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Le nozze di Figaro
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Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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La Traviata
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Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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Die Fledermaus
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Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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La Cenerentola
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Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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Madama Butterfly
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OrchestraX (Houston) |
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Don Pasquale
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Lyric Opera San Diego |
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La Rondine
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Lyric Opera San Diego |
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The Beggar's Opera
(Britten realization) |
Lyric Opera San Diego |
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Countess Maritza
(Kalman) |
Lyric Opera San Diego |
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The Mikado
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Wichita Grand Opera |
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Hansel and Gretel
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Amarillo Opera |
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From Frankenstein
(Stefan Weisman) |
Newspeak Ensemble, Merkin Hall |
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The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
(John David Earnest-world premiere) |
Virginia Opera |
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Underwood New Music Readings
(C. Rivera, K. Froelich, D. Visconti) |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Orchestral Concert
(Frank Zappa, Coleman, Robison, Shen) |
American Composers Orchestra (cover) |
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Orchestral Concert
(S. Paulus, D. Bermel, K. Kuster, B. Current) |
American Composers Orchestra (cover) |
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Gypsy
(starring Patti LuPone) |
Broadway (St. James Theater) |
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My Fair Lady
(Cameron Mackintosh/National Theatre Production) |
U.S. National Tour |
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The Light in the Piazza
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First National Tour |
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Sir Elton John
(orchestrations and arrangements by James Lowe) |
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
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Randy Newman
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Houston Symphony |
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Sweeney Todd
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Wolf Trap Opera |
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An Evening with Betty Comden
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Rochester JCC Theater |
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Hudson Shad
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Tour of Germany |
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Kiss Me, Kate
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Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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Merrily We Roll Along
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Blackfriars Theater |
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Falsettos
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Blackfriars Theater |
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Funny Girl
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Blackfriars Theater |
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The Rink
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Blackfriars Theater |
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Windy City
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Blackfriars Theater |
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Oh, Coward!
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Blackfriars Theater |
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A Night at the Alhambra Cafe
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Krannert Center |
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Oliver!
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Lyric Opera San Diego |
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Tales of Hochstein
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Hochstein Players |
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You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
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Hochstein Players |
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Snoopy!
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Hochstein Players |
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Blame It On The Movies!
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Hochstein Players |
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Perfectly Frank
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Hochstein Players |
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Hair
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RAPA Players |
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The Man For The Job
(workshop) |
New York University |
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Houston Grand Opera,
Associate Conductor |
2002-2005 |
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Houston Grand Opera,
Assistant Conductor |
2000-2002 |
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Ash Lawn Opera Festival,
Resident Conductor and Chorus Master |
summers, 2000, 2002 |
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Santa Fe Opera,
Pianist/Coach |
summers, 1999, 2001 |
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Ash Lawn Opera Festival,
Pianist/Coach |
summer, 1998 |
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Houston Grand Opera Studio,
Pianist/Coach |
1998-2000 |
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Virginia Opera,
Pianist/Coach |
1997-1998 |
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American Institute of Musical Studies,
Accompanist |
summer, 1997 |
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Blackfriars Theater,
Music Director/Conductor |
1994-1997 |
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ARRANGEMENTS & COMPOSITIONS |
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Sir Elton John
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orchestrations, choral arrangements-Houston Grand Opera |
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Gershwin songs
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Joyce DiDonato recital tour, incl. Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall |
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Betty Comden
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arrangements for concert-Rochester JCC Theater |
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A Night at the Alhambra Cafe
