Friday Evening, September 20, 2019, at 8:00

Orchestra Moderne NYC Amy Andersson, Founder and Music Director Women Warriors: The Voices of Change

Introductory Remarks MASIH ALINEJAD, Author and Activist

Prologue* LOLITA RITMANIS

Chapter One The Long Road LOLITA RITMANIS The Long Road*

Chapter Two Freedom MIRIAM CUTLER Women Unite*

Chapter Three The 1980s AIDS/HIV Crisis PENKA KOUNEVA AIDS Crisis*

Chapter Four Love is Love STARR PARODI Joy of the Waters*

Chapter Five Women Build Peace PENKA KOUNEVA Build Peace* NATHALIE BONIN, Violin

Chapter Six Yearning to Breathe Free SHARON FARBER HURRIYA Wind in My Hair*

Chapter Seven Mother Earth Protectors NATHALIE BONIN Tender Dismay* PENKA KOUNEVA Standing Rock* MIRIAM CUTLER Earth Activists*

Intermission

Alice Tully Hall Please make certain your cellular phone, pager, or watch alarm is switched off. Chapter Eight Our Truth is Our Power SONITA ALIZADEH/MAHDI Daughters for Sale MANDY HOFFMAN Orchestral Arrangement* NATHALIE BONIN Prayer* PENKA KOUNEVA Our Truth – Our Power*

Chapter Nine Seeking Justice and Equality SHARON FARBER Say Their Name* ANNE-KATHRIN DERN He is Not Coming Back**

Chapter Ten Parkland ISOLDE FAIR/STARR PARODI Rise* ISOLDE FAIR, Soloist Featuring THE VISIONARY SINGERS

Chapter Eleven Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned PENKA KOUNEVA Me Too*

Chapter Twelve We Will Honor Her PENKA KOUNEVA Honor Her*

Finale Women Hold Up Half the Sky AMY ANDERSSON/LOLITA RITMANIS We Rise* GILLIAN HASSERT, Soloist Featuring RIGA CATHEDRAL GIRLS’ CHOIR TIARA

* World Premiere **U.S. Premiere

At a Glance

Women Warriors: The Voices of Change

Orchestra Moderne NYC proudly presents a new world premiere production featuring the works of and singer/songwriters Sonita Alizadeh, Amy Andersson, Nathalie Bonin, Miriam Cutler, Anne-Kathrin Dern, Isolde Fair, Sharon Farber, Mandy Hoffman, Pen- ka Kouneva, Starr Parodi, and Lolita Ritmanis. Two years in the making, this ground-break- ing creation honors female activists who are fighting climate change, human trafficking, child marriage, campaigning for civil and human rights, , and for the right of every girl to an education. Please feel free to clap, cheer and and express your enthusiasm between pieces! Lincoln Center

Notes on the Program

Masih Alinejad, Created by Amy Introductory Andersson Remarks Music Director/ Masih Alinejad founded the My Stealthy Founder/Producer Freedom campaign against compulsory hijab in 2014, which is now the largest civil Conductor Amy Andersson is known most disobedience campaign in the history of recently as Founder and Music Director of Islamic Republic. Ms. Alinejad is also an Orchestra Moderne NYC, a game-chang- Iranian political journalist, TV presenter, ing new ensemble in New York City that women’s rights activist and author of the recently made their successful debut best-selling memoir, The Wind in My Hair: at Carnegie Hall on October 7, 2017. My Fight for Freedom in Modern Iran. In Appearances on Late Show with Stephen 2009, she was forced to leave Iran for the Colbert, CBS Morning News, CBS Evening UK where she wrote and produced multi- News, and press coverage in the Wall ple radio and TV documentaries on human Street Journal have led music critic Norman rights abuses. Today, she hosts Tablet, Lebrecht to call her “America’s most- a satirical weekly show on the VOA, and watched Symphony Orchestra Conductor.” runs My Stealthy Freedom campaign and initiatives such as White Wednesdays and Ms. Andersson has toured to over twen- My Camera is My Weapon. ty-two countries as a conductor of oper- atic, symphonic, Broadway musical, and It is a great honor to be included as part repertoire. She has made of the program to honor women warriors. appearances with the St. Louis Symphony, Across the globe today, it is the women Houston Symphony, Seattle Symphony, who are the true change makers, challeng- Oregon Symphony, Colorado Symphony, ing discriminatory laws, breaking taboos Rochester Philharmonic, Honolulu and upending social norms. There is a long Symphony, among others and has lead history of such struggles but it is now that opera productions in Germany at the such heroic efforts are being recognized. Deutsche Oper am Rhein, National Theater of Mannheim, Stadttheatre Aachen, Weikersheim Opera Festival, Rheinsberg Chamber Opera, and Schlosstheater Schwetzinger. Ms. Andersson is devoted to teaching young conductors, is in demand for master classes and most Lolita Ritmanis, recently accepted the position of Adjunct ’s Notes Prologue* Lecturer at Brooklyn College/Feirstein We live in a time of great hope for change, Graduate School of Cinema. in a time where women’s voices will no lon- ger be silenced or ignored. As we rip off the band-aid that has been covering up many unhealed and unacknowledged wounds from our past, the time is not to learn from that past, and through awareness create a healthier society, where equality becomes Lincoln Center

