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BAM Opera presents In the BAM Opera House May 7 - 12, 1991 HYDROGEN JUKEBOX
Poetry by ALLEN GINSBERG Music by PHILIP GLASS Production Design by JEROME SIRLIN
Music Direction and Conducting by Lighting Design by MARTIN GOLDRAY ROBERT WIERZEL
Sound Design by Produced by KURT MUNKACSI JEDEDIAH WHEELER
Staged by ANN CARLSON
Music commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gilliam in memory of Jeffrey E. Gilliam
There will be one intermission.
This presentation is made possible, in part by AT&T Foundation. Addition~ support is provided by Pilsner. Urquell. Hydrogen Jukebox was Commissioned by Spoleto Festival U.S.A. and American Music Theater Festival and had its world premier in Philadelphia, PA and Charleston, SC in May, 1990.
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Singers: JAMES BUTLER (Referee), Bass RICHARD FRACKER (Businessman), Tenor SUZAN HANSON (Cheerleader), Soprano MARY ANN HART (Policewoman), Soprano DARYL HENRIKSEN (Mechanic), Baritone LYNNEN YAKES (Waitress), Mezzo Soprano Musicians: KAREN BECKER, Keyboards; FRANK CASSARA, Percussion; ALAN JOHNSON, Keyboards; NELSON PADGETI, Keyboards; LENNY PICKETI, Saxophone; JAMES PUGLIESE, Percussion
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SONG #1 Iron Horse Lightning's blue glare fills Oklahoma plains SONG #2 Iron Horse Who's the enemy, year after year SONG #3 Jaweh and Allah Battle Jaweh with Atom Bomb SONG #4 Sing BI;lke That which pushes upward Consulting I Ching Smoking Pot Listening to the Fugs SONG #5 Marijuana Notation How Sick I am! SONG #6 Patna - Benares Express Whatever it may be whoever it may be Last Night in Calcutta Still night. The old clock Ticks SONG #7 To P.O. The whitewashed room, roof , . SONG #8 Last Night in Calcutta And the vast sta'rry space SONG #9 Crossing Nation Under silver wing Over Denver Again Gray Clouds blot sunglare, mountains float west, plane SONGS AND POEMS, continued
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JAMES BUTLER (Bass) has appeared in training at the Philadelphia College of principal bass roles with the New York Performing Arts, where he studied voice City Opera as Sarastro in Die with Franco Inglesias. He was also a Zauberflote; with the New Orleans, student at the American Institute of Michigan, and Dayton Operas as Timur Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Other in Turandot; with the Utah, Michigan, operatic roles in his repertory include and Dayton Operas as Mephistopheles in Ramfis in Aida, which he sang for the Faust; with the Cincinnati Opera as Westchester Lyric Festival, Leporello in Crespel in Les Contes d'Hoffmann; with Don Giovanni, Osmin in The Abduction the Manitoba Opera as Zuniga in from the Seraglio, Gremin in Eugene Carmen; with Opera Columbus as Onegin, and A Midsummer Night's Colline in La Boheme; and with Palm Dream. Beach Opera as Ferrando in II Trovatore and the Youngstown Opera as the King RICHARD FRACKER (Tenor) one of in Aida. Recent highlights have included America's finest lyric tenors returns to Rigoletto with the Utah Opera, Madame the Metropolitan Opera for the 1991-92 Butterfly ~ith the New Jersey State season in a series of assignments. This Opera and the Beethoven Ninth with the singing actor performed the tenor role in Virginia Symphony. He also sang the Hydrogen Jukebox at Spoleto Festival world premiere of Hydrogen Jukebox in U.S.A. and Italy as well as with the Philadelphia and at both Spoleto American Music Theater Festival in Festivals. Philadelphia. In November, 1990, Mr. Mr. Butler began his 1990-91 Fracker takes a sojourn from his duties at season with Ariadne auf Naxos at the the Metropolitan to go on an extensive Florentine Opera, before moving on to U.S. concert tour with the Bel Canto the Opera Company of Philadelphia for Trio, and this spring he sings Alfredo in Butterfly, and the Boston Symphony for La Traviata with the Natchez Opera. Salome. He concludes this season with a This exciting singing actor will continue debut in New Zealand as Crown in his relationship with the Met singing Porgy and Bess. Mr. Butler has also roles in Andrea Chenier, Un Ballo in appeared with the San Diego Opera in Maschera, Parsifal, I Puritani, Le Nozze Andrea Chenier and La Fanciulla del di Figaro, Rigoletto and La Traviata. West, the Greater Miami Opera and Richard Fracker has made a Pittsburgh Opera in Salome, and the specialty of contemporary roles, singing Florentine Opera of Milwaukee as the title role in Albert Herring and The Abimelech in Samson et Dalila. As a Rake's Progress in opera houses concert artist, Mr. Butler has been a throughout America, Peter Maxwell soloist with numerous oratorio societies Davies' The Lighthouse for the Chicago performing such works as King David, Opera Theater, Street Scene for the Messiah and the Verdi Requiem, Chautauqua Festival and Henrik in A which he sang in concert with the Little Night Music for Opera Carolina. London Symphony Orchestra. He has In a more traditional vein, the artist also been heard in the premiere of the made his professional debut in Die contemporary opera, Rapupacini's Fledermaus for the Toledo Opera, sang Daughter. Mr. Butler was a featured Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor