The American Opera Project webinar
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The American Opera Project invites you for a webinar and Q&A session about Composers & the Voice. During this webinar, C&V’s program directors Steven Osgood, Matt Gray, and Mila Henry will explain the details of the 2-year program, share videos of previous C&V projects from first workshop to final product, and answer YOUR questions!Watch the full webinar at https://www.facebook.com/aopopera/live/ or https://youtu.be/Xs-6sUh7ZmA
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Ga Sho - promotional video of the opera
Promotional video of the opera-in-development, with music samples. About the making of the new opera - GA SHO https://www.aopopera.org/ga-shoCREATIVE TEAM: Pete A. Wyer ￨Composer & Librettist Melissa Salmons ￨Librettist Matt Gray ￨Stage Director Tenzing Sonam ￨Co-director (film) Ritu Sarin ￨Co-director (film)FEATURED DEVELOPMENT ARTISTS: Hirona Amamiya, Joshua Bouchard, Samantha Britt, Lynsey Buckelew, Matthew Curran, Brittany Fowler, Sara Heaton, Mila Henry, Hidenori Inoue, Erin Kemp, Michelle Kennedy, Michael Krzankowski, Jessica Miller-Rauch, Erica Moon, Molly Mustonen, Clint Okayama, Doug Purcell, Caleb Stokes
Soprano Jasmine Muhammad - The Purple Frog
Soprano Jasmine Muhammad, as Miss Alden, leads her first-graders through a lesson on identifying types of nouns. When the class-clown expresses his frustration, she realizes why he's been so disruptive. She ditches her lesson plan and takes an impromptu detour that enchants and inspires her students."The Purple Frog" Music by Tony Solitro Text by John De Los Santos Jasmine Muhammad, soprano Mila Henry, piano Video - Chris Comfort Audio - Misja van den Burg Production Assistant - Kelsey Strauch Recorded on location at South Oxford Space, Brooklyn, NY Created in Cycle 10 of The American Opera Project’s “Composers & the Voice” Fellowship Training Program C&V Artistic Director: Steven Osgood Head of Music: Mila Henry Head of Drama: Matt Gray Music Director: Kelly Horsted Composers & the Voice is made possible in part by a generous multi-year award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation #teacherappreciationweek2021 #weloveteachers #frogs #composer #librettist #singer #soprano #teaching #classclown
Steve Dalachinsky Poems for and by Tuli Kupferberg
As Tuli had neither surgery nor autopsy at the time of his death it's hard to understand the "butchers" symbolism here. Tuli called this kind of impressionist poetry "word salad." Bowery Poetry Club NYC July 13, 2011Uploaded on Jul 23, 2011
When We Return- Joy Tamayo
Singers present in this video are from America and Britain. The words of this song are taken from a speech by Pope Francis.The singers in the recording and on the video are: Joy Tamayo, Abigail Wright, Liz Franklin Kitchen, Aaron Theno, Stephen Hrycelak, Nathan Siler, Jin-Xiang Yu, Lynsey Tibbs, Kathryn Krasovec, Debbie Bridge, Candice Sims and Roger WatsonMusic written and recorded by Pete M. Wyer
Ga Sho - promotional video of the opera
Promotional video of the opera-in-development, with music samples. About the making of the new opera - GA SHO https://www.aopopera.org/ga-shoCREATIVE TEAM: Pete A. Wyer ￨Composer & Librettist Melissa Salmons ￨Librettist Matt Gray ￨Stage Director Tenzing Sonam ￨Co-director (film) Ritu Sarin ￨Co-director (film)FEATURED DEVELOPMENT ARTISTS: Hirona Amamiya, Joshua Bouchard, Samantha Britt, Lynsey Buckelew, Matthew Curran, Brittany Fowler, Sara Heaton, Mila Henry, Hidenori Inoue, Erin Kemp, Michelle Kennedy, Michael Krzankowski, Jessica Miller-Rauch, Erica Moon, Molly Mustonen, Clint Okayama, Doug Purcell, Caleb Stokes
Soprano Jasmine Muhammad - The Purple Frog
Soprano Jasmine Muhammad, as Miss Alden, leads her first-graders through a lesson on identifying types of nouns. When the class-clown expresses his frustration, she realizes why he's been so disruptive. She ditches her lesson plan and takes an impromptu detour that enchants and inspires her students."The Purple Frog" Music by Tony Solitro Text by John De Los Santos Jasmine Muhammad, soprano Mila Henry, piano Video - Chris Comfort Audio - Misja van den Burg Production Assistant - Kelsey Strauch Recorded on location at South Oxford Space, Brooklyn, NY Created in Cycle 10 of The American Opera Project’s “Composers & the Voice” Fellowship Training Program C&V Artistic Director: Steven Osgood Head of Music: Mila Henry Head of Drama: Matt Gray Music Director: Kelly Horsted Composers & the Voice is made possible in part by a generous multi-year award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation #teacherappreciationweek2021 #weloveteachers #frogs #composer #librettist #singer #soprano #teaching #classclown
When We Return- Joy Tamayo
Singers present in this video are from America and Britain. The words of this song are taken from a speech by Pope Francis.The singers in the recording and on the video are: Joy Tamayo, Abigail Wright, Liz Franklin Kitchen, Aaron Theno, Stephen Hrycelak, Nathan Siler, Jin-Xiang Yu, Lynsey Tibbs, Kathryn Krasovec, Debbie Bridge, Candice Sims and Roger WatsonMusic written and recorded by Pete M. Wyer