tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74654387550346312712011-07-07T18:30:35.138-07:00The Early Years (2008-2011)Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-15794016226110355762011-03-22T08:17:00.000-07:002011-03-22T08:44:56.796-07:00<div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><br />The DCS Website is Dead!<br />Long live the DCS Website!<br /></div><br /><br />Just a quick post to announce that we're shutting down the Dead Composers Society Blogger page and moving the whole operation to our very own website, <a href="http://deadcomposerssociety.org/">http://deadcomposerssociety.org</a>! Be sure to head there for news and information about upcoming productions (of which there are several).<br /><br />Keep even more up-to-date with DCS by following us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DeadCompSoc">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/deadcompsoc">Twitter</a>, or drop us a note at info [at] deadcomposerssociety [dot] org. Thanks for your support!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-1579401622611035576?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-62566072778062835712010-02-18T07:30:00.000-08:002010-02-18T07:49:44.647-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/S31dogEPLzI/AAAAAAAAABc/0p_alWX88Dg/s1600-h/IMG_7338.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439606875317284658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/S31dogEPLzI/AAAAAAAAABc/0p_alWX88Dg/s320/IMG_7338.jpg" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo copyright 2009 Clare Pix Photography </span><a href="http://www.clarepix.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.clarepix.com</span></a></em></div><p>We are thrilled to announce that the Dead Composers Society will be returning to the <a href="http://fringefestival.org/">Minnesota Fringe Festival</a> in 2010! <a href="http://fringefestival.org/2009/show/?id=1086">Last year's production</a> of <em>Two Short Operas: Mr. Berman's Bath-Size Bar and There's a Mastodon In My Backyard</em> smashed all expectations, performing at over 100% capacity through five shows and earning the coveted sixth performance slot for the top-selling show at each venue. Can we follow up last year's upstart sensation with an even better showing in 2010? Stay tuned here and at <a href="http://www.fringefestival.org/">www.FringeFestival.org</a> to find out! The Fringe Festival runs from August 5-15, 2010 at venues throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul.<br /></p><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-6256607277806283571?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-7171185505173250032010-02-18T06:39:00.000-08:002010-02-18T07:29:36.480-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/S31bppLf9VI/AAAAAAAAABU/yvUu7lW8RtE/s1600-h/Nancy+and+Tonya+2010+061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439604695920276818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/S31bppLf9VI/AAAAAAAAABU/yvUu7lW8RtE/s320/Nancy+and+Tonya+2010+061.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Photo by Ty Sassaman</em><br /></span><br /><br /><div align="left">Next week, Dead Composers Society will be teaming up with <a href="http://mixedprecipitation.wordpress.com/">Mixed Precipitation</a> for the Midwest premiere of <em>Tonya &amp; Nancy: The Opera</em>! Join us for an evening of Olympic-sized fun as we relive the 1994 figure skating scandal that captivated the nation! Each evening features two performances of the 30-minute opera sandwiched around a viewing of the Olympic women's figure skating competition live from Vancouver, and will include trivia, figure skating lessons (figure skates not necessary!), and beverages available for purchase. For more information and directions, visit <a href="http://bedlamtheatre.org/2010/02/tonya-and-nancy-the-opera/">Bedlam Theatre</a>, <a href="http://www.camp-bar.net/">Camp Bar</a>, <a href="http://mixedprecipitation.wordpress.com/">Mixes Precipitation</a>, or our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=306443467704">Facebook page</a>.<br /><br /><strong>DETAILS:</strong><br /></div><div align="left">WHAT: <em>Tonya &amp; Nancy: The Opera</em>; music by Abigail Al-Doory Cross and libretto by Elizabeth Searle</div><div align="left">WHO: Mixed Precipitation and Dead Composers Society team up to create an evening of opera, figure skating and Olympic fun!</div><div align="left">WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 6:30pm and 8:30pm in the Fireplace Lounge at Bedlam Theatre and Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6:30pm and 8:30pm at Camp Bar in the Cabaret</div><div align="left">WHERE: Bedlam Theatre at 1501 S 6th St, Minneapolis; and Camp Bar at 490 Roberts St N, St. Paul</div><div align="left">TICKETS/RESERVATIONS: Visit <a href="http://mixedprecipitation.wordpress.com/">mixedprecipitation.wordpress.com</a> or call 612.619.2112 for additional information. Seating is general admission and a suggested voluntary donation of $5-10 will be collected at each performance.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-717118550517325003?