for artist on the PBS telecast of "Placido Opera/Omaha's Nebraska Opera Domingo: The Tenor, The Teacher." Thea ter, the title role in Les Contes A native of Chester, Pennsylvania, d'Hoffman with the opera companies of Mr. Butler received his formal vocal Indianapolis, Syracuse and Memphis, sang Nanki-Poo in The Mikado for a Portugal with the New Amsterdam debut with the Kentucky Opera and Singers, soloing in In the Beginning. joined the New York City Opera for the Next season Miss Hart makes her 1988 season. Richard Fracker made his Chicago recital debut on the prestigious Metropolitan Opera debut in September Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert 1989 in II Trittico followed by Series, which will be broadcast over performances of Rigoletto and La National Public Radio. She is one of Traviata. four singers involved in a National Endowment for the Arts-funded project . SUZAN HANSON (Soprano) brings a recording the complete songs of the wealth of gifts to her performances. American composer Charles Ives for Experienced in traditional and modern Albany Records. opera, she is also an actress and recitalist. A champion of song repertory, Ms. Hanson has appeared as Belinda in a Mary Ann Hart has delighted audiences much acclaimed production of Dido and and critics alike. She has performed on Aeneas, Guilietta in Tales of Hoffman the Great Singers Series in Weill Recital and Calista in La Calista, all with Opera Hall at Carnegie Hall, and on the 92nd at the Academy in New York. She Street Y' s Schubertiade. She was the created the role of Madeline in Fall of the 1988 recipient of the coveted Solo House of Usher for Philip Glass at the Recitalist Grant from the National American Repertory Theater, and again Endowment for the Arts and won Second at Alice Tully Hall for the Serious Fun! Prize in the 1987 Carnegie Hall festival. Ms. Hanson performed the U.S. International American Music premiere of the one-woman opera, Competition. Using the international Tomorrow and Tomorrow, for New competition as a showcase for her York's Center for Contemporary Opera. communicative powers, Miss Hart has A champion of contemporary music, Suzan has most recently performed Hydrogen Jukebox for Spoleto Festival U.S.A. and Italy. Upcoming are appearances as Mabel in Pirates of THE Penzance for Kentucky Opera, and Philip Glass' new opera, White Raven, with Teatro della Opera Portugal WORLD MARY ANN HART (Soprano) returns this season to Carnegie Hall for a HAS A performance of Bach's Mass in B-minor with the New York Choral Society, conducted by John Daly Goodwin. She THIRST will be heard again at Alice Tully Hall singing the role of David in Handel's Saul with the Sine Nomine Singers, FOR conducted by Harry Saltzman. Other oratorio engagements include a return to the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival for • performances of Mozart's Requiem, The THE ARTS Magic Flute and Copland's In the Beginning. She travels to Winston PILSNERU RQUELL Salem, NC for Handel's Messiah with the CZEC H OS L OVA KI A Mozart Club and sings Mozart's Mass in The Original Pilsner, Since 1292 C-minor with the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. This summer she will tour iCl l9911mponed by Guinness Impon Company. Stamford. CT been a First Prize winner in the Concert recently she recorded the Shostakovich Artists Guild International Competition Songs from Jewish Poetry, Op. 79 with I and has won top prizes in the Walter J. Musici de Montreal on the Chandos Naumburg Vocal Competition, the label, which was released on CD last Minna Kaufmann Ruud Distinguished spnng. Performance Awards, the Washington International Competition and the DARYL HENRIKSEN (Baritone) is a Robert Schumann International versatile performing artist who has Competition. received audience and critical acclaim for Recital appearances have taken his work o~ · the opera tic, concert and Miss Hart to 24 American states, theatrical stages. He has performed Austria, East and West Germany and leading roles in plays by Shakespeare, Rumania. Concert and oratorio Moliere, Chekov, Mamet, and Orton - performances by Mary Ann Hart have his favorite, the title role in Bram always been enthusiastically received. Stoker's Dracula. New York City She 'has sung with the Minnesota concert and oratorio performances Orchestra under the baton of Neville include the Requiems by Mozart, Faure Marriner and with such New York and Durufle; the Messiah, Elijah, organizations as the American Carmina Burana and Bach Cantatas #79 Composers Orchestra, Musica Sacra, the and #106. Operatic performances include Dessoff Choirs, Basically Bach, Clarion the world premiere of Houston Grand Music Society, the Collegiate Chorale, Opera's production of Where's Dick? Concert Royal and the Bach Cantata conducted by John DeMain and directed Sundays at St. Ann's Church in by Richard Foreman, creating the role of Brooklyn. the Rev. J.J. Newright. For the An active chamber music performer, Metropolitan Opera Guild, Daryl has Miss Hart was Guest Artist last season toured three times with Gianni Schicchi. with the Chamber Music Society of U.S. premieres include Adonis in John Lincoln Center in Bach's Cantata #169. Blow's Venus and Adonis, Orestes in She has appeared as Guest Soloist