A CHURCH OPERA IN ONE ACT saturday 23 april 2016 3:00pm composer jonathan dove pleasant ridge presbyterian church libretto by david lan cincinnati, ohio ENSEMBLES cincinnati camerata concert:nova north american new opera workshop cincinnati public schools woodford paideia SOLOISTS DIRECTORS ORCHESTRA CHORUS Jonathan Snyder, Accordion roles: people in market, the Nave Graham, Flute + Piccolo mountain (men), the river Michael Young tobit Krista Weiss, Clarinet (women), wedding guests, Baritone Elizabeth Bawel, Harp the trees, angels David Abraham, Percussion Mari Thomas, Violin Adam Sherwood Stephanie Schoenhofer anna Ted Nelson, Cello Alexander Petrovsky † Mezzo-soprano Boris Astafiev, Double Bass Angela Carota Minhye Jang, Organ Anna Sherwood Betsy MacConnell Scott Wyatt tobias Bill Seale Tenor Chuck Lauterbach Darrin Hunter Brett Scott David Burch † Artistic Director CHILDREN Aryeh Nussbaum raphael Doug Johnson Counter-tenor roles: sparrows, the fish Elizabeth Venia Ellen Harrison Aaliyah Owens Erin Brewer Pedro André Arroyo Ojeda raguel Addison Maxberry Gabe Blumer Tenor Alex Smith Janette Butler Aleyah Smith Jean Lauterbach Charles Bryant Jonathan Ngai Tara Morrow edna Chloe Kelley Korin Mattei Soprano Corie Crawford Kurt Sander Deatra Holmes Larissa Sander Frances Rabalais Donte King, Jr. Laura Lander Adria Caffaro sara Stage Director Iyanna Berry LeeAnn Kordenbrock Mezzo-soprano Joy Johnson Nan Merrow Kacie Adams Nina Naberhaus Kayla Berndsen Penny Schenk Andrew Manea ashmodeus Kenna Scott Ralph Shipley Baritone Lawrence Thomas III Robert Klevan Samantha Griffin Roger Crice Sa’naa Diallo-Lewis Sergio Zapata † Sarah Smallwood Tom Terwilliger Shaylin King Victor De La Cruz Tamia Brunner Angela Carota Tristan Jackson † raguel’s men Children’s Choir Director Tyler Brunner and performer and sought to attract and engage new BRETT SCOTT, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL YOUNG audiences. The ensemble produces 5 projects each season. Brett Scott is Associate Professor of Ensembles and Michael Young is a baritone praised for his dark, Productions are thoughtful collaborations with partners Conducting at the University of Cincinnati’s College molten tones. Mr. Young has recently performed with that have included writers, sculptors, video artists, dancers, Conservatory of Music, where he directs the select CCM Cincinnati Opera, Dayton Opera, Opera Western Reserve, ENSEMBLES chefs, scientists, actors, poets and filmmakers. Chorale and teaches conducting and literature at the NANOWorks Opera, The Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, Performances take place in unusual venues and found graduate and undergraduate level. Dr. Scott’s previous and The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra. Recent roles & BIOS spaces throughout Cincinnati. Immersed in the city, each position was at the University of Rochester and Eastman include Marcello in Puccini’s La Boheme, Scarpia in production is a vastly different exploration of our urban School of Music, where he taught undergraduate and Puccini’s Tosca, and George Milton in Carlisle Floyd’s environment. The results are provocative, interactive and graduate conducting, and directed the University of Of Mice and Men. In concert, Mr. Young has recently unforgettable experiences that takes audiences from Rochester Glee Clubs and Chamber Singers. performed as baritone soloist in Durufle’s Requiem, Orff’s basement arts spaces, renovated warehouses and Originally from Canada, he has received national Carmina Burana, and Handel’s Messiah, as well as the light studios. broadcast as a conductor in that country. An title character in Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Michael is a first concert:nova’s education program, NEXT:GENERATION, acknowledged expert on and advocate for contemporary prize winner at the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition, allows pre-professional music performance majors from choral music, Brett has lectured at regional and national and a two-time winner of The University of Cincinnati local universities (currently Miami University and the conventions in the United States and Canada. He has College-Conservatory of Music’s Corbett Vocal Scholarship University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music) to published articles in the Choral Journal, American Choral Competition. Upcoming performances include Masetto in expand their education through our an arts entrepreneur- Review, Anacrusis and the Research Memorandum Series, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and Belcore in Donizetti’s L’elisir focused apprentice program. and conducted several regional, national, and world d’amore, both with Opera Western Reserve. premieres. He has recently been appointed editor of the Research Memorandum Series, published by Chorus STEPHANIE SCHOENHOFER America. Brett received his Doctor of Music Arts at the Stephanie Schoenhofer is a mezzo-soprano from