the norm, and where diverse voices are Finale We Rise* no longer marginalized but rather celebrat- Lyrics by Amy Andersson ed. The Prologue shares both visually and Music by Lolita Ritmanis sonically the power of women and the Amy Andersson and I co-wrote the song breathtaking groundswell of our collective “We Rise” for the finale of our concert. experience. During the collaboration process, the finale went through many permutations, many Chapter One The Long Road* concepts of how to present the song, and As I sat down to begin the process of what the message would be. There can composing an original symphonic work to be great power, even joy and positivity support the powerful overview of women that come out of tackling so many serious throughout history it was a bit of a daunting topics as are tackled in “Women Warriors: task. How does one comment musically The Voices of Change.” Shining a light on on such a broad overview of the collective the darker chapters of our history, thank- “long road,” while paying homage to indi- ing the women who have come before vidual achievements, obstacles, and bat- us, seeking solutions together of ways tles won and battles lost? I let this question to make meaningful changes empowers. ruminate for quite a while. Chapter One It empowers us, our daughters, sisters, could not merely support, in documentary mothers, and grandmothers to rise, to rise fashion, the visuals we were seeing on the and have their voices heard! screen. This work needed to make its own statement and present its own purpose Early in the process, we knew that we within the body of the concert. wanted to add not only one solo voice, but also a choir to the finale. Collaborating One night the germ of the idea came to me: in this part of the process with the Riga The Long Road needed to feature individu- Dom Cathedral Girls Choir Tiara in , al voices within a sea of collective voices. under the direction of Aira Birziņa, brought I chose to compose a double concerto of the missing element we were looking sorts, featuring four unique voices: flute, for. The team in Latvia helped us to facili- violin, French horn, and cello. Throughout tate and elevate the finale of the concert. Chapter One, the quartet shines through the Through virtual collaboration with a talent- orchestra; as soloists, as a quartet, all the ed team making it all come together, the while receiving support from the orchestra. finale aims to not only celebrate our wom- Much like the composers represented in this en warriors, but leave the audience with concert, we embrace this experience as in- a positive charge: “There are hills to climb dividuals, we embrace this experience as a and hearts to heal, and minds to set free. group of composers and artists who deeply We Rise!” respect one another, and, finally, we em- brace the opportunity to move the audience, About the Composer to open hearts and minds, in hopes that Ritmanis is an Emmy award-winning through shining a light on the women war- composer. She has been nominated 10 riors of the past, we not only celebrate their times, and won in 2002 for her work on journeys throughout history, but embrace a the Warner Bros. series Beyond. deeper concept, that The Long Road is not One of the founders of the Alliance for only a thing of the past, but a living, breath- Women Composers, she served as ing road that we are all paving together. president from 2016-2018, and is a found- ing member of Dynamic Music Partners. Selected career highlights include: feature Lincoln Center film Dvēseļu Putenis (Blizzard of Souls,) set future. Today we enjoy so many freedoms to premiere on November 8th, 2019, the that were so hard won, and continue to be 2017 Carnegie Hall U.S. premiere of her challenged. symphonic work “Overture to Light”, and her original score for Wild DaZe - documen- Chapter Seven Earth Activists* tary (featuring Jane Goodall). Chapter 7, “Climate Revolutionaries” is meant to underscore the very real connec- Early in her career, Lolita learned from such tion women have with the earth, and the composing greats as , Basil understanding that we need to heal our- Poledouris, and , selves and our planet. And the reality that among many others. Prior to focusing we now must come together on a global her career on composition, Lolita was an scale to fight for earth justice and life itself. orchestrator on over 100 , mini-series and television programs. Lolita is a mem- About the Composer ber of the Television Academy, NARAS, Emmy nominated Composer Miriam Cutler SCL, and WIF. On May 9th, 2018 Lolita has an extensive background in scoring for was honored with the BMI Champion & TV projects, as well Award. as two circuses. Cutler wrote the scores for RBG and Dark Money which both pre- miered at Sundance 2017 and Love, Gilda which premiered at Tribeca 2018. All three films had theatrical releases with RBG garnering box office as one of the highest Miriam Cutler earning documentaries ever. RBG was Composer’s Notes nominated for an Oscar in 2019. Upcoming When I was invited