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Advance press for San Diego “Darkly”

brent — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:05:22 +0000

Gay Men’s Chorus wants to ‘friend’ you this weekend
–Charlene Baldridge, sdnews.com, April 7, 2011
“Friend Me” featuring “Through A Glass, Darkly”
–performingartslive.com

West Coast Premiere of “Through A Glass, Darkly” Announced

brent — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:59:41 +0000

The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus will be performing the West Coast premiere of Mike’s oratorio “Through A Glass, Darkly” on April 9-10, 2011 in La Jolla at the 500-seat Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center’s David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre.

The SDGMC production will be the 6th for “Darkly” since the World Premiere by the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus in March 2008.

Tickets are $25-$40 and can be purchased online at SDGMC.org.

San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus Acquires West Coast Premiere of THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY -broadwayworld.com, 2/17/11
Gay men’s chorus sets auditions on Feb. 27 for “Through a Glass, Darkly” -sdgln.com, 2/22/11

Time Out New York feature on NYCGMC “Darkly”

brent — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:35:20 +0000

This week’s Time Out New York magazine features an interview with Mike about next week’s NYC premiere of “Through A Glass, Darkly” by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus.

Chorus sings about addiction
“High” is a meth-themed concert.
Time Out New York / Issue 769 : Jun 24–30, 2010
By Beth Greenfield

This concert is one night only – Wednesday June 30 at 8pm. Tickets are still available through the Skirball Center website.

Previously:

NY Premiere of “Through A Glass, Darkly”

NY Premiere of “Through A Glass, Darkly”

mike — Sun, 16 May 2010 21:49:03 +0000

The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Charles Beale, will be premiering Through A Glass, Darkly on June 30, 2010 at 8pm, at the NYU Skirball Center on the corner of Laguardia Place and Washington Square South (W 4th St) in Greenwich Village, NYC.

Tickets are on sale now. One performance only. Hope you can make it!

Advance press for D.C. “Darkly”, part 2

brent — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:41:33 +0000

More advance press at metroweekly.com for the Washington D.C. performances of Mike’s “Through A Glass, Darkly”.

Dark Victory: The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington present a gripping, vital new work –Doug Rule, metroweekly.com, June 4, 2009

Tickets and performance info at gmcw.org.

Advance press for “Darkly” in Washington DC

brent — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:10:05 +0000

Dan O’Neill writes a great article for the upcoming production of Mike’s “Through A Glass, Darkly” by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC.

Singing Through the Silence of Crystal Meth Addiction
–Dan O’Neill, dc.bilerico.com, May 8, 2009

Where to find us in ’09 (and a 2008 wrap-up)

brent — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:21:08 +0000

2008 ended with the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus’ premiere of Mike’s oratorio “Through A Glass, Darkly“ being cited for “Outstanding Achievement in Opera” by MN’s Lavender Magazine (Thanks! But…opera?). At least five more choruses around the country have expressed interest in staging their own concert productions in the near-future.

“Last Days of Left Eye” was released on DVD on September 9.

“Go-Go Beach“ played a few more places including high schools in Australia and Metro Detroit, bringing us to 107 lifetime performances spanning 4 countries and 12 US states.

I wrote the music for a full-length dance show conceived and choreographed by Jeff Shade called “Playground“ which was presented in December at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center.

Here’s a quick overview of some things coming up for us in 2009.

March 25-29 – “Go-Go Beach” at Centennial High School in Roswell, GA.
April 18 – Mike’s newest choral work, “I Want More Life”, will be premiered by the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus for the occasion of the Tony Kushner Celebration at the Guthrie Theater. Commissioned by the Chorus especially for the Kushner Festival, the work is a TTBB setting of a monologue from Kushner’s play “Angels In America: Perestroika”. The performance will be at the Festival’s Community Kick-Off event prior to the opening of “Caroline, or Change”.
May 3 – “I Want More Life” will be performed by the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis at a concert in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Minneapolis-based professional chorus VocalEssence. The TC-GMC was invited to join five other choruses to mark the occasion. (tickets)
May 8-9, 15-16 – “Go-Go Beach” at ShowBiz Starz in Taylor, MI.
May 15 – The second performance of “I Want More Life” in conjunction with the Tony Kushner Celebration at the Guthrie Theatre, performed opening night of the world premiere of Kushner’s new play “The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures“.
June 2 – The third and fourth performances of “I Want More Life”, for the Guthrie’s “Talk-About” series.
June 6-7 – “Through A Glass, Darkly”, performed by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC at Lisner Auditorium – GW Campus, Washington, DC. (tickets)
June 8 – The fifth performance of “I Want More Life”, prior to Tony Kushner’s “Global Voice” talk at the Guthrie Theatre.
June 19-20 – “Through A Glass, Darkly”, performed by the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus at the Miami Beach Colony Theatre.

That’s not to say I’m not doing anything… just nothing with dates yet. Ben Britten, Mike, and I are writing an iPhone game, hopefully releasable by mid-year. Being our first game together, we really don’t have any idea how long it will take to complete, tho. I am also developing a theatre-related website with some folks, but it’s too early to talk about that. And a few music projects in mind, once the paying work clears up.

Mike is also scoring a short film by filmmaker Andrew Lund and edited by our film cohort John Daschbach. It is looking to be a serious contender this film festival season. There are some rumblings about possible future choral commissions, too. More as things develop.

If You Only Knew

brent — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:27:43 +0000

Here is track 13 from Through A Glass, Darkly, “If You Only Knew”. Zack knows what he must do, and leaves, hoping that one day Sebastian can see in himself what Zack saw in him.

Mike originally wrote this for my sister’s 21st birthday present, a little EP called brina.21. At the request of Dr. Stan Hill, this song was incorporated into “Darkly” and expanded from a solo into the choral finale heard below.

See the Official Site for complete information on Through A Glass, Darkly.

If You Only Knew
Music and Lyrics by Mike
Vocals by James Sasser and Michael Marcotte
Ensemble Vocals by David Giuliano, Michael Marcotte, Alex Richardson, James Sasser, and Joe Spieldenner
(c) and (p) 2007 FatLab Music (ASCAP)
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