with Cavalli's Giasone and the King of Saba the Composers String Quartet at the Mt. in Herrod and the Slaughter of the' Desert Festival of Chamber Music and Innocents all directed by Paul Echols for with Suzuki and Friends Chamber Music the Mannes Camerota. Works with in Indianapolis. Early music festival David Alden and Christopher Alden appearances have included the Marlboro, include Jove, in Cavalli' s La Calisto, Bar Harbor, and Connecticut Early Baron Gondremarck in La Vie Parisienne Music Festivals. In opera, Mary Ann for Opera at the Academy and Long Hart sang six roles in Ravel's L'Enfant et Beach Opera, and the Soldier in A les Sarti leges in the Netherlands Ballet Soldier's Tale for Kentucky Opera. For Theatre production at the Metropolitan American Chamber Opera in New York, Opera. She appeared in the 1984 revival Daryl performed the role of Sam in of Philip Glass' Einstein on the Beach at Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti, for the Brooklyn Academy of Music's NEXT Riverside Opera, II Banditore in WAVE Festival. With Concert Royal, Zondonai's Guilietta et Romeo and Le she was heard in Handel's II Pastor Fido Bailli in Werther at the Aspen Music at the Castle Hill Festival and in Festival. Daryl covered the role of Nick Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea Shadow in The Rake's Progress and for at Alice Tully Hall in New York. 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For a free brochure call (212) 496·0600. OLt:' Sold.Hen ,/I,,"metD" by JtfJ Barson HYDROGEN JUKEBOX continued Competition, and First Place Winner of the Musicians Club of New York and dramatic Rresence with a subtle authority Artists International Vocal Competition. that reminded one of the late, great She is thrilled to have finally moved out Donald Gramm." of Manhattan and lives on the beach with her dog of 15 years, Mazola. LYNNEN YAKES (Mezzo Soprano) has distinguished herself in a repertory ANN CARLSON (Staging) is a ranging from the baroque to the choreographer/performance artist best contemporary. Most recently Lynnen known for her "series" works -- groups sang Miss Jessel in Turn of the Screw of performances which explore a with Virginia Opera, Nero in Coronation particular theme. Her first serie,s, "Real of Poppea with Pennsylvania Opera People," be gun in 1985, is an ongoing Theater, The Grand Duchess with group of dance pieces performed by non Pennsylvania Opera Theater, Orlovsky in actors who participate as on-stage Die Fledermaus with June Opera Festival representations of themselves. and The Grand Duchess with the Dallas The second series, "Animals," Lyric Opera. Lynnen's other credits explores our varied notions of animals include Agata in La Fiamma at Carnegie and incorporates live animals on stage. Hall, Dorabella in Cosi fan Tutte with White, the newest serieS'; examines the Seattle Opera and Colorado Opera impact of American popular culture on Festival, Cherubino in The Marriage of our experience of love. Ms. Carlson Figaro with New York Grand Opera in earned a B.F.A. from the University of Central Park and Pennsylvania Opera Utah and an M.A. from the University of Theater. Also with Pennsylvania Opera, Arizona. Her awards include a National Ms. Yakes has sung Henny Penny in the Endowment for the Arts Choreographer's world premiere of Vincent Persichetti's Fellowship in 1986, the NEA three-year The Sybil and Miss Jessel in The Turn of fellowship in dance in 1988, General the Screw. Lynnen sang the Mother in Electric's National Choreographer's Amahl and the Night Visitors and Lucie Award in 1988 and a 1988 "Bessie" Dreyfus in the world premiere of Moshe (New York Dance and Performance Cotel's Dreyfus, both at the Brooklyn Award). Recent premieres include Flag Academy of Music. Lynnen was invited at Dance Theater Workshop in New to the Vienna State Opera for the role of York and Angel Part 1, a dance Susie in A Quiet Place. With the Skylight choreographed for ice skaters, which Opera of Milwaukee, Ms. Yakes has premiered at Rockefeller Plaza. This sung Nero in Monteverdi's Coronation summer Ms. Carlson will premiere a new of Poppea and she scored a major commissioned work as part of the success in the production of Handel's Serious Fun! Festival at Lincoln Center. Xerxes, singing the title role. Lynnen was the winner of Artists International ALLEN GINSBERG (Poetry) was born Vocal competition and sponsored in a in Newark, New Jersey in 1926. While a Carnegie Hall recital debut. A gifted student at Columbia College, he began a concert artist, she has appeared with the close friendship with William S. Brooklyn Philharmonic and in numerous Burroughs and other innovative writers, recitals including performances at the many of whom later became known as • Gardner Museum in Boston, the Juilliard the "Beat Generation" writers. After School and in recital series for the jobs as a laborer, sailor and market Koussevitsky Foundation and the researcher, Ginsberg in 1956 published Chicago Opera Guild. The Texas born Howl, which overcame censorship trials mezzo soprano holds Bachelor's and to become one of the most widely read Master's degrees in voice from Juilliard. and translated poems of the century. She was a winner in the Naumburg Vocal During the 1960s, Mr. Ginsberg was