to be part of Women releases include: Flannery (O’Connor), Not Warriors, my response was an enthusiastic Carol, Emily on the Edge of Chaos, and YES! I’m both an activist and an artist; I need festival favorite, Gloria’s Call. the combination of social consciousness and music that documentaries provide. There is She has been Composer in Residence a deep sense of purpose and commitment at Columbia College of the Arts, taught to telling real stories in a responsible way. a semester at California Institute of the Amy’s vision for this concert is ambitious Arts, and overseas at the Hollywood and offers the opportunity for us to join to- Music Workshop in Vienna. Miriam cur- gether in creating a powerful expression of rently serves on the Branch Executive our desire to heal the planet and work to- Committee of the Documentary Branch of wards environmental and social justice. the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Chapter Two Women Unite* My piece for Chapter 2, “Freedom--Wom- en Unite” accompanies footage of the feminist struggle to achieve true equality. I was lucky enough to be in college when the second wave of exploded Penka Kouneva into our culture. I have tried to express the Composer’s Notes outrage, excitement, and hope we all felt It’s a tremendous honor for me to partic- as young women participating in that rev- ipate as a composer in Women Warriors: olutionary vision of a better and more just The Voices of Change, a first-of-its-kind Lincoln Center event conceived by Maestra Amy Anders- ich. It features pounding chords and drums son, Creative Director and Conductor. This capturing my rage at the unjust violence is the most important concert I have been against the peaceful protestors at Stand- a part of to date because of its relevance to ing Rock. the current historical times. By tackling so- cial and humanistic issues that are not usu- Chapter Eight Our Truth* ally addressed on a classical concert stage, This chapter is about the women around Women Warriors also gives orchestral mu- the globe who have overcome profound sic an urgent social and cultural resonance. traumas in their lives and are lead by ex- ample as role models in their communi- Chapter Three The AIDS Crisis* ties. This track has international flavor as it As an adolescent growing up in the 80s in features women like Malala, Laxmi Agar- Sofia, Bulgaria, I was very scared of the wal and African women-leaders. Yet my AIDS pandemic. I remember thinking about impulse as a composer is to always write the trauma each infected person had experi- timeless music that transcends space and enced…I tried to imagine how it would feel time. Therefore my music has overtones of to live with a death sentence hovering over curiosity and humanity. ones head. Later I got to meet and make friends with people who were HIV-positive. Chapter Eleven Me Too* Their incredible resilience, willpower and This is a painful subject because such an commitment to heal touched me deeply. overwhelming majority of women bear My music has urgency and drama, but also scars from some form of sexual violence compassion and hope expressed in the against them. The track is extremely intense soaring emotional melodies. with seething anger and rage throughout, and a big breakthrough towards the end Chapter Five Build Peace symbolizing that finally this issue has been This segment shows Israeli and Palestinian brought out into the open. Women are the women peacefully coming together and creators and nurturers of life itself; sadly searching for common language amidst the throughout history and still to this day they most violent, continuous and divisive war experience tremendous amount of sexual of our modern times. My piece expresses violence. It is a great honor to compose love, care and humility at the power of the music that underscores their battle. human spirit to rise above conflict, hatred and profound differences. I strived for the Chapter Twelve We Will Honor Her* music to have timeless and universal sound. This chapter highlights the women who have propelled humanity forward with their Chapter Seven Standing Rock* courage, vision, integrity and selfless care The feelings I had when watching the web for their fellow humans. It honors moth- and TV coverage of Standing Rock were of ers, sisters, daughters, grandmothers of utmost rage, anger and disgust. Water is all races and cultures, as well as a number the most precious resource on our planet. of distinguished women. My composition Human life would be impossible for more (co-composed with Fred E. Smith) begins than three days without water. Yet millions with soulful solo cello and then goes into of people around the world have no access a jubilant orchestral celebration inspired to clean drinking water and so many pre- by Beethoven’s Ode To Joy. It is one of the ventable deaths around the globe happen most positive, uplifting and joyful composi- because of contaminated water. My music tions I have ever written. is inspired by the minimalism of Steve Re- Lincoln Center