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arrangements for new musical, world premiere 2009 |
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The Pitch
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opera scene commissioned by Houston Grand Opera |
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Goin' To The Mall
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CD of original songs/arrangements-rock band Backwash |
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Tales of Hochstein
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co/wrote book and co/arranged score of musical revue |
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Freedom
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arrangement for Virginia Opera-over 50 performances |
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Brits on Broadway
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arrangements for cabaret evenings-Blackfriars Theater |
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Together Again
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arrangements for cabaret evenings-Blackfriars Theater |
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Vamp 'til Ready
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arrangements for cabaret evenings-Blackfriars Theater |
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Broadway Bound
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arrangements for concert-Ash Lawn Opera |
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Stages
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arrangements for cabaret evenings-Rochester JCC Theater |
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-for detailed information and sample scores
click HERE |
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Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
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solo concerto appearance |
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Genesee Symphony Orchestra
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solo concerto appearance |
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University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra
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solo concerto appearance |
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Univerity of Texas at San Antonio
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solo recital |
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Genesee Symphony Orchestra
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solo recital-50th Anniversary Celebration |
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SEAMUS National Conference, Ithaca
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solo performance |
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Live from Hochstein-WXXI FM broadcast
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solo recital |
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AM Buffalo-WKBW Channel 7
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television feature and solo performance |
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"In Your Ear" festival
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solo performance |
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University of Colorado Artsweek Festival
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solo recital |
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Chautauqua Institute
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solo recital |
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Aspen Music Festival
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solo recital |
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Dublin International Piano Competition
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1994 |
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Esther Honens International Piano Competition
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1992 |
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Aspen Concerto Competition
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winner, 1991 |
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VOCAL
AND CHAMBER RECITALS |
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Hudson Shad
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pianist, tour of Germany |
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Marilyn Horne Foundation Recitals
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Roosevelt University, University of Arkansas |
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Extensive instrumental and vocal recitals
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Wozzeck
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Tavern Pianist, Santa Fe Opera |
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Blackfriars Theater Cabaret
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musical director and pianist, 3 years |
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Inner Loop Improvisational Comedy Troupe
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music director, pianist, performer, 2 years |
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Backwash
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lead vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist for original rock band, 5 years |
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Blue Silver
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keyboardist for country band, 1 year |
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Extensive live/studio experience, various groups
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Falstaff
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Houston Grand Opera |
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Rigoletto
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Houston Grand Opera |
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L'elisir d'amore
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Houston Grand Opera |
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Ariodante
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Houston Grand Opera |
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La Bohème
(rehearsals) |
Houston Grand Opera |
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Wozzeck
(rehearsals) |
Santa Fe Opera |
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Cold Sassy Tree
(Floyd) |
HGO, Albany Records, 2005; Piano, Musical Preparation |
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Of Mice and Men
(Floyd) |
HGO, Albany Records, 2004; Musical Preparation |
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Florencia en el Amazonas
(Catán) |
HGO, Albany Records, 2002; Assistant Conductor |
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Little Women
(Adamo) |
HGO, Ondine Records, PBS, 2001; Keyboards, Musical Preparation |
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Resurrection
(Machover) |
HGO, Ondine Records, PBS, 2001; Keyboards, Musical Preparation |
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Goin’ To The Mall
(Backwash) |
Transit Productions, 1995; Producer, Songwriter, KB, Guitar, Vocals |
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Musical Skills
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Orchestration, Arranging, Jazz/Pop Improvisation, Transposition, Transcription |
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Technology
