Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Tenderloin Opera Co. AND Meridian Project performing and presenting Saturday Aug 22nd









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Tenderloin Opera Company will perform some songs, and Meridian Project will give a presentation about our group at the Trinity Rep Co.'s Season Kickoff Party. This event highlights Rhode Island-based performance groups through a one day mini-fest of performances and discussions.

Saturday, August 22
1:20 pm • Aborn Street stage— Tenderloin Opera Company will perform
3:40 pm • Chace Theater—showing-and-telling about Meridian Project
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Providence, RI
FREE







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Monday, July 27, 2015

Video from Tenderloin Opera Company Performance



Here's an album of videos from
Tenderloin Opera Company's performance of

"Can of Worms (two-stent heart)"

April 25, 2015
The Black Box Theatre
at Mathewson St. United Methodist Church


The album contains videos of the full performance, songs from the performance, and each individual song, so you can pick and choose your greatest hits!  Lyrics are also posted in the individual Vimeo video pages.







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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Performance of Windeye @ Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, July 13 + 23














Andie Springer will be performing my piece Windeye at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival this month.

Performances will be in and around Fairbanks, Alaska
on July 13 and 23rd, 2015.

Full schedule and ticketing information is HERE







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Friday, June 19, 2015

Meridian Project and Tenderloin Opera Company Weekend!

Last weekend was a big one, with performances from my two favorite collaborative groups.  Both we're very successful.  Sorry I didn't post earlier.  Documentation up soon...



Friday/Saturday, June 12/13, 2015 – 8 pm
Meridian Project presents
Sun and Moon

a new multimedia performance
combining astrophysics and the arts
with astronomer Scott MacNeill
Frosty Drew Nature Center and Observatory
Ninigret Park
61 Park Lane
Charlestown, RI
Admission: $5 suggested donation
— plus —
Friday and Saturday at 6 pm
Chime building workshop (kid-friendly)

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Sunday, June 14, 2015 – 2 pm

Tenderloin Opera Company
will perform songs from

Can of Worms (Two-Stent Heart)
as part of the Providence International Arts Festival
Mathewson Street Theater
134 Mathewson Street, 4th floor
Providence, RI
FREE






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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Video Documentation from Forty-Eight to Sixteen

Video Documentation from a live performance I took part in of Brian House's biometric piece Forty-Eight to Sixteen.
May 7, at MIT Bartos Theatre, Cambridge, MA
as part of the Ampersand Concert Series

https://vimeo.com/127508591







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Sunday, May 3, 2015

Peformance with Brian House at MIT, May 7, 8pm




I will be playing bass on Brian House's piece Forty-Eight to Sixteen at MIT, Thursday May 7.  The piece is based on biometric data readings of Brian's bike commute through NYC, accompanied with the video of that commute.  Neat stuff!

Thursday, May 7, doors 7:30pm, music 8pm
MIT Bartos Theatre (20 Ames Street, Building E15, Atrium level, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
$3 w/MIT ID, $5 at the door (cash only at door)

For more info, please click HERE






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Review of Latest Tenderloin Opera Show





Click HERE to read the Indy's review of last weekend's Tenderloin Opera Company* performance: "Can of Worms (Two-Stent Heart)." (page 5 in the issue, article "Buses into Landsharks")  There are some beautiful drawings of the Tipsy Tree, RIPTA Landsharks, and other critters from the show.

The performance was a big success.  Thanks to all who took part and came to the show. (documentation up soon)

Also check out the impressive interview with Junot Díaz.

*I am a proud member and co-music director of TOC.






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Saturday, February 28, 2015

Write-Up on URI Website
















Here's a write-up of me and my colleague, photographer Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, about the RISCA Fellowship Award by the University of Rhode Island website.  Author Elizabeth Rau discusses my piece The (unfinished) Ballad of Adam and Elena Emery and the Rhode Island murder story that inspired that piece.

http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/index.php?id=7356






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Monday, February 9, 2015

RISCA Fellowship Events Feb + March
















Event schedule for RISCA Fellowship Exhibition:

All events are located at the
Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery
Salve Regina University
Corner of Lawrence and Leroy Avenues
Newport, RI

Opening Reception
Friday, Feb. 13th, 6-9pm
I and other RISCA fellows will be there, video documentation of my performances will be on display

Writers Night
Thursday, February 26th from 6:30-8:30 PM
Literature Fellowship Award Winners will read from their most recent works. This event will also feature a presentation and performance by RISCA's Folk Arts Fellow Rachel Rozenkrantz(!)

Fellowship Film Night
Tuesday, March 3rd from 6:30-8:30PM
Screenings of video shorts by Peter Glantz and Laura Colella’s acclaimed Breakfast with Curtis.

Artists Talk and Closing Reception
Friday, March 6th from 6-8 PM
I and other Fellowship artists will talk about our work and creative process.

All events are free and open to the public.
Gallery Hours: 11 AM to 6 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 AM to 5 PM Wednesdays and Fridays and Noon to 4 PM Saturdays and Sundays. The gallery is closed on Mondays.








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Thursday, January 1, 2015

RISCA Fellowship Award in Music Composition






















Thanks so much to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts for awarding me the 2015 Fellowship in Music Composition!  RISCA is a fantastic organization that does an incredible job supporting the arts in Rhode Island.  Please check out the other fellowship winners here.






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