MadMen a song recital Alan Dunbar, bass- Mark Bilyeu, piano

PROGRAM

Let the dreadful engines of eternal will Henry Purcell from The Comical History of Don Quixote (realized by Benjamin Britten) (1913-1976)

Heard in a Violent Ward David Evan Thomas In a Madhouse (1860) (b. 1958) There is a charm in Solitude (before 1856) Byron’s Funeral (1825) Enquiry (1849) Nobody will own me (1850) I Am (1840s) Conclusion (1860)

Don Quichotte à Dulcinée Maurice Ravel Chanson romanesque (1875-1937) Chanson épique Chanson à boire

BRIEF INTERMISSION

from the Poetisches Tagebuch of Ernst Schulze Franz Schubert Auf der Bruck (1797-1828) Um Mitternacht Im Frühling Über Wildemann

Kung Eriks visor Ture Rangström En visa om när jag var lustig med Welam Welamsson (1884-1957) En visa om mig och narren Herkules En visa till Karin när hon hade dansat En visa till Karin ur fängelset Kung Eriks sista visa

Pharaoh Songs Libby Larsen My love is one and only, without peer (b. 1950) If I could just be the washerman Ho! What she’s done to me – that girl I love you through the daytimes My love is back When I hold my love close

MadMen a song recital

Alan Dunbar, baritone Lauded for his beautiful tone and his nuanced musical and textual interpretation, baritone Alan Dunbar is a versatile performer, at home in , oratorio, art song, and folk and popular music. Upcoming engagements include Schaunard in Madison Opera's La Bohème, baritone soloist in the Lima Symphony Orchestra's performance of the Fauré Requiem, and a recital with the Schubert Club Museum Series in St. Paul, MN.

Recent performances and accolades include Papageno in Magic Flute and Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia at Madison Opera, a staged production of Dominick Argento’s Andrée Expedition at the Source Song Festival, Samuel Barber's Dover Beach at the Apollo Chamber Music Festival, Owen Hart in Madison Opera's Dead Man Walking, the title role of Britten’s Noye’s Fludde at , Handel’s Messiah with the Santa Fe Symphony and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, and recitals at the Ravinia Festival Steans Institute. In 2012 Alan debuted with Madison Opera as Alidoro in La Cenerentola, and covered the lead role of Prophet/King in the world premiere of Dark Sisters with Gotham Chamber Opera and Opera Company of Philadelphia. During the 2010 and 2011 seasons at Santa Fe Opera Alan sang the Composer and the cover of Mr. Scattergood in Menotti's The Last Savage, sang Yakuside in Madama Butterfly, covered the role of Clotaldo in the world premiere of Louis Spratlan’s Life is a Dream, and performed the role of Sweeney Todd in the Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Scenes. In 2009 Alan made his European solo recital debut at the Oslo Grieg Festival, performed as bass soloist in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella under Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos at the Tanglewood Music Festival, and won the grand prize at the 2009 Grieg Festival in Winter Park, FL.

Alan holds a BA in music theory and composition from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, and an MM and DM in vocal performance from Indiana University, where he studied with Costanza Cuccaro. From 1998 to 2004 Alan sang throughout North America and Europe with the Minnesota-based internationally acclaimed male chamber vocal ensemble Cantus. During his tenure with Cantus, he recorded ten albums and appeared as a soloist with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, at the Oregon Bach Festival, the 2002 World Choral Symposium, and the 2003 Polyphonia Festival in Normandy, France. He has also composed and arranged many pieces for the ensemble, including Alleluia Amen, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Gordon Lightfoot), Bashana Haba'ah (Manor/Hirsh), and Stick to the Craythur (trad. Irish).

Mark Bilyeu, piano Described as a “superb partner” (schubert.org), pianist Mark Bilyeu holds degrees from the Chicago College of Performing Arts and the University of Minnesota, studying with Timothy Lovelace and Chicago Symphony Orchestra pianist Mary Sauer. He has studied at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, Vancouver International Song Institute and l’Academie Françis Poulenc. Additional studies with Malcolm Martineau, Roger Vignoles and Susan Manoff.

He was the only American finalist in the 2015 Das Lied Song Competition, and maintains an active performing schedule. He has served as faculty at Viterbo University and was the Visiting Artist in Vocal Coaching and Collaborative Piano at the University of Northern Iowa. He is also the Co-Founding Artistic Director of the Source Song Festival. Held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Source is a week-long celebration of words and music which includes public concerts and masterclasses by international artists for pianists and singers, as well as a composer institute led by Libby Larsen.

Bilyeu has been seen at such venues as the Grand Théâtre de Tours (France), the Schubert Club of St. Paul, the Everson Museum (New York), PianoForte Foundation, and the Belle Sylvester Recital Series of New York. He has been heard via live radio broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio with Lori Phillips, and on WFMT via the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series with mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski. Upcoming recording projects include “The Transmodernist Troubadour,” a recording of music by Australian composer Nicholas Vines with baritone Aaron Engebreth for Navonna Records, and a Winterreise recording with Jon Valender on the Leaf label.