labeled a security risk by the FBI. preferred such American maver·ick Because of his political activities in composers as Harry Partch, Charles Ives, Czechoslovakia, he was there crowned Moondog, Henry Cowell and Virgil "Prague May King" and in 1965 was Thomson. He soon moved to Paris and expelled from the country. As a began two years of intensive study under musician-singer, he has recorded his own Nadia Boulanger. In Paris, he was hired First Blues. Mr. Ginsberg has been by a film-maker to transcribe the Indian honored by the literary establishment music of Ravi Shankar in notation with a National Book Award and readable by French musicians and, in the membership in the American Academy process, discovered the techniques of and Institute of Arts and Letters. He lives Indian music. Glass promptly renounced in New York City's lower East Side. his previous music and, after researching music in North Africa, India and the PHILIP GLASS (Composer) was born in Himalayas, returned to New York and Baltimore on January 31, 1937 and began applying Eastern techniques to his discovered music in his father's radio own work. By 1974, he had composed a repair shop. In addition to servicing large collection of new music, some of it radios, Ben Glass carried a line of records for use by the theater company, Mabou and, when certain ones sold poorly, he Mines, and some of it for his own would take them home and play them for performing group, the Philip Glass his three children, trying to discover why Ensemble. This period culminated in they didn't appeal to customers. These Music in 12 Parts, a three-hour happened to be recordings of the great summation of Glass' new music. Yet the chamber works, and the future composer period reached its apogee in 1976 with rapidly became familiar with Beethoven the Philip Glass/Robert Wilson opera, quartets, Schubert sonatas, Shostakovich Einstein on the Beach, the 4 112-hour symphonies and other music then epic now seen as a landmark in 20th considered "offbeat." It was not until he century music-theater. Glass' output was in his upper teens that Glass began si.nce Einstein has ranged from opera to encounter more "standard" classics. (Satyagraha, Akhanaten, The Making of Glass began the violin at age 6 and the Representative for Planet 8, Fall of became serious about music when he the House of Usher, The Juniper Tree) to took up the flute at 8. But by the time he film (Koyaanisqatsi, Mishima, The Thin was 15, he had become frustrated with Blue Line, Powaggatsi) to dance (A the limited flute repertory as well as with Descent in to the Maelstrom and In The musical life' in post-war Baltimore. Upper Room), and such unclassifiable During his seCGnd year in high school, he theater pieces as The Photographer ana applied for admission to the University of 1000 Airplanes on the Roof and Chicago and with his parents' numerous recordings. Among his future encouragement, moved to Chicago where projects are The Voyage, commissioned he supported himself with part-time jobs by the Metropolitan Opera, and a new waiting tables and loading airplanes at collaboration with Robert Wilson, White airports. He majored in mathematics Raven. and philosophy, and in off hours practiced piano and concentrated on such MARTIN GOLDRAY (Music Director composers as Ives and Webern. At 19, and Conductor) has been a member of Glass graduated from the University of the Philip Glass Ensemble since 1983. Chicago and preferred American He was the Music Director for composers like Aaron Copland and Glass/Hwang/Sirlin's 1000 Airplanes on William Schuman. By the time he was the Roof, was Music Supervisor for 23, Glass had studied with Vincent Philip Glass' solo Piano Album on CBS Persichetti, Darius Milhaud, and William and has recorded Glass' complete Music Bergsma. He had rejected serialism and in 12 Parts. He received a B.A. at Cornell University, an M.M. at the in a movie. Operatic design may never University of Illinois and a Ph.D in Piano be the same again." Mr. Sirlin's stage from Yale University. He continued his designs range from the creation of a studies in Paris under a Fulbright revolutionary Ring Cycle for conductor Fellowship. He has been a visiting artist Christopher Keene to Madonna's 1987 at Cornell University and regularly World Tour. In 1989, he designed 1000 contributes reviews of new music to the Airplanes on the Roof, a sci-fi music Journal of the Music Library Association. drama he co-created with Philip Glass He is the pianist for the New Music and David Hwang. 