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-70683379060340004792010-01-12T13:37:00.000-08:002010-01-12T14:07:11.977-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/S0zyhnjhQAI/AAAAAAAAABM/lRpRYXY1iXU/s1600-h/tonyaandnancy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425978310442172418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/S0zyhnjhQAI/AAAAAAAAABM/lRpRYXY1iXU/s320/tonyaandnancy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Our next project is a co-production with <a href="http://mixedprecipitation.wordpress.com/">Mixed Precipitation</a>, a Minenapolis-based performance initiative dedicated to exploring text, space and form. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This will mark the Midwest premiere of Tonya and Nancy: the Opera, written by librettist Elizabeth Searle and composer Abigail Al-Doory Cross. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Performances will be the third week in February; stay tuned for details! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-7068337906034000479?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-83442982801503220842009-12-21T08:24:00.000-08:002009-12-21T08:25:56.045-08:00A short preview of "Two Short Operas," as presented in the Fringe-for-All 2009 Showcase<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0lAoi9viVp8&amp;hl=" fs="1&amp;" width="560" height="340" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-8344298280150322084?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-43945096290072500762009-12-21T07:23:00.000-08:002009-12-21T07:53:35.004-08:00<strong>"Two Short Operas" played to sold out houses for all performances at the 2009 Minnesota Fringe Festival and was awarded a coveted Fringe Encore performance. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>The buzz...</strong><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>Named a "Must-See Show" by Ron Hubbard of the St Paul Pioneer Press</li><li>Featured in City Pages' <a href="http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2009/07/fringe_festival.php">Gimme Noise blog</a></li><li>Review of the opening night performance at <a href="http://www.minnpost.com/artsarena/2009/07/31/10609/off_and_running_day_one_of_the_fringe_festival">MinnPost.com</a></li><li>Featured in a <a href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/30/fringe-fest/">Minnesota Public Radio</a> story on the Fringe Festival </li></ul><p> </p><p></p><script src="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/js/swfobject.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><div id="minnesota_news_features_2009_07_30_fringecontinuestochallenge_20090730_64s_player"></div><script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/var so = new SWFObject("http://minnesota.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/s_player.swf", "minnesota_news_features_2009_07_30_fringecontinuestochallenge_20090730_64s_player", "319", "83", "8", "#ffffff");so.addParam("quality", "high");so.addParam("menu", "false");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");so.addVariable("name", "minnesota/news/features/2009/07/30/fringecontinuestochallenge_20090730_64");so.write("minnesota_news_features_2009_07_30_fringecontinuestochallenge_20090730_64s_player");/*]]>*/</script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-4394509629007250076?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-90263727124785209532009-07-20T19:58:00.000-07:002009-07-20T20:10:41.705-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/SmUw9nVPu6I/AAAAAAAAAAc/XdQikXJ3YrU/s1600-h/IMG_7338.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/SmUw9nVPu6I/AAAAAAAAAAc/XdQikXJ3YrU/s400/IMG_7338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360744766542691234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">© 2009 Clare Pix Photography www.clarepix.com</span><h3 style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;"><br /></h3><h3 face="times new roman" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Dead Composers Society was founded in 2008 to provide young singers and musicians in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area with performing opportunities.<br /></span></h3><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:times new roman;">We are excited to be a part of the 2009 Minnesota Fringe Festival, where we will be presenting Two Short Operas: Mr. Berman's Bath-Size Bar &amp; There's a Mastodon in My Backyard.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;">More information and tickets are available on the </span><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.fringefestival.org/2009/show/?id=1086">Minnesota Fringe Festival</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> website. </span></span> <br /><h3 style="font-weight: normal;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Opera? At the Fringe? Yes!<span style="font-family:times new roman;"> It's in English. It's funny. None of the singers weigh 300 lbs. The Dead Composers Society, a Twin Cities-based group of young musicians, presents two short comic (and a little absurd) operas by Minneapolis composer Stephen Houtz. Based on a combination of popular urban legends, the operas explore the ridiculous side of human interaction.