USC Thornton School of Music VOCAL ARTS MASTER CLASS STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
SPONSORED BY The Los Angeles Philanthropic Committe for the Arts
February 13, 2015, 12:00 PM Alfred Newman Recital Hall University of Southern California
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Meadowlark Stephen Schwartz from The Baker’s Wife b. 1948 Lesley Baird, mezzo soprano Jasper Jimenez - pianist
New York Lights William Bolcom from A View from the Bridge b. 1938 Justin Su’esu’e, tenor Chelsey Padilla - pianist
Inside Out Steven Lutvak from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder b. 1960 Abigail Shapiro, soprano Seonmi Lee - pianist
The Spark Of Creation Stephen Schwartz from Children of Eden b. 1948 Claire Adams, soprano Anthony Lucca - pianist
Not Every Day Of The Week John Kander from Flora the Red Menace b. 1927 Arielle Fishman, soprano Anthony Lucca - pianist
The use of flash cameras, video cameras, and other recording devices is not permitted. Please turn off all cell phones.
Due to safety considerations, members of the audience are not allowed backstage prior to or following performances. About the Artist Stephen Schwartz COMPOSER
Stephen Schwartz, the current president of the Dramatists Guild, wrote the music and lyrics for the current Broadway hits WICKED and PIPPIN, and has also contributed music and/or lyrics to GODSPELL, THE MAGIC SHOW, THE BAKER’S WIFE, WORKING (which he also adapted and directed), RAGS, and CHILDREN OF EDEN. He collaborated with Leonard Bernstein on the English texts for Bernstein’s MASS and wrote the title song for the play and movie BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE.
For children, he has written songs for two musicals, CAPTAIN LOUIE and MY SON PINOCCHIO. He has also worked in film, collaborating with Alan Menken on the songs for Disney’s ENCHANTED as well as the animated features POCAHONTAS and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, and writing the songs for the DreamWorks animated feature THE PRINCE OF EGYPT.
His first opera, SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON, was produced at Opera Santa Barbara and New York City Opera. A book about his career, “Defying Gravity,” has recently been released by Applause Books. Mr. Schwartz has been inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. Awards include three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and a tiny handful of tennis trophies.
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