Program creation and Music Direction by Jonathan Miller
An original a cappella story opera with Megan Wells, storyteller.
For the first time, Chicago a cappella collaborates with acclaimed storyteller Megan Wells to recreate the ancient Swedish myth, “The Fire-Bird.” Though all three of the king’s songs seek to revive their ailing father, only one will make the true hero’s journey and bring back the water of life. The epic, eternal themes are set perfectly with the crown jewels of modern Scandinavian choral music, by Gunnar Eriksson, Thorkell Sigurbjornsson, Vagn Holmboe, Nils Lindberg, Jaakko Mantyjarvi, Trond Kverno, and others.
Performance
Dates
Friday
March 9, 2001
8:00 PM
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Michigan Ave. at Delaware Place
Chicago, IL 60611
Saturday
March 10, 2001
8:00 PM
Unity Temple
875 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60301
Performers
Hoss Brock
Tenor
Amy Conn
Soprano
Matt Greenberg
Bass
Elizabeth Grizzell
Mezzo-soprano
Deborah Guscott
Mezzo-soprano
Aaron Johnson
Bass
Cary Lovett
Tenor
Jonathan Miller
Music Director and Bass
Kathleen O’Brien Dietz
Soprano
Megan Wells
Storyteller