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PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL

“Season after season, PROTOTYPE introduces to New York pieces that shift the whole paradigm of what opera is and can be.” — New York Observer

PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now launched in January 2013, unleashing a powerful wave of opera- and music-theatre from a new generation of composers and librettists. Across its first six seasons, PROTOTYPE produced and presented a total of 200 performances of 39 presentations, and shared the work of more than 600 local, national, and international artists. Now in its seventh season, PROTOTYPE, as Opera News proclaimed, “has become a major leader in opera theatre for the twenty-first century."

Founded by Kristin Marting (of HERE), Beth Morrison (of Beth Morrison Projects), and Kim Whitener (of HERE), and now produced and led by them along with new co-director Jecca Barry, PROTOTYPE supports and spotlights a diverse range of culturally and socially engaged work from intrepid creators across ethnicity and gender. Half of PROTOTYPE’s lead artists to date have been women, and the Festival has presented work from Armenian-American, Belgian, Chinese, Dutch, Egyptian-American, Indian-American, Iranian-American, Irish, Kazakh, Korean-American, Lithuanian, Mexican, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish and Ukranian lead artists. www.prototypefestival.org

MISSY MAZZOLI

"Brooklyn's post-millennial Mozart" —Time Out New York

Missy Mazzoli, recently named Mead Composer-in-Residence by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,  is considered "one of the more consistently inventive, surprising composers now working in New York" (The New York Times). Her exquisite and mysterious music has been performed by soloists and ensembles all over the world, including by the BBC Symphony, Kronos Quartet, JACK Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, LA Opera, Roomful of Teeth, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, Emanuel Ax,  cellist Maya Beiser, and violinist Jennifer Koh. 

Mazzoli is currently on the composition faculty of the Mannes College of Music, a division of the New School, and a co-founder of Luna Composition Lab. An active pianist, Mazzoli performs with Victoire, an "all-star, all-female quintet" (Time Out New York) she founded in 2008 which is dedicated exclusively to her own compositions. Missy Mazzoli's music is published exclusively by G. Schirmer, Inc. www.missymazzoli.com

BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS

“No one who has heard the Brooklyn Youth Chorus will need any convincing about the ensemble’s quality…at ease performing alongside world-class orchestras, pop stars and the latest buzz band, the chorus…seems comfortable with anything it undertakes.” —The New York Times

The Grammy-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus is a collective of young singers and vocal ensembles re-envisioning choral music performance through artistic innovation, collaboration, and their distinctively beautiful sound. Named WQXR New York’s 2016-17 Artists-in-Residence, the Chorus draws students from across the five boroughs and combines intensive voice and musicianship training with exceptional performance experiences.

Founded in 1992 by Artistic Director Dianne Berkun Menaker, the Chorus has appeared with world-class orchestras and conductors, including the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics and London and Atlanta symphonies. Additionally, the Chorus has performed or recorded with major artists such as Barbra Streisand, Arcade Fire, Elton John, The National, and Grizzly Bear. Recordings of the Chorus have been featured in major motion pictures, commercials, and live events, including Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s OTR II World Tour. As a bold commissioner and producer of new music, the Chorus has introduced over 100 original works and world premieres by contemporary composers into the repertoire. www.brooklynyouthchorus.com