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upcoming concerts of Eric Sawyer's works
2007 - 2008
Our American Cousin, an opera Eric Sawyer and John Shoptaw
Featuring Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, Music Director.
May 5, 2007, 8:00 p.m., St. Ignatius Church, Boston College, 28 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill
Sacred Places, Seraphim Singers, Jennifer Lester, conductor
an opera chorus led by Thomas Busse. The composer will accompany on piano. Admission is free
August 23, 2007, 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall on the UC Berkeley campus.
RECENT CONCERTS
September 17, 2006, 3 p.m., Buckley Recital Hall, Music Department, Amherst College.
Itasca: a poem for 4 voices and live electronics, Vocalise, for soprano and electronic playback,
poetry by John Shoptaw, choreography by Wendy Woodson, featuring vocalists Ann Moss,
Amalia Martin Dobbins, Rebecca Howard, Buddy James.
Saturday, September 30, 8 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, Arlington, Massachusetts.

World Premiere of The Humble Heart (Cantata on texts of the American Shakers),

featuring New England Voices, Nancy McDowell, director, Robert Honeysucker, baritone,

Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano, Malcolm Halliday, conductor.

Friday, June 20, 2008, 7:30 p.m., Academy of Music, Northampton, MA

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Performers will include Janna Baty, Alan Schneider, Drew Poling, and Angela Hines Gooch, as well as
An Evening of Scenes from Our American Cousin, hosted by the UC, Berkeley as part of its On The Same Page program.
Our American Cousin, an opera by Eric Sawyer and John Shoptaw
Featuring Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, Music Director.
Sunday, June 22, 2008, 3:00 p.m., Academy of Music, Northampton, MA
Carol Charnow is the Stage Director.
Carol Charnow is the Stage Director.
Monday, June 2, 2008 at 8 p.m., Mondavi Center, UC Davis, California
Gemini Premiere by Empyrean Ensemble