10 December 1989, consort and concertizes extensively with he designed and staged Songs for 'Drella, the repertory of Carter Babbitt, Lou Reed's and John Cale's tribute to Wuorinen and many others. He has Andy Warhol, presented at the Brooklyn recorded John Adams' Nixon in China. Academy of Music 1989 NEXT WAVE He has been a frequent recitalist with Festival. Mr. Sirlin has collaborated on Arthur Weisberg, with whom he also numerous projects in video, theater, studied conducting. opera and dance, including Sea Hear and Rare Area, two California performance KURT MUNKACSI (Sound Designer works he created with Paul Dresher and and House Mix ), a long time member of George Coates; The Traveler, by rC. the Philip Glass Ensemble, was perhaps Van Italie which premiered at the Mark the first audio engineer to be treated as Taper Forum in Los Angeles; and The an equal member of a group of Mother of Us All by Gertrude Stein and musicians. He is best known for his Virgil Thomson, for the J uilJiard School productions of recorded music, including of Music. Mr. Sirlin's photography can the original recording of Einstein on the be seen in the recently published book of Beach (re-released by CBS Masterworks), 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, as well as in The Photographer (Grammy Nominee several leading design publications. He is 1983), Glassworks (CBS Records), The the recipient of the 1989 Design Award Waitresses (Polygram), the music for of the American Theater Wing and his Koyaanisqatsi (1983 Golden Globe work has been funded by the National Award for Best Soundtrack), and Lucia Endowment for the Arts, The Ford Hwong's House of Sleeping Beauties and Foundation, and the Graham Secret Luminescences (Private Music). Foundation. He is currently developing a Mr. Munkacsi produced the recording of ballet based on Alice in Wonderland with Glass' opera Satyagraha (CBS the Hartford Ballet, designing Paul Masterworks) and his album Songs from Simon's 1990 music tour, and will be Liquid Days and recorded the final opera both directing and designing a 1991 of Glass' "portrait" trilogy, Akhnaten. production of The Magic Flute for Mr. Munkacsi produced the soundtracks Baltimore Opera. For the opening of the for Paul Schrader's films, Mishima and 1992 New York City Opera season Mr. Patty Hearst, recorded the soundtrack for Sirlin will direct and design a new Godfrey Reggio's film, Powaqqatsi, and production of Christophe Colomb by produced the soundtrack for the Mi.lhaud. acclaimed Errol Morris documentary, The Thin Blue Line. ROBERT WIERZEL (Lighting Designer) has worked with artists from diverse JEROME SIRLIN (Production Designer) disciplines and backgrounds in the Bridges the gap between stage and film, worlds of theater, dance, new music and combining traditional stage design with opera. Mr. Wierzel has worked with photography and scenic effects, creating Italian performance artist Leo Bassi on what Time magazine described as, "a Nero's Last Folly, musicians Lou Reed brilliant three dimensional dreamscape ... and John Cale's Songs for 'Drella, artist cinematic illusion, like putting live actors continued '£j Brooklyn Academy of Music Visual Arts Programs In 1987, BAM established a formal program to encourage the collaborations of visual and performing artists on the stage with a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. The grant has subsequently been augmented by the develop ment of several visual arts programs designed not only to encourage the participation of fme visual artists but also to provide critical funding. These additional projects are administered by the arts management and consulting firm of Livet Reichard Company, Inc.
BAMART In 1990, a special fundraising campaign was launched through the generous donations of works of art. Proceeds from the sale of these works benefit all programs at the Academy. 'Ib date artists include: Christo Ellsworth Kelly Jules Olitskl Jasper Johns Roy Uchtenstein Lawrence Weiner BAM ARTISTS PRINT PORTFOLIO Each year, th~ BAM Artists Print Portfolio features specially commissioned limited-edition prints by renowned visual artists. All prints are in editions of 75, with 16 artists' proofs. Each year, the portfolio, published by Parasol Press, is available on a limited basis to museums, private collectors, and corporations. Print Portfolio 11987-1988 Print Portfolio 111988-1989 Print Portfolio III Jennifer Bartlett Christian Eckart 1989-1990 Francesco Clemente Eric Fischl Chuck Close Roy Uchtenstein David Hoekney Richard Estes David Salle Barbara Kruger Peter Halley Kenny Scharf Jonathan Lasker Claudia Hart JnlIan Schnabel Robert Mangold Sol LeWitt Donald Sultan Claes Oldenburg· Will Mentor 'Jerry Winters Todd Watts Suzan Pitt Robert Ryman Thm Wesselmann BAM COLLABORATIVE ARTS COUNCIL The mission of the BAM Collaborative Arts Council is to develop joint efforts between visual and performing artists. Artists and galleries pledge maJor artworks to the Council to raise monies separate from the Academy's general fundraising efforts. These funds are used to foster the creation of works for presentation at BAM. BAM hopes that the Collaborative Arts Council will inspire artists from different disciplines to work together, giving their ideas innovative forms and redefming artistic boundaries. Q,-Chairmen: Contributing Artists: Claes Oldenburg & Art Dealers and WiUiam Ehrlich Donald Baechler Coosje van Bruggen Collectors: Arnold Glimcher Lynda Benglis Richard Prince Vrej Baghoomian Ross Bleckner Keith Sonnier Leo Castelli Museum Advisors: David Bowes Doug & Mike Starn Paula Cooper Martin Friedman George Condo Pat Steir Asher B. Edelman Richard Koshalek Kate Ericson & Philip Taaffe Barbara Gladstone Mel Ziegler WiUiam Wegman Michael Klein Vitaly Komar & Peter MacGiIl Alex Melamid David Ramsay Jeff Koons Thny Shafrazi Joseph Kosuth Linda & Stefan Stux Matt Mullican Jamie Wol1r BAM COVER AND POSTER ARTISTS Each year BAM features works of art on its journal and program covers and poster: Contributing artists include: Karel Appel Carroll Dunham Sherrie Levine Kenny Scharf Ross Bleckner Keith Haringt Roy Lichtenstein Frank Stella Francesco Clemente · David Hoekney Robert Mapplethorpet Todd Watts Willem de Kooning Alex Katz Susan Rothenberg tin Memoriam • Supporters of the Brooldyn Academy of Music " .... -
