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\u00a0Voci dell’Ombra<\/strong> (Voices from the Shadow) The madrigals of the Renaissance composer, Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa, have interested me for some time with their articulate mode\u00a0of expression and their rich and mysterious musical textures. I have chosen six madrigals from the composer’s fifth book of madrigals to set for piano and solo soprano voice. Above all, my goal was to capture the expression and drama of text found in Gesualdo’s five-part vocal writing, selecting freely from each of the voices to construct my recomposition of the music for a single voice.\u00a0<\/span>I also desired to create a piano accompaniment that orchestrated the harmonic and rhythmic contrasts that are so prevalent in these Madrigals. The end result, stylistically, spans the pre-renaissance and post-renaissance periods of music with my own predilection for complex textures and sonorities found\u00a0<\/span>in my own original music. These pieces were composed in collaboration with mezzo-soprano Ayana Sambuu <\/span>who will be creating a dramatic production for their premiere on October 12th, 2024 in Sala Baldini in the center of Rome, Italy.\u00a0 In studying these interpretations of the Gesualdo madrigals, Ayana has discovered the profound drama of the lyrics and the mysterious beauty of the music and words.\u00a0 \u00a0She planning a dramatic production of these settings enhanced with light and costume design that would present a meaningful experience for contemporary audiences. The performance will be accompanied by Vitoria Khalilova, piano.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I would also like to acknowledge the Italian soprano Angela Nisi was so generous with her comments regarding the setting of the Italian <\/span>words and vocal technique required to perform the pieces. Finally, I am appreciative of Nick Ceramella\u00a0<\/span>for his translations of the texts into English and his assistance in interpreting the meaning of the Italian words.\u00a0 \u00a0WGN<\/span><\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” vertical_offset=”-275px”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ specialty_columns=”2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” vertical_offset=”-357px” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ specialty_columns=”2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n William Grosvenor Neil\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0In the 1980\u2019s Neil was appointed as the first composer-in-residence with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the first residency of its kind with a major American opera company. \u00a0His opera,\u00a0The Guilt of Lillian Sloan<\/em>\u00a0was premiered by Lyric in June of 1986. \u00a0He then went on to produce award-winning concerts and events at the New Music Chicago Spring Festival for several years. \u00a0 \u00a0The Rome Prize and the Charles Ives Award are among his honors and his work has been recognized through grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council, fellowships from the Fulbright Commission, and the American Symphony Orchestra League, and awards from ASCAP and BMI. \u00a0In 2008 he served as the McKnight Visiting Composer with the American Composers Forum for the city of Winona, MN.\u00a0\u00a0Most recently,\u00a0clarinetist, F\u00e0tima Boix Canto\u2019 premiered\u00a0Concerto for Piccolo Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra<\/em>\u00a0at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, CA,\u00a0 Duo Sureno premiered\u00a0Love Poem with a Knife <\/em>at the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Recent CD releases have featured his music including\u00a0Out of Darkness Into Light\u00a0<\/em>on Ravello Records,\u00a0Spiritual Adaptation to Higher Altitudes\u00a0<\/em>on Mark Masters Recordings, and Six Preludes for piano\u00a0<\/em>on PnOVA Recordings.\u00a0 \u00a0His music was featured on several live broadcasts on WFMT radio in Chicago in 2019 including his\u00a0Six Preludes<\/em>\u00a0for piano solo by pianist Martin Jones.\u00a0 In the fall of 2020, Neil served as an Artist in Residence at Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Most recently, his Sacrum Creature will be premiered by the Artaria String Quartet at the 2021 Springwood Chamber Music Festival in Lanesboro, MN.<\/p>\n She has been invited as a special guest to numerous TV programs in Italy, Mongolia,\u00a0 and Russia and opera singing festivals in Italy, Spain and Mongolia.\u00a0 Recently she was featured on the soundtrack for the documentary film\u00a0 \u201cBernini tells Bernini\u201d, about the life of the Italian great sculptor Lorenzo Bernini, directed by Andr\u00e9s Arce Maldonado.\u00a0 She has performed in opera houses and in prestigious concert halls in Italy, Mongolia, Great Britain, Spain, Greece, San Marino, France, China, and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n Currently, as the founder and the President of the Cultural Association NEW OPERA DIMENSIONS, Rome, ITALY, she organizes music events, involving young international opera singers.\u00a0 She has served as a collaborator at the prestigious ROMA International Opera Competition founded by great Italian pianist Marcella Crudeli, the Fryderyk Chopin Cultural\u00a0Association that organises the ROMA International Piano Competiton, and the Vincer\u00f2 World Opera Competition.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/www.thecomposerstudio.com\/houseconcerts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/WN_Shot1_037-1024×683.jpg” title_text=”WN_Shot1_037″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_slider _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” vertical_offset=”-11px” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1800ms” animation_delay=”2150ms” animation_speed_curve=”ease-out” animation_repeat=”loop” auto=”on” hover_transition_duration=”2000ms”][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”49px” body_font_size=”21px” background_color=”#ffffff” background_enable_color=”on” background_layout=”light” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” hover_transition_duration=”2000ms” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n The range of sonic experiences is astounding but always illuminates the music and the drama.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>SOUNDBOARD MAGAZINE.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”22px” background_color=”#ffffff” background_enable_color=”on” background_layout=”light” hover_transition_duration=”2000ms” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n William Neil\u2019s\u00a0compositions present the listener with\u00a0an intense brilliant effect.\u00a0<\/i>FANFARE MAGAZINE<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”22px” background_color=”#ffffff” background_enable_color=”on” background_layout=”light” hover_transition_duration=”2000ms” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n His music\u00a0represents contemporary writing at its most intellectual probing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>CHICAGO TRIBUNE<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” body_font_size=”22px” background_color=”#ffffff” background_enable_color=”on” background_layout=”light” hover_transition_duration=”2000ms” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n His\u00a0extremely characteristic harmonic world\u00a0<\/i>is fundamental to the unfolding of his music.\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0CLASSICAL CD REVIEW<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default”] Please wait while flipbook is loading. 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The coloratura mezzo-soprano of international fame Ayana Sambuu Zandraa <\/i><\/b>was born in Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia, into the family of famous film director Zandraa Tseveenii,<\/i> founder of the professional Cinematographic Art in Mongolia. She demonstrated an interest in art and music since she was a child, and was mentored by her grandfather who generously shared his creative knowledge as a filmmaker. \u00a0After having won several national-level singing competitions in Mongolia and completing her advanced degrees in music and languages, she moved to Italy for further study, and to pursue degrees in opera.\u00a0 Upon the invitation of Maestro Paolo Montarsolo, she continued her study of grand opera roles. \u00a0Her repertoire includes operas by Rossini, Mozart, Bellini, and other composers and a vast program of Baroque arias, Italian, Russian, French, Spanish arias, romance songs and lieds. Her most acclaimed roles are\u00a0 from Rossini’s operas such as Cenerentola (La Cenerentola) and Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia)<\/p>\nThe Music<\/h1>\n