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Patchwork Project: A Tapestry of American Song- Barrington, IL
A TAPESTRY OF AMERICAN SONG
Join Patchwork Project in Barrington 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, Mark Adamo, Jake Heggie, and more. This event features Chicago-based pianist, Sarah Jenks and guitarist Conor Kelch.
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 Handel's 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 Bach's Magnificat in D with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Her favorite roles include Anne in the collegiate premiere of Jake Heggie's To Hell and Back, Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia, and the title role in Handel's 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.
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LocationBarrington's White House (View)
145 West Main Street
Barrington, IL 60010
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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