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MIDI, Pro Tools, Sequencing (Reason), Synth Programming, Sibelius |
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Languages
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Conversational Proficiency in Italian, German, including extensive |
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study in Italy, Germany (Goethe Institut) and Austria |
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Grammatical Proficiency in French |
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Diction
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Extensive study in Italian, German, Grench, and English dialects |
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Other Instruments
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Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Trombone, Violin (basic) |
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Butler Opera Center,
University of Texas at Austin |
Music Director, 2009-present |
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Hochstein Music School
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Faculty, Piano and Musical Theater, 1992-1997 |
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Syracuse University
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Affiliate Artist, Piano and Keyboard Literature, 1994-1995 |
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Faber Music Studio
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Faculty, Piano, Recording and MIDI Technology, 1990-1992 |
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University of Michigan
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Graduate Assistant, Private and Class Piano, 1989-1991 |
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Conducting Study
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Larry Rachleff, Patrick Summers, 1998-2003 |
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University of Michigan
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Master of Music, Piano Performance, 1991 |
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primary teachers: Nina Lelchuk, Charles Fisher |
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Eastman School of Music
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Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance, 1989 |
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primary teachers: Nelita True, Robert Spillman |
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Aspen Music Festival
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Fellowships, Opera Theater Center, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992 |
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REPERTOIRE
Opera, musical theater and ballet
productions worked on as conductor, assistant
conductor or prompter |
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Adamo |
Little Women
Lysistrata (world premiere) |
Houston Grand Opera
Lyric Opera Cleveland
Houston Grand Opera
New York City Opera |
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Bart, Lionel |
Oliver! |
Lyric Opera San Diego |
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Berg |
Wozzeck |
Santa Fe Opera |
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Bizet |
Carmen |
Houston Grand Opera
Santa Fe Opera |
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Boito |
Mefistofele |
Houston Grand Opera |
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Bolcom |
A View from the Bridge |
Butler Opera Center |
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Britten |
Albert Herring
The Little Sweep |
Butler Opera Center
Aspen Opera Theater Center |
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Britten/Gay |
The Beggar's Opera |
Lyric Opera San Diego |
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Catán, Daniel |
Florencia en el Amazonas
Salsipuedes (workshop) |
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera |
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Copland |
The Tender Land |
Houston Grand Opera Studio |
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Coward, Noel |
Oh, Coward! |
Blackfriars Theater |
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Donizetti |
Don Pasquale
L'elisir d'amore
Lucia di Lammermoor |
Lyric Opera San Diego
Houston Grand Opera
Virginia Opera
Sugar Creek Symphony and Song
Santa Fe Opera |
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Dove, Jonathan |
Flight |
Pittsburgh Opera Center |
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Dunoyer de Segonzac, Louis |
Christophe Columb |
Aspen Opera Theater Center |
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Earnest, John David |
Legend of Sleepy Hollow (premiere) |
Virginia Opera |
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Eng, Randall |
Florida (pre-production)
Henry's Wife |
Lyric Opera Cleveland
Center for Contemporary Opera |
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Falla |
El retablo de Maese Pedro |
Aspen Opera Theater Center |
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Finn, William |
Falsettos |
Blackfriars Theater |
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Floyd |
Cold Sassy Tree (world premiere)
Of Mice and Men |
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera |
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Gesner, Clark |
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown |
Hochstein Workshop |
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Gounod |
Roméo et Juliette |
Houston Grand Opera |
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Grossman, Larry |
Snoopy!!! |
Hochstein Workshop |
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Guettel, Adam |
The Light in the Piazza |
First National Tour |
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Handel |
Ariodante
La Resurrezione |
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera Studio |
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Heggie, Jake |
The End of the Affair (world premiere) |
Houston Grand Opera |
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Humperdinck |
Hänsel und Gretel |
Amarillo Opera
Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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Janáček |
The Makropulos Case
Jenůfa |
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera |
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Kalman |
Countess Maritza |
Santa Fe Opera
Lyric Opera San Diego |
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Kander & Ebb |
Chicago
The Rink |
Broadway
Blackfriars Theater |
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Kern |
Music In The Air |
Encores! (City Center) |
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Lehar |
The Merry Widow |
Houston Grand Opera |
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Leoncavallo |
Pagliacci
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Houston Grand Opera
Sugar Creek Symphony and Song |
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Lerner & Loewe |
My Fair Lady
Camelot |
US National Tour (Cameron Mackintosh)
Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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Loesser, Frank |
Perfectly Frank |
Hochstein Workshop |
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Macaulay, Tony |
Windy City |
Blackfriars Theater |
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MacDermot, Galt |
Hair |
RAPA Players |
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Machover, Tod |