About the Composer As a multi award-winning composer, Starr Game and film composer Penka Kouneva is the first woman to have her orchestral scored Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, works performed in the 85-year history The Mummy VR game, and a $30M multi- of the Laguna Pageant Of The Masters, media NASA exhibit Heroes And Legends where she is currently a featured com- at the Kennedy Space Center. Penka was poser. In 2017, as part of The Women in born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria, and her the World Summit, the New York Times music is a blend of her Eastern-European invited Starr to Lincoln Center to conduct upbringing, classical training, and modern To All The Little Girls, a music video and film & game music. performance she produced with Oscar win- ning filmmaker Terry Sanders, which cele- Penka’s composer awards include brates the potential of young women. Starr Sundance Fellowship, two Ovation Awards, is the current President of the Alliance for The Copland Award, and the Hollywood Women Film Composer. Music in Media Award among many oth- ers. She also made history as the first woman Lead Orchestrator on blockbusters after Shirley Walker (in the 1980s).

Sharon Farber Composer’s Notes Sharon Farber is a member of The Academy of Motion Pictures, and a celebrated multi- Starr Parodi award winning film, tv, and concert com- Composer’s Notes poser. She is the current co-vice president Chapter Four Joy of the Waters* of the Alliance for Women Film Composers. Love is love, love is joy, love is tears, love is Sharon has served on the board of the SCL what we all seek and what makes us whole. I for 10 years, and is a mentor to young com- was so fortunate to grow up being influenced posers at the request of Berklee College of by my mother’s best friend, my godmother, Music, where she graduated summa cum who along with her life partner, were a glow- laude with a dual degree in film scoring and ing example of a long-term, loving relationship. Concert composition programs.

Having my music performed as a part of this Chapter Six Hurriya* concert that elevates such brave and influ- In this piece, I was immersed in the strug- ential women, as well as highlighting such gle of the women in Iran for freedom. To important causes as LGBTQ rights and gun feel the “wind in my hair,” such a simple control, is an incredible honor and privilege. request and yet for some, this plea is be- ing denied. Here in the U.S. we take this About the Composer freedom for granted, but that is not the Starr Parodi has scored numerous films, case in many other parts of the world. As a television series, and iconic movie trail- woman and a human being, I support these ers, these credits include The Starter women’s quest to be free and dress as they Wife, Conversations With Other Women, please with no restrictions. Transformers: Rescue Bots, and hun- dreds of Hollywood’s most visible film Musically, this was an opportunity for me to trailers/promo (Last Samurai, James Bond, create a fusion of Middle Eastern rhythms, Mission: Impossible II, Harry Potter, etc.). sounds and instrumentation: representing Lincoln Center this struggle with the rich sound of the or- chestra representing freedom, as well as one female voice asking for Hurriyah – freedom.

