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Patchwork Project: A Tapestry of American Song- Chicago, IL
A TAPESTRY OF AMERICAN SONG
Join Patchwork Project in Chicago for a one-of-a-kind recital of American music. This hour-long concert program weaves together the songs of quintessential American composers Samuel Barber, John Duke, and Leonard Bernstein with the voices of New American composers Gabriel Kahane, Simon Sargon, Jake Heggie, and more. This event features a work composed specifically for Patchwork Project by NYC-area composer, Pamela Stein Lynde, and Chicago-based guest artists Katherine Bruton, soprano, Sarah Jenks, piano, and Renee Vogen, horn.
ABOUT PATCHWORK PROJECT
Patchwork Project was founded in March 2016 by Kendra Wieneke and Will Berman. Our mission is to produce unique, audience-centered programs of art song, opera, and musical theatre that highlight the vast and varied wealth of American music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Our programs honor the lauded craft of Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and Samuel Barber while introducing audiences to lesser-known, but equally deserving regional and up-and-coming composers.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Will Berman, baritone, grew up in Westchester, NY and began his classical studies at age 15. He pursued undergraduate studies at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, studying under the late Rita Shane. It was at Eastman that he cultivated a great passion for song recitals. He made his operatic debut as Melisso in Handels Alcina while attending Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. His favorite roles include Papageno (The Magic Flute) and Count Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro). Will has also performed with Spoleto USA, Manhattan Opera Studio, Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar, and Operafestival di Roma, and can be heard in the bass section of the professional choir at the Church of Our Saviour in New York City.
Kendra Wieneke, mezzo-soprano, made her professional debut in 2013 singing the alto solos in Bachs Magnificat in D with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Her favorite roles include Anne in the collegiate premiere of Jake Heggies To Hell and Back, Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia, and as the title role in Handels Serse, in performances coached and conducted by Grammy Award-winning lutenist and leading early music expert, Paul ODette. Her appreciation for a wide range of repertoire has fueled her love for the research and crafting of song recitals, a performance medium she believes is underrepresented. She received a BM and an MM from Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where she studied with Jan Opalach and Carol Webber.
Soprano Katherine Bruton's clear voice and vibrant characterization bring opera and art song to life. Her skills have earned her the roles of Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), Le feu
(L'enfant et les sortileges), and Virtù (L'incoronazione di Poppea), among others. She also created the role of La Saborini in the world premiere of The Dove and The Nightingale by American composer Roger Bourland. She has also appeared with Pasadena Opera and the critically-acclaimed Pacific Opera Project. Upcoming roles include her debut as Mademoiselle
Silberklang in Mozart's The Impresario and reprising her role as Le feu in L'enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Spells), both in Chicago. Katherine also has a passion for art song, including new music, American music, and rarely performed works. This love has led her to premiere several art song cycles in Los Angeles and Chicago. Ms. Bruton is pursuing her Masters of Music from the Chicago College of Performing Arts as a student of Judith Haddon. She is a proud OperaWorks and Songfest alumna.
Renée Vogen, principal horn of the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra, is a Chicago based freelance hornist. Renée is particularly excited to join the Civic Orchestra of Chicago this fall. Renée has been heard in performances with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Lira Ensemble Symphony Orchestra, Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Composers Orchestra, Chicago Arts Orchestra, Oistrach Orchestra, Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and Cayuga Chamber Orchestra.
Renée is also a member of the #quartet, who won the International Horn Societys Horn Quartet competition in Los Angeles this past summer, where they had the opportunity to not only open for the Berlin Philharmonic Horn Quartet, but also performed side-by-side with them. Dedicated to teaching, Renée maintains a private horn studio and is the Adjunct Professor of Horn at Concordia University Chicago.
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LocationPianoForte Studios (View)
1335 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
United States
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