Resurrection (world premiere) |
Houston Grand Opera |
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Menotti |
Amahl and the Night Visitors |
Rochester Chamber Opera |
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Monteverdi |
L'incoronazione di Poppea
Orfeo |
Aspen Opera Theater Center
Houston Grand Opera Studio |
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Mozart |
Così fan tutte
Don Giovanni
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Idomeneo
Le Nozze di Figaro
Die Zauberflöte |
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera
Ash Lawn Opera Festival
Houston Grand Opera
Santa Fe Opera
Houston Grand Opera
Dayton Opera
Ash Lawn Opera
Aspen Opera Theater Center |
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Offenbach |
Les Contes d'Hoffmann |
Houston Grand Opera |
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Pasatieri |
Hotel Casablanca (NY premiere) |
DiCapo Opera |
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Porter, Cole |
Kiss Me, Kate |
Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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Portman, Rachel |
The Little Prince (world premiere) |
Houston Grand Opera |
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Poulenc |
Les Dialogues des Carmelites |
Santa Fe Opera |
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Puccini |
La Bohème
Madama Butterfly
La Rondine
Tosca
Turandot |
Houston Grand Opera
Ashlawn Opera Festival
Houston Grand Opera
OrchestraX
Opera Theater Of Rochester
Virginia Opera
Lyric Opera San Diego
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera |
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Rodgers & Hammerstein |
Oklahoma! |
Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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Rome |
Fanny |
Encores! (City Center) |
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Rossini |
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
La Cenerentola |
Eastman School of Music
Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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Smalls, Charlie |
The Wiz |
Rainbow Theater |
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Sondheim |
Merrily We Roll Along
Sweeney Todd |
Blackfriars Theater
Wolf Trap Opera |
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Strauss, J. |
Die Fledermaus |
Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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Strauss, R. |
Ariadne auf Naxos |
Santa Fe Opera |
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Stuart, Paul |
Little Thieves of Bethlehem (premiere)
Kill Bear Comes Home (premiere) |
Opera Theater of Rochester
Opera Theater of Rochester |
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Styne, Jule |
Gypsy
Funny Girl |
Broadway
Blackfriars Theater |
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Sullivan |
H.M.S. Pinafore
The Mikado |
Virginia Opera
Wichita Grand Opera |
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Tchaikovsky |
The Nutcracker |
Houston Ballet |
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Various |
A Night at the Alhambra Café |
Krannert Center |
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Various |
Blame it on the Movies! |
Hochstein Workshop |
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Various |
Tale of Hochstein |
Hochstein Players |
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Verdi |
Don Carlo
Falstaff
Rigoletto
La Traviata
Il Trovatore |
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera
Ash Lawn Opera Festival
Houston Grand Opera
Opera Theater of Rochester
Virginia Opera |
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Vidovsky |
Narcissus and Echo |
Aspen Opera Theater Center |
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Wagner |
Tannhäuser
Tristan und Isolde |
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera |
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Weisman, Stefan |
Darkling
From Frankenstein |
American Opera Projects
Newspeak Ensemble |
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Youn, Sohee |
The Man for the Job (workshop) |
New York University |
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Zappa, Frank |
Adventures of Greggery Peccary |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Bach, JS |
Cantata BWV 51: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! |
Ash Lawn Festival Orchestra |
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Beethoven |
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb major, Opus 19
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Opus 58
Symphony No. 4 in Bb, Opus 60 |
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Bermel, Derek |
Elixir (world premiere) |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Coleman, Dan |
L'alma respira (world premiere) |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Copland |
Quiet City |
Ash Lawn Festival Orchestra |
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Current, Brian |
Symphonies in Slanted Time |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Froelich, Kenneth |
Pulse Mutations |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Ginastera |
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1961) |
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Grieg |
Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 16 |
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Handel |
Messiah |
Eastman School of Music |
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John, Elton |
Various songs, arr. Lowe |
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
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Kuster, Kristin |
Myrrha (world premiere) |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Liszt |
Piano Concerto in A major
Piano Concerto in Eb major |
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Mozart |
Piano Concerto No. 9 in Eb major, K. 271
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" |
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Newman, Randy |
Various songs, pops concerts |
Houston Symphony |
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Paulus, Stephen |
Erotic Spirits |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Ravel |
Piano Concerto in G |
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Rivera, Carlos |
Popul-Vuh, Four Mayan Dances |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Robison, Brian |
In Search of the Miraculous (world premiere) |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Schumann |
Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 54 |
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Shen, Hsueh-Yung |
Autumn Fall (world premiere) |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Tchaikovsky |
The Nutcracker
Piano Concerto in Bb minor, Opus 23 |
Houston Ballet |
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Visconti, Daniel |
Graffiti |
American Composers Orchestra |
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Weisman, Stefan |
From Frankenstein |
Newspeak Ensemble |
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Zappa, Frank |
Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat
G-Spot Tornado
Peaches en Regalia
The Adventures of Greggery Peccary |
American Composers Orchestra
American Composers Orchestra
American Composers Orchestra
American Composers Orchestra |
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