Chapter Nine Say Their Name* Nathalie Bonin This piece effectuates the pain and suffer- Composer’s Notes ing of the women of Black Lives Matter. I As composer and soloist, I am truly hon- cannot imagine the heartache of losing a ored to be part of this event. I believe child – it is the most agonizing experience that the women we are honoring are the one can go through. Every life is precious true super heroes. They have sacrificed so and we should all be treated equally, no much, even their lives; so that we can have matter our color, gender, faith or culture. It peace, equal rights, freedom and respect. is a basic human right. Chapter Five Women Build Peace, The cello for me is as close as it gets to the Violin Soloist human voice. In Say Their Name it represents This soulful violin solo transcends nations, a single, yet universal, mother’s voice. She religions, and ideologies while speaking the is me. She is you. She is all of us. The or- language of brotherhood, peace and recon- chestra, on the other hand, portrays the fight ciliation. Soaring in breadth and soulful in and quest for change, so that the names of character, it binds us together in our com- those who died will not be forgoten. From mon quest for hope, peace and transforma- their sacrifice, a new, strong and determined tion on earth. voice of change would emerge, with a call for human dignity and respect for all life. Chapter Seven Tender Dismay* About the Composer This piece is a combination of light melody Sharon Farber is a member of The Acade- accompanied by multiple layers of string my of Motion Pictures, a four-time Emmy effects creating a somewhat innocent yet Award nominee, Winner of the 2013 Soci- sensitive mood combined with disturbing ety of Composers and Lyricists Award for unearthly and slightly disturbing textures Outstanding work in the Art of Film Music,” to accompany the eerie footage of mass the 2012 Visionary Award in Music by the sprayings in the US of cities and popula- Women’s International Film & TV Show- tions with DDT during the 1950’s-60’s. This case, winner of the Telly Award and the co- chapter also pays homage to Rachel Car- vice president of the Alliance for Women son, Biologist and environmentalist, who Film Composers. Sharon is a celebrated warned about its deadly effects in her book, Film, TV and concert music composer who The Silent Spring. served on the board of the SCl for 10 years, and is a mentor to young composers at the Chapter Eight Prayer* request of , where This chapter promises to be very intense she graduated summa cum laude with a and emotional. Nested between Sonita’s dual degree in film scoring and Concert powerful performance and Penka’s piece, composition programs. Prayer will be a moment of mourning, re- flection and hope. It is paired with a Me- moriam to victims of honor killings. When I composed this piece, I wanted to create a very sacred mood where we feel the loss and the pain, but also the hope shin- Lincoln Center ing through. The strings were arranged to rooted in gender inequity that stretches create the effect of the sound of a church across cultures worldwide. Though rapping organ. Combined with the visuals, it shows was illegal for her as a girl in Iran, music the disturbing reality of beautiful women became her outlet for expression and for and girls murdered in what should have hope. One of Sonita’s first homemade been the prime of their lives. I hope that music videos, “Daughters for Sale” pow- Prayer will be able to say musically what is erfully brought voice to the silent pain of beyond words. so many of her friends experiencing child marriage. Sonita believes that together we About the Composer can end forced marriage in one generation Nathalie is a multi-faceted artist who and is working to make that a reality. lives through music and art and thus has explored many expression forms from live performance, recording, composing, con- ducting and even aerial acrobatics. An award-winning composer, Nathalie has just recently composed the score for the televi- Mandy Hoffman sion movie ROME IN LOVE (Crownmedia) Composer’s Notes which premiered in July on the Hallmark Chapter 8 Orchestral Arrangement for Channel. She splits her time between Los Daughters For Sale* Angeles, New York and Montreal for her When Amy told me about Women Warriors, numerous ongoing projects. I was mesmerized by her passion and her concept. Though she had already booked all of her musical acts for the shoe, Amy had the idea to involve me by having me collab- orate with the Afghani singer/rapper, Sonita Alizadeh. I was moved by Sonita’s story and Sonita Alizadeh jumped at the chance to be part of this his- Composer’s Notes torical event. I worked with Sonita and her Chapter 8 Daughters for Sale producer in Iran and I have taken their fully I will be performing Daughters for Sale, a electronic composition and translated it to piece I originally wrote when I was an Af- a 71-piece orchestral arrangement. While ghan child living in Tehran. It speaks to the music is music, crossing genres is compli- plight of all girls, around the globe, that are cated and challenging work, and I looked to being sold into forced marriage at a rate of masters like Quincy Jones, Kendrick Lamar, twenty-three girls per minute. I escaped and even for inspiration. this fate twice. I advocate, perform and ed- ucate to end this practice for all girls every- I am so honored to be part of this incred- where. My vision is a world where every ible event, sharing the bill with the fierce girl is allowed to reach her full potential, talent that is involved. It is truly inspiring make her own choices, and live the life she to see women taking risks, working hard, chooses for herself. and creating opportunities for themselves where there is usually little to none. I hope About the Composer this concert sheds light on the power wom- Sonita was born in under the en have, and breaks down barriers both in regime, but grew up as an undocu- music and human rights. mented refugee in Iran. She twice escaped being sold as a child bride – a tradition Lincoln Center