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Mr... Mn. Edward F. Dla.ae Wecltslf:r' Dr. ud Mn. Edward L. HoJIUI' neatrleaJ Stage Employ... McDougal, Jr. J ..... Wqj • BAM Auction Contributors BAM/BPO Broadcasts aired on WNYC FM are made possible by a grant from the Metropolitan Life Foundation. For more information about the FRIENDS OF BAM, please call Mr. Lawrence Ward, Membership Director, at (718) 6364194. HYDROGEN JUKEBOX continued appearances in Alice Tully Half playing chamber music and on programs for Robert Longo's Dream Jumbo, Philip Lincoln Center in the Schools. Ms. Glass' 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, Becker has been a Fellow at the Aspen Minnesota Opera's New Music Opera Theater for four summers and a Ensemble production of Show Leopard, Coaching Fellow at the Juilliard Opera Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Theatre of Center since 1988. She is also Assistant St. Louis, artist James Welty and Director of the Brooklyn College Opera Director Roberta Levitow on Each Day Theater. Dies with Sleep. His theater work Ms. Becker has been a student of includes production at Berkeley Rep., Samuel Sanders, Margo Garrett, Hartford Stage, Center Stage, LA Jonathan Feldman and Robert Spillman. Theater Center, Playmakers Rep, and Recent and/or upcoming appearances in New York Shakespeare FestivallPu blic the New York City area include concerts Theater, among others. Mr. Wierzel with the Juilliard Orchestra (Stravinsky also designed the dance-theater piece, Symphony of Psalms and David Last Supper at Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Diamond's Symphony No. 2 conducted Bill T. Jones Arnie Zane and Co. which by Gerard Schwarz) in Avery Fisher was presented in the 1990 NEXT WAVE Hall, Olivier Messiaen's Turangalila Festival at BAM. He also has designed with the Juilliard Symphony conducted for dance J. Fregallette-Jansen and by Paul Zukofsky and Stravinsky Hubbard Street (with choreographer Symphony in Three Movements Margo Sappington). conducted by Joanne Faletta on the Juilliard Focus Festival. KAREN E. BECKER (Keyboards) began playing the piano at age 4 and gave her FRANK CASSARA (Percussion) was first complete recital at age 11. After educated at the Manhattan School of spending summers at the Interlochen Music where he received his Bachelor Academy, Ms. Becker received her B.M. and Master of Music Degrees. He was a from the Eastman School of Music in student of James Preiss, and studied jazz 1987 where she was Concerto drumming privately with Charles Perry. Competition Winner playing the With the New Music consort he has Gershwin Concerto with the Eastman performed at the Rekjavik Arts Festival Phil harmonia under David Effron. She in Iceland, and in a documentary about appeared frequently on the Kilburn John Cage. He is a member of Steve Concert Hall Recital Series and was the Reich and Musicians, performing in pianist for the Eastman Philharmonia. Europe and the U.S. He has appeared In 1988 she accompanied at the with the Manhattan Marimba Quartet Whitaker International Competition and has recorded on three albums for the (Strings) in St. Louis, MO and served as North/South Consonance. Mr. Cassara Staff Pianist at the Music Academy of is principal percussionist of the Stamford the West in Santa Barbara, CA. She Chamber Orchestra, and a member of came to New York City and was the Hudson-Valley Philharmonic. He awarded a Master's Degree from the has also performed with Newband on Juilliard School. While at Juilliard, Ms. Harry Partsch's i.1struments, the Erick Becker accompanied extensively in Hawkins Dance Company and the instrumental and vocal teaching studios Riverside Symphony. In August of 1989 for teachers including Julius Baker, Mr. Cassara conducted the Taiwan Mark Gould, Stanley Drucker, John premiere of Chou Wen-Chung's Cerminaro, Channing Robbins, Beverly percussion work Echoes from the Gorge. Johnson and Ellen Faull and was pianist Mr . Cassara is on the faculty of Long in the Juilliard Orchestra, a position she Island University. still holds. She also made numerous ALAN JOHNSON (Keyboards) pursues a the London Sinfonietta on Decca wide-ranging career as a pianist, music Records' release of Michael Torke's Slate. director, and vocal coach in fields Pugliese performs regularly with stretching from new music to dance to Newband, the DownTown Ensemble and music theater and opera. His association Speculum Musicae. with Philip Glass has included premieres with Houston Grand Opera, the New JEDEDIAH WHEELER (Producer) York Shakespeare Festival, Spoleto produced Le Cirque Imaginaire with Festival U.S.A.lItaly, and with dancer! Victoria Chaplin and Jean Baptiste Choreographer Molissa Fenley. Recent Thierree, The Knee Plays by Robert engagements have been with Circle Rep Wilson and David Byrne, and 1000 Theater, Tulsa Opera, Phyllis Lamhut Airpanes on the Roof, the scj~c~-fiction Dance Company, and the Serius Fun! at music drama by