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E. Whitacre
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
2:00 PM
Auditorium Theatre, Roosevelt University, Chicago
ACDA Conference Prelude Performance
Eric Whitacre's Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings
Eric Whitacre, Guest Conductor
Creative Team: Eric Whitacre, David Norona, and Greg Chun
Exstasis:
Hila Plitmann, Grammy Award-winning Soprano
Logos: Damon Kirsche
Ignis: Doug Kreeger
Fervio: Daniel Tatar
Pieta: Sara Jean Ford
Aia: Marie Wallace
Gravitas: Rodolfo Nieto
Greg Chun, DJ
On Ensemble, Taiko
Fang Fang Xu, Cello
Casting: Mark Simon
Featuring Distinguished Concert Singers International: Cabrillo College Chorus (CA), Catawba College Choir (NC), Lincoln-Way Central High School Chorale (IL), Marquette University Chorus (WI), Prospect High School Honors Choir (IL), The Region Summer Choir (IN)
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R. Nieto
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F. Xu
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About the concert |
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"Works of unearthly beauty and imagination... electric, chilling harmonies." - Los Angeles Times
A groundbreaking work of music theater with book by Edward Esch, music by acclaimed composer Eric Whitacre, and lyrics by director David Norona and Whitacre. Infused with the style of Japanese anime and manga, Paradise Lost is a powerful and visceral hybrid of musical theater, opera, electronica, film score and Asian drumming.
The story follows the last remaining tribe of angels, marooned in a post-apocalyptic Paradise as children and now grown into young adulthood. Within their fortress they have created a militant, martial society, always training for the next attack, always afraid. One angel, Exstasis, remains untouched by the brutal world in which she lives and dreams only of flying.
Conducted by Whitacre, and starring Grammy-winning soprano Hila Plitmann, Paradise Lost also features a radically diverse chorus assembled by DCINY from all over the country.
Left: June 15, 2010, Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings at Carnegie Hall
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M. Bultman
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Lincoln-Way Central High School Choirs (IL)
The Lincoln-Way Central High School Choirs have enjoyed a long and distinguished tradition of excellence. The choirs have appeared at the Illinois Music Educators Association All-State conference on several occasions. They have also collaborated in performances with the Illinois Wesleyan University choirs and the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, and have sung at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. Choirs from LWC have toured nationally and internationally and have won numerous awards at competitions and festivals.
Michael Bultman is in his 16th year as Choral Music Director at Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox, IL. He holds degrees in music from Northwestern University and Michigan State University. Mr. Bultman has presented workshops at the Illinois Music Educators (IMEA) State Convention and has guest conducted several IMEA District ensembles in northern Illinois. He was a member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus for twelve seasons, and recently had his first choral arrangement published by Shawnee Press.
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J. Troiano
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Prospect High School Honors Choir (IL)
Honors Choir is comprised of Prospect's top 70 singers. Highlights
of the last few years include selections ranging from Beethoven to John
Rutter. Honors Choir has recently toured London, and has performed
clinics at Northern University of Illinois and Carthage College. Honors
choir takes part in our district honors 214 choir each year and has
worked with guest conductors Rollo Dilworth, Jon Hurty and James Major.
Jennifer Troiano is the Director of Choral Music, Vocal Jazz
and Show Choirs at Prospect High School. Mrs. Troiano is originally
from Lake Zurich, Illinois, and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in
Vocal Performance from the University of Illinois, Champaing-Urbana and a
B.M.E in Music Education from Illinois State University, Normal,
Illinois. Mrs. Troiano has studied vocal techniques with Ms. Sara
Arneson and Dr. Katherine DeBoer (University of Illinois), Ms. Elizabeth
Barnabe (Millikin University). She has also studied conducting
techniques with Dr. James Major, Dr. Kathleen Keenan-Tekagi and Mr.
Brett Peppo (Illinois State).
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