About the Composer About the Composer Mandy has scored feature films, TV series, Anne-Kathrin Dern is a German film commercials and art installations that have composer and CEO of e-Quality Music appeared in theaters, networks, film fes- Productions LLC. She is known for orches- tivals, and galleries all over the world. tral scoring animation and children’s mov- Most recently she scored feature films for ies such as The Jade Pendant (2017), A24 (The Lovers) and Will Smith and Jada Help I Shrunk My Parents (2018), and Pinkett-Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment more. Anne-Kathrin studied film scoring (Hala). Highlights from her TV scores at musicube, the ArtEZ Conservatory in include Jill Soloway’s Amazon Studios the Netherlands, and completed the Film series I Love Dick, and the HBO/SKY Scoring Certificate Program at UCLA. In multi-season comedy Doll & Em. In 2018, 2016 she participated in the ASCAP Film she was recognized and invited to become Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis and a member of the Academy of Motion was an intern at ’s Remote Pictures Arts and Sciences. Mandy is an Control Productions. Anne-Kathrin is a active member of the composing and film- board member of the Alliance for Women making communities, and currently resides Film Composers, and currently resides in in Brooklyn, New York. Los Angeles, California.

Anne-Kathrin Dern Isolde Fair Composer’s Notes Composer’s Notes Chapter 9 He Is Not Coming Back** Chapter Ten Rise* He Is Not Coming Back was initially written This song speaks to the message that you for a Mongolian open-air stage play back must keep trying and using your voice with- in 2017. Mongolia is known for its magnif- out giving up so that you are heard. Isolde’s icent horses and its traditional cavalry. This lyrics echo the misgivings and fear of so play was about a warrior who has to leave many young people who have to deal with home to ride into battle. He eventually falls the reality of gun violence in their schools. defending his home and this particular track Isolde also writes anthemically, “We rise is about his family’s realization that he is until we’re standing, we rise until we’re not coming back. It means a lot to have strong, our dreams are never ending, so one of my pieces featured in this magnifi- we rise until we’re standing,” hopeful of a cent concert. Not only does the content of coming change in the world. the piece go brilliantly with the Black Lives Matter In Memoriam section, it also retro- Isolde is filled with gratitude for being invit- actively gives it a deeper cultural meaning. ed to take part in this important event that It is an honor to be featured among such celebrates the bravery of individuals who esteemed peers of mine, and as someone have spoken out to make a change for the who frequently fights for gender equality in better. Rise is anthemic and hopeful of a our particular industry, it is heartwarming coming change in the world. to have our music support the stories of women warriors throughout history in oth- About the Composer er fields. They are the reason why we get to Isolde is 15 years old and attends a per- do what we do today. forming arts high school in the Los Angeles Lincoln Center area where she will soon be in the tenth The Visionary Singers grade. She started playing violin when she