Philip Glass, David Lincoln Center production of The Henry Hwang, and Jerome Sirlin which Manson Family by composer John has been presented in more than 45 cities Moran. worldwide. His agency, International Production Associates (IP A), represents NELSON PADGETT (Keyboards) has Philip Glass, Anthony Davis, Spalding appeared as piano soloist with the Gray, Karen Finley, Diamanda Galas and National Symphony, the Houston Sankai Juku among others. He is also the Symphony, the Augusta Symphony and producer of Serious Fun! at Lincoln the North Carolina Symphony. A 1987 Center, the annual new performan"ce Beethoven Foundation Fellowship festival which he created in 1987. winner, he has won prizes in many competitions, including the William AMERICAN MUSIC THEATER Kapell International Competition. Me. FESTIVAL (Co-commissioner) has won a Padgett attended the North Carolina national reputation for its world-class School of the Arts, the Peabody productions of contemporary music Conservatory of Music and the Banff theater both of new works and innovative Centre School of Fine Arts at Alberta, works from the past. Founded in Canada. Me. Padgett is an active Philadelphia in 1984 by Marjorie Samoff, recitalist and chamber musician and he Eric Salzman and Ronald Kaiserman, currently resides in New York City. AMTF has mounted 30 productions, including 24 world or American JAMES PUGLIESE (Percussion) is a premieres. Twenty productions have composer and percussionist. He has gone on to be performed in over 60 cities appeared at the New Music America worldwide, including The Transposed Festivals in New York, Houston and Heads, The Man Who Mistook His Wife Philadelphia, and as a guest artist on the for a Hat, Queenie Pie and Betsey New York Philharmonic's New Horizons Brown. Eight productions have been Series. His recent activities have brought recorded, including Casino Paradise, him into frequent contact with musicians Revelation in the Courthouse Park, The such as Anthony Coleman, Tim Berne, Gospel at C%nus and 1000 Airplanes Lois Vierk, Lee Hyla and Dean on the Roof. Drummond, working with various world musics; microtonal music, contemporary SPOLETO FESTIVAL U.S.A. (Co classical music, improvisation and jazz. commissioner) is a product of two His music has been performed at the circumstances -- the cultural heritage of Third Coast New Music Festival and Charleston, SC, and the artistic vision of Dance Theater Workshop in New York, Gian Carlo Menotti. Me. Menotti is Vassar College and in Europe. He has perhaps best known to the world as a recorded for Nonesuch, New World, CRI, composer and director of operas, but Mode, and most recently as a soloist with through the international Spoleto '., I feel we know each other well enough now for me to tell you my goal in life, the one thing I really want to accomplish. My dream. Melissa, I want to eat at every-and I mean every-restaurant in New York. The serious restaurant·goer needs only La Traviata. 139 Montague St., two things to get started: a list of great Bklyn. Hghts. (718) 858·4100. Northern· restaurants and the American Express· Southern cuisine. Full line of home made Card. pasta dishes. 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Marco Polo Ristorante. 345 Court St., Bklyn. (718) 852·5015. Northern and Southern Italian cuisine. Elegant atmosphere. Piano nightly. Valet parking. l)Qn't leave home without it.- }b Brooklyn Academy of Music Staff EXECUTIVE AND Leooard Abbruscato, PLANNING AND THEATER PROGRAM STAFF Supervising Maintainer DEVEWPMENT MANAGEMENT Harvey Licbtensteln, President Henry Cobb Denis Azaro, Director of & PRODUCTION & Executive Producer Courtney Harris Development Lynn Mottat, Assistant to Karen Brooks Hopkins, Bernard Lawrence AlIcia FIsk, Associal8 Director General Manager Executive Vice President Ernest Southerland, of Development Mary E. R.illy, Cumpany Douglas W. Allan, Vice Maintenance Steven J . Parkey, Gavernment Manager President f(JT Mar""ting Grants Director Albert V.B. 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'/I'easurer Tonya Cobb, Accounts Lynne Winters, Assistant ta Opera House: Jack Drury, Assistant '/I'easurer Receivable Administrator President Jack Fuller, Head El8ctrician Pat Durand, Assistant Peter Gee , Accounts Payable Michele Parchm.nt-Niamien, Patrick McDouald, Mosler of '/I'easurer Supervisor Administrative Assistant Properties Leslie Sobarf, Assistant Claud.tte Grlmth, Bookla!eper Cyrus Similly, Head Carpenl8r '/I'easurer • PUBLIC AFFAIRS Timothy Fuller, F/yman Marsha Ros.nberg, Assistant MANAGEMENT Cb.ryl Anthony, Director James D' Adamo , Electrician '/I'easurer INFORMATION Roxanne Hamilton, Public Naaman Grifftn, Assistant Keith Heigman, Assistant SYSTEMS A,ffairs Assistant Carpenler 7l'easurer Hanald T. Adams, Director of Thomas Paulucci, Sound MIS PUBLICATIONS & Engineer BUILDING IIichard Lewis , MIS and DESIGN Playhouse: MANAGEMENT Thlecommunicalions Christopher Broadwell, Howard Larson, Head Noman A. 