</span> </span></h3><span style="font-size:100%;"> <i style="font-family: times new roman;">Mr. Berman's Bath-Size Bar</i><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> follows the correspondence between the staff of a London hotel and an increasingly-exasperated resident on a futile quest to use his own personal bar of soap. In </span><i style="font-family: times new roman;">There's a Mastodon in My Backyard,</i><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> a wealthy and eccentric woman's discovery of what appear to be ancient fossils in her backyard sets off a chain reaction of excitement, skepticism, and scientific fervor within the ranks of the Smithsonian Institute - but the action becomes a race against time when the woman reveals her own plans for the bones.</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;">Directed by Robert Neu<br />Accompaniment and Music Direction by Andrew Fleser<br /><br /><br />Thu., Jul. 30 @ 8:30 p.m. </span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br />Sun., Aug. 2 @ 4:00 p.m. (audio described)</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br />Tue., Aug. 4 @ 8:30 p.m. </span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br />Fri., Aug. 7 @ 10:00 p.m. </span> </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br />Sat., Aug. 8 @ 5:30 p.m. </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /><br />Playwrights' Center </span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;">2301 Franklin Ave E</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;">Minneapolis, MN 55406<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-9026372712478520953?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-84343995944342287672009-02-23T13:35:00.000-08:002009-07-24T20:31:59.032-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/Smp8mNqJnLI/AAAAAAAAAAk/5aLahUcznW8/s1600-h/2906_640910647975_21403468_37270523_2913527_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/Smp8mNqJnLI/AAAAAAAAAAk/5aLahUcznW8/s320/2906_640910647975_21403468_37270523_2913527_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362235302281321650" border="0" /></a><br />Saturday, March 14, 2009<br />4:00 pm<br />Mount Olivet Lutheran Church<br />Minneapolis<br /><br />Liederabend<br /><br />Music Director/Accompanist - Andrew Fleser<br /><br />Vocalists - Ben Henry-Moreland, Nathan Petersen-Kindem, Meredith Cain-Nielsen, Leah Reddy<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-8434399594434228767?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-37914769096761608812009-02-23T13:32:00.000-08:002009-02-23T13:35:31.216-08:00December 18, 2008<br />University Baptist Church<br />Minneapolis<br /><br />Cast<br />Amahl - Cassandra Koob<br />Mother - Meredith Cain-Nielsen<br />Kaspar - Jon Thomas Olson<br />Melchior - John Allen Nelson<br />Balthazar - Stephen Houtz<br />Shepherds - Ashleigh Adams, Lindsay Sessing, Laurent Kuehnl, Mark Bauer<br /><br />Music Director/Accompanist - Matthew Haider<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-3791476909676160881?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-42211102648960795702009-01-03T17:21:00.000-08:002009-01-03T17:43:37.775-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/SWAT9HKrf4I/AAAAAAAAAAU/y3ezFnIX5as/s1600-h/s21403468_35732256_9360.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 96px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/SWAT9HKrf4I/AAAAAAAAAAU/y3ezFnIX5as/s320/s21403468_35732256_9360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287247903149752194" border="0" /></a><br />Trouble in Tahiti<br />August 5 &amp; 7, 2008<br />Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, University of Minnesota<br />Minneapolis, MN<br /><br /><br />Music Director and Accompanist - Andrew Fleser<br /><br />Cast<br />Sam - Ben Henry-Moreland<br />Dinah - Meredith Cain-Nielsen<br />Trio - Leah Reddy, Nicholas Chalmers, Mark Bauer<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-4221110264896079570?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-386785749828054362009-01-03T17:20:00.001-08:002009-07-24T20:49:32.561-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/SWAO9SGXGuI/AAAAAAAAAAM/fiha7oZrqk0/s1600-h/-1.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 166px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NN0sB0lg30w/SWAO9SGXGuI/AAAAAAAAAAM/fiha7oZrqk0/s320/-1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287242408526289634" border="0" /></a><br />Our logo, courtesy of Katherine Clanton.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-38678574982805436?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465438755034631271.post-87459888690113762462008-12-05T13:43:00.000-08:002008-12-05T13:53:04.983-08:00The Dead Composers Society, a not-for-profit organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was founded to provide young classical singers with opportunities for performance and professional growth.<br /><br />Our work focuses on the collaborative nature of the artistic process.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7465438755034631271-8745988869011376246?l=deadcomposerssociety.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dead Composers Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572821868943380344noreply@blogger.com0