was in preschool at the age of five. She has been studying classical violin for ten years and currently studies with solo violin artist Fabiola Kim. Isolde has had some won- derful opportunities to perform and record Anne Fraser Thomas with world class artists such as members Vocalist of Cirque du Soleil, Louis Price, and BBC Anne Fraser Thomas is currently perform- recording artist Callaghan in professional ing in the world premiere of Hercules! She concerts and recordings. has starred in many regional shows includ- ing Man of La Mancha, Les Miserables and many more. She is an active voice-over and recording artist and sings with Tony award honored, Broadway Inspirational Voices gospel choir. Gillian Hassert, Soloist We Rise soloist Gillian Hassert is a singer, actor, and storyteller based out of New York City. Most recently, she performed as the Madame in Hunchback of Notre Dame at Carly Ozard the Fulton Theatre and Hildy in On the Vocalist Town with Resonance Works in Pittsburgh. Ozard trained in Musical Theater and Some favorite roles include Jan in Grease at Operetta at Stella Adler. Most recently Maine State Music Theatre, Ursula (The she played Magenta in the Rocky Horror Little Mermaid), and Mabel in the national Show on Fire Island, was Killer Queen in tour of Fame the Musical. Other projects in- 54 Below sings We Will Rock You and is clude cabarets, workshops, and readings at a beloved MTA Busker with Music Under the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, Players New York. Club, 54 Below, and the Laurie Beechman. In addition to her theatrical endeavors, Gil- lian has been a professional church musi- cian for over 10 years and received her BFA in Vocal Performance from Carnegie Mellon University. When she isn’t singing or acting, you can often find her indulging in her other Jasmin Richardson passions: embroidery and beer! Vocalist Jasmin Richardson is currently on An evening of material created solely by Broadway with the book of Mormon. She women is a rarity in our industry, and it is is a proud graduate of Abilene Christian more important than ever to highlight fe- University. Other notable credits include male stories and experiences. This program Broadway: Gettin the Band Back Together. is an urgent reminder of our responsibility to First National Tour of The Bodyguard as the global sisterhood. I am so grateful and Nicki Marron, Dreamgirl’s (Deena Jones), invigorated to be involved in this project. and Memphis (Felicia Farrell). Lincoln Center

Summer: The Donna Summer Musical; Gettin’ The Band Back Together; Beautiful: The Musical; Waitress; A Bronx Tale; Jersey Boys; Smokey Joes Café; Once Jordan Welch on this Island; Hello Dolly; Rock of Ages; Vocalist Miss Saigon, Charlie and the Chocolate Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Jordan Factory; Indecent; Natasha, Pierre and The was educated as an engineer as Case Great Comet of 1812; Something Rotten; Western Reserve University, Jordan but Les Miserables; Pippin; Once; Newsies; has always exhibited her gift and passion Elf; Jesus Christ Superstar; Leap of Faith; for music. She is an anointed vocalist, On A Clear Day; Godspell; Follies; Porgy skilled choir director, accomplished musi- and Bess; Priscilla; Sister Act; Catch Me If cian, and powerful songwriter. You Can; Hairspray; Young Frankenstein; The Producers.

