[NEohioPAL]March Mozart Madness!

Sun Mar 2 22:56:09 PST 2003

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March Mozart Madness!
"Laudamus Te" from Mass in C minor
Excerpts from The Marriage of Figaro
Beethoven's Variations on a theme from The Magic Flute
Divertimento in Eb Major K 563
Friday, March 14, 2003, 8pm
Free Admission
Harkness Chapel on the CWRU campus
(Across from the Peter B. Lewis Building)
Presented by:
Jennifer Woda, Soprano and Brian Thornton, Cello
featuring:
Elizabeth Johnson, Piano
Teppei Kono, Baritone,
Emma Shook, Violin
Pat Connolly, Viola
Artist info:
Jennifer Woda holds a B.A. from Rutgers University and a Masters in Music=20
from The University of Akron.=A0 She has performed as the mezzo-soprano solo=
ist=20
in the educational outreach programs of both Lyric Opera Cleveland=20
("Overture!" an introduction to opera for grades 3-5) and Cleveland Opera on=
=20
Tour (Tales of Hoffmann Mini-residency). She has also performed with the=20
Cleveland Opera as a member of the chorus in La Boheme, Samson et Dalilah,=20
Othello, Madame Butterfly, The Pirates of Penzance and Julius Caesar. Ms Wod=
a=20
has performed roles with the University of Akron Opera Theater Program in=20
numerous productions.=A0 She was seen as "Lucille" and "Cheese" in the World=
=20
Premiere of Poe 2, Hawthorne 1: An American Opera Trilogy with music by Davi=
d=20
Bernstein. Ms Woda has also appeared on the EJ Thomas stage in such roles as=
=20
Marcellina and Cherebino (The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart) and covered the=20
role of Third Lady in The Magic Flute.=20
Outside of operatic repertoire, Ms Woda was recently seen as The Baker's Wif=
e=20
in Sondheim's "Into the Woods" with the Medina Showbiz Company.=20
Brian Thornton: is currently in the middle of his ninth season with the=20
Cleveland Orchestra.=A0 His cello studies began in a public school orchestra=
=20
program in Chicago.=A0 After moving to Dallas, Mr. Thornton began study with=
=20
Lev Aronson at the age of 14.=A0 He continued studying with Mr. Aronson=A0 w=
hile=20
at Southern Methodist University.=A0 Mr. Thornton then studied with Lynn=20
Harrell at the University of Southern California, John Sharp at Northwestern=
=20
University and Stephen Geber at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He has bee=
n=20
a featured soloist in Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago and Cleveland,=A0 in=20
addition to soloing several times at the White House.=A0 Brian=A0 plays a=20
Vuillaume cello which was made in Paris, France in 1856

Contact: wodathorn at aol.com or 216-381-8521

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rt Madness!<BR>
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 minor<BR>
Excerpts from <U>The Marriage of Figaro</U><BR>
Beethoven's Variations on a theme from <U>The Magic Flute</U><BR>
Divertimento in Eb Major K 563<BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ff0080" SIZE=3D4=
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Free Admission<BR>
Harkness Chapel on the CWRU campus<BR>
(Across from the Peter B. Lewis Building)<BR>
Presented by:<BR>
Jennifer Woda, Soprano and Brian Thornton, Cello<BR>
featuring:<BR>
Elizabeth Johnson, Piano<BR>
Teppei Kono, Baritone,<BR>
Emma Shook, Violin<BR>
Pat Connolly, Viola<BR>
Artist info:<BR>
<P ALIGN=3DLEFT></FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #=
ff0080" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><U>Jennifer=20=
Woda</U> holds a B.A. from Rutgers University and a Masters in Music from Th=
e University of Akron.=A0 She has performed as the mezzo-soprano soloist in=20=
the educational outreach programs of both Lyric Opera Cleveland ("Overture!"=
 an introduction to opera for grades 3-5) and Cleveland Opera on Tour (Tales=
 of Hoffmann Mini-residency). She has also performed with the Cleveland Oper=
a as a member of the chorus in La Boheme, Samson et Dalilah, Othello, Madame=
 Butterfly, The Pirates of Penzance and Julius Caesar. Ms Woda has performed=
 roles with the University of Akron Opera Theater Program in numerous produc=
tions.=A0 She was seen as "Lucille" and "Cheese" in the World Premiere of Po=
e 2, Hawthorne 1: An American Opera Trilogy with music by David Bernstein. M=
s Woda has also appeared on the EJ Thomas stage in such roles as Marcellina=20=
and Cherebino (The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart) and covered the role of Third=
 Lady in The Magic Flute. <BR>
Outside of operatic repertoire, Ms Woda was recently seen as The Baker's Wif=
e in Sondheim's "Into the Woods" with the Medina Showbiz Company. <BR>
<U>Brian Thornton: </U>is currently in the middle of his ninth season with t=
he Cleveland Orchestra.=A0 His cello studies began in a public school orches=
tra program in Chicago.=A0 After moving to Dallas, Mr. Thornton began study=20=
with Lev Aronson at the age of 14.=A0 He continued studying with Mr. Aronson=
=A0 while at Southern Methodist University.=A0 Mr. Thornton then studied wit=
h Lynn Harrell at the University of Southern California, John Sharp at North=
western University and Stephen Geber at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He=
 has been a featured soloist in Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago and Cleveland,=
=A0 in addition to soloing several times at the White House.=A0 Brian=A0 pla=
ys a Vuillaume cello which was made in Paris, France in 1856<BR>
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Contact: wodathorn at aol.com or 216-381-8521<BR>
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