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SaI8s Lapacazo Sandoval, Press Character Generators, Michael James Victor, Assistant Dewonnle Frederick, Representative Schwartz, Mark Robison Foreman Receptionist Ben Hartley, Press Kenneth Aguillera Representative HOUSE PHYSICIAN Collie Dean NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL Jonathan Lorch, MD RayDorso Emily Phillips, Senior Project SUBSCRIPTION & Donald Farr • Manager TICKET SERVICES LEGAL COUNSEL Rassell Frontera Madeleine Mitcheli, Project Jami. Kaufman, Director, Colton, Hartnick, Vamin Harry Gentie. Manager Tic""t Services and Sberesky Matthew James Sandra Brathwaite, Assistant Belllamin McDonald PERFORMING ARTS ta Director INSURANCE Shera! Moustata PROGRAM FOR Dewayne SnYl"', Subscription Marsb " McLennan, Inc. Charles Pope YOUNG PEOPLE Assistant RonRathan Leaune Tintorl Wells , Director Glorta Hodgson, Subscription ACCOUNTANTS Roberta Salls Sharon M. Sehw.rtz, Ass0ci4le Assistant Latz and Carr Sadie Vinson Director of Education Jessica Mea, Subscription Haskell Walker John L. Ormond, Associale Assistant Program Director Thra Mallen, Subscription HVACand Donna L. Abraham, Off= Assistant Repair Services Manager Jenulfer Beggs, Subscription Lionel Stevens, Director, HVA C Assistant and Repair Services Esa Arce, Subscription Assistant 37 HYDROGEN JUKEBOX continued BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC BOARD OF TRUSTEES Festivals, he has had a profound impact on every area of the arts. In 1958 he Chairman As ••r B. EdelmaJl started the Festival of Two Worlds in President Ran.,. UdoleDStelD Vice Chairmen N.lID.Clllu.... Spoleto, Italy for the purpose of bringing IltaBiIIIIIu together artists from North America and J. SIaIlI.y Kri.,.1 the European Continent. In 1977 Spoleto Franklin R. W.I ..berg U.S.A. was founded and has become one Members Jenne K. Brltell Andr... K. Klink of the most successful and provocative of KevlD Bnrk. Bettina Bancroft KIllik the American arts festivals. Spoleto J ...... L.CUS.lIo Robert A. Krssno.. Beth Indln DeWoody IJIIO Ire_mar Festival U.S.A. is dedicated to its tradition Charles M. Dlk.r Edpr A. Lampert Brendan J . o.pn Marylin B. Levitt of offering programs of the highest ChaIm Ed.lstelD E.,.n. B. Lantey Mallory Factor Laul. Mall.1 artistic caliber, of supporting new and Tbeodor. J . Fed.rlci MartlD F. M.rtz innovative works, of nuturing Ronald E. F.lDer Ev.lyn on...r Alan B. FIsluaan o.vld L. In... y outstanding young artists, and of Robert L. Forbes Hr.ce C. Inlll.r M1eha.1 Fuchs IIcUn! M. IIosan expanding public appreciation of the arts. Morton Gottll.b Jonathan F.P. lose Steph.n R. Green ..ald Robert C. Iosenber, Fred.rick B. B.nry Pippa Scott PRODUCTION STAFF Sldn.y Kantor MIllI Sh.pard Production Manager: Marc Warren Stanley B. Kaplan Va.p. C. Wlllla... Stage Manager: Aaron Copp Honorary Chairmen o.vld N. DlDkIns Bo.. ard Gold.n House Mix: Kurt Munkacsi Honorary Trustees Seth Faison Monitor Mix: Eric Liljestrand Leonard Garment Assistan! Sound Engineer Ian McGrath Pa.1 Lepe ..... AmeVennema Projectionist: Raymond Myslewski Ex-officio Assistant Stage Director: Cathy Lipowicz Mary Sehmidl Campbell Costume Coordinator: Mary Myers BAM DIRECTORY Rehearsal Pianist: Karen E. Becker BAM BOX OFFICE: Open Mon.-Fri., lOam to 6pm; Sat. 12 noon to Synthesizer and 6pmi performance days until pc:rformancc times; Sun. ~rfonnance sampler programming: Miles Green times only. BAM MAJESTIC BOX OFFICE: Open at perfonnance times only. Assistant to the Producer: Laura Aswad TELEPHONE ORDERS: Call TicketMaster (212) 307-7171. GROUP RATES: For infonnation call (718) 636-4126. RESTROOMS: Opera House: mezzanine level and 5th Aoor; handicappcd-orchrstra Irvel. Carey Playhouse: mezzaninr level ; Funds for this project were provided by handicapped-orchestra level. Lepercq Space: 5th floor. BAM Majrstic: the Producing/Presenting Consortium lobby level and gallery level. established by American Music Theater PUBLIC TELEPHONES: located in the main lobby. WST & FOUND: (718 ) 636-4144. Festival, Spoleto U.S.A. and Walker Art REFRESHMENfS IN THE WBBY supplied by Center with major support from the CONCERTO CATERING, INC. Mellon Foundation, the National NO FOOD OR DRINKS PERMITTED INSIDE THE THEATERS. WARNING: The photographing or sound recording of any Endowment for the Arts and the Lila performance or the possession of any device (or such inside this theater, without written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund. Violators may br punished by rjection and may be liable for money damages. ARE NanCE: The exit indicated by a ",d light and sign nea",st to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the strut. In the event o( fire or other emergency please WALK TO THAT EXIT, FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIVES OF HOUSE STAFF. Thoughtless persons annoy patrons and endanger the safety of others by lighting matchrs or smoking in prohibited areas during the performances and intermissions. This violates a City ordinance and is punishable by law. -Carlos M. Rivera, fire CommissioheT The Brooklyn Academy of Music is a Chaner Member of the Leagur o( Historic Amrrican ThratrtS. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, 30 Lafayeue Avenue, Brooklyn, New York U217-1486. Gene ..1 infonnation : (718) 636-4100 To ",serve advenising space, pkase caU Paul Wasmund: (718) 636-4113. BAM PROGRAM STAFF 1991 Editor-in-Chief ...... Douglas W. AUan Editor ...... Christopher Broadwell Designer ...... Henry C. Blazer Cover: The BAM Ope'" House Ceiling. Photo by Roben Broadwell.