Studio (bass): Michael Jackson, , Peter, Paul and Mary, Eric Clapton, Carly Simon, Pete Seeger, NY Nicole Lo Philharmonic, Leonard Cohen, Bette Vocalist Midler, BB King, Mose Allison, Portishead, Nicole has just returned from singing lots of Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, www. rock and roll in Syd Norman’s Pourhouse on johnmillerbass.com the Norwegian Breakaway. Other favorite roles have included Zombina in “Zombies Tim Davis from the Beyond” and Penelope Square in Vocal Contractor “Polkadots” at Ivoryton Playhouse. Nicoel Tim’s work as a producer and singer got her BFA at Montclair State University. includes six seasons of Glee, and work with artists Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, and . As a television personal- ity, Tim was featured on ABC’s Boy Band in 2017. Tim is producing two feature films in 2019 and two television shows for 2020. Sarah Hemenway Tim is on tour in 2019 singing background Vocalist vocals with Barbra Streisand. Sarah’s favorite roles include Cathy Hiatt in The Last Five Years (Gesa Power House Riga Cathedral Girls’ Choir TIARA Theatre), Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus Principal Conductor, Aira Birzina (CWU), and being a featured singer with Founded in 1997 by conductor Gunta Titus Burgess at the 2015 Trevor Live Gala. Birzina, TIARA is one of the most prominent From Walla Walla, Washington, Sarah grad- choral collectives on the Latvian concert uated from Central Washington University stage. Since 2000, the principal conductor with a BM in Vocal Performance. of the choir has been Aira Birzina. Under the energetic and fascinating leadership of John Miller, Music Coordinator Birzina, TIARA participates not only in major John is honored to again be a part of events in Latvia, but festivals in Estonia, Maestra Andersson’s Orchestra Moderne Sweden, Germany, Great Britain and many performance. Broadway (over 130 shows, others. The repertory of the Girls’ Choir including): Ain’t Too Proud; Oklahoma; is very wide from Latvian folk and origi- Lincoln Center nal songs to sacred and secular classics, film, video game and contemporary music romantic and contemporary music. that celebrates humanity, creates dia- logue between communities and connects Production in Latvia: to important social issues of our times. Sound Engineer: Varis Kurmiņš The heart of our mission is performing Cinematographers: Andrejs Verhoustinskis symphony orchestra concerts that con- and Uldis Jancis, nect young people to the thrill of the Gaffer: Andris Kudors live orchestral experience, while expand- ing their understanding of the world in About Orchestra Moderne NYC which we live. Diversity, inclusivity, and Orchestra Moderne NYC was founded community are part of our musical advo- by internationally-known conductor Amy cacy. Music Resonates Inc. 501(c)3 funds Andersson in April 2017, and is com- Orchestra Moderne NYC concerts which prised of New York’s finest . feature women and minority composers This game-changing ensemble performs and performers. Lincoln Center

Orchestra Moderne NYC 1st Violins Basses Trumpets Laura Hamilton, Concert Master Roger J. Wagner, Principal Ronald John Sheppard, Principal Robert Zubrycki, Assistant Troy Luther Rinker, Assistant Angela Gosse, Assistant Principal Principal Principal Wayne J. Dumaine Una Tone Jeffrey Carney Ashley D. Horne Chiho Saegusa Trombones Elizabeth Nielsen Richard L. Clark, Sean M. Carney Flutes Principal Benjamin Herrington, Emily Bruskin Yarbrough Elizabeth Mann, Principal Assistant Principal Rick Dolan Keith Bonner, Assistant Principal Jeffrey E. Caswell Martin Agee John Romeri Cecelia Hobbs Gardner Tuba Oboes Andrew Bove, Principal 2nd Violins Julia DeRosa, Principal Joyce Hammann, Principal Erin Gustafson, Assistant Timpani Claire Chan, Assistant Principal Principal Benjamin S. Herman Ming Yeh Kathy Livolsi-Landau Hiroko Taguchi Rieko Kawabata Clarinets Percussion Melissa Tong Liam P. Burke, Principal Charles T. Descarfino, Principal Andrew Griffin Jonathan Levine, Assistant Kory Grossman Assistant Principal Principal Violas Christopher Cullen Javier Diaz Richard Brice, Principal Sarah Adams, Assistant Principal Bassoons Harp Liuh Wen Ting Mark Goldberg, Principal Grace Paradise Lois Martin Gilbert Dejean, Assistant Principal Edward Anthony Malave Tom Sefcovic Piano/Celeste Alissa Smith Doug Martin Horns Cellos Will DeVos, Principal Caroline Sue Stinson, Principal Rheagan Osteen, Assistant Robert Burkhart, Assistant Principal Principal Eric C. Davis Anja Wood Kyle Hoyt Laura E. Bontrager Lynne A. Cohen Lanny Paykin Sarah Hewitt-Roth

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