Lima, Ohio. College Conservatory of Music in 2002, and currently She has held Young Artist apprenticeships with companies CINCINNATI CAMERATA lives in Cincinnati with his wife Krista and children Aedhan, such as Sarasota Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, and Cincinnati Camerata is a mixed-voice choral ensemble of 35 Colum, Kenna, and Serrin. Opera Saratoga. Stephanie has performed a number of accomplished volunteer singers that focuses on chamber operatic roles and concert works. Operatic credits include and contemporary classical music, from medieval chant FRANCES RABALAIS, STAGE DIRECTOR Sr. Lillianne in Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, Baba the Turk through living composers. The Camerata collaborates A native of New Orleans, Frances will soon be graduating in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, Fortuna in Monteverdi’s with some of Cincinnati’s finest instrumental chamber from the College-Conservatory of Music with an Artist’s L’incornazione di Poppea, and Dryad in Strauss’ Ariadne auf ensembles to produce 2-3 formal concerts each season diploma in stage direction of opera. She uses her innate Naxos. Concert works include Bach’s Magnificat and Mass and is committed to promoting new choral music through sense of musicality to lead the performers in creating a in B minor, Duruflé’s Requiem, Rachmaninoff’s All Night an annual Composition Contest prize. meaningful emotional journey for the audience. Her work at Vigil, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasie, Debussy’s Les Trois Around half of our ensemble are degreed musicians or the University of Cincinnati includes directing Mahagonny Chansons de Charles d’Orleans, and Rossini’s Le Petite music teachers, and membership is by audition through NANOWORKS Songspiel and Il Signor Bruschino. She has served as Messe Sollenelle. Stephanie graduated Magna cum laud our artistic director, Brett Scott from UC-CCM’s choral NANOWorks develops and stages short contemporary assistant director for Cosi fan Tutte, The Merry Widow, and from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University conducting faculty. Our repertoire is challenging, and operas by emerging North American composers and L’incoronazione di Poppea, also at CCM. Frances has been of Cincinnati where she received a bachelor of music. no other choir in Cincinnati offers the Camerata’s high- dedicates itself to raising the spotlight on young singers, an assistant director at Glimmerglass Opera, Pensacola She received her master’s degree at the University of quality performance opportunity for only a moderate time composers, librettists, directors, choreographers and other Opera, and the Brevard Music Festival. See more at Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Stephanie commitment to musicians with busy careers. company artists to give them a stepping stone to francesrabalais.com. currently lives in Chicago, where she studies with national attention. Julia Faulkner. NANOWorks will build a generational and cultural ANGELA CAROTA, CHILDREN’S CHOIR DIRECTOR bridge between Cincinnati’s traditional opera lovers and Angela embarked upon a career in music education as SCOTT WYATT those younger art audiences seeking a fresh, contemporary a result of private piano study throughout her formative Scott Wyatt has sung with many of the leading opera perspective. NANOWorks will also reach out to new years. She entered Xavier University in Cincinnati in 1996, companies, music festivals and symphonies throughout the audiences through educational programs in schools, and completed her bachelor’s degree in music education in United States, Europe, and Asia. Opera companies include satellite theaters and other unconventional venues. 2000. She then taught in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Paris National Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand for several years, prior to entering The University of Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Santa Fe Opera, San Diego CPS WOODFORD PAIDEIA ACADEMY Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. She completed Opera, Washington D.C. Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Virginia The music program at Woodford Paideia Academy her Master of Music in Music Education degree in 2010. Opera, Long Beach Opera and Austin Lyric Opera. Music has grown extensively in the last few years. Since the Upon completion of her master’s degree, she was awarded Festivals include the Zwingenberg, Aspen and Rising Sun introduction of orchestra in 2013, the ensemble has a full research grant through the Fulbright Exchange Music Festivals. Solo tenor engagements with symphonies expanded to 120 members. The Orff-Schulwerk-based Program to study Carl Orff’s music education philosophy, include work with the Singapore, Weinersalon, San General Music program includes frequent performances CONCERT:NOVA Orff-Schulwerk, in Salzburg, Austria. Currently,