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Part One
Isaiah's prophecy of salvation
Sinfony
Comfort ye my people (Reese)
Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Reese)
And the glory of the Lord (chorus)
Christ's Ascension
Lift up your heads, O ye gates (chorus)
With a voice hailed as “vivid” (Wall Street Journal) and “unusually sparkling”
(Kansas City Star), Doug Dodson is making his mark on opera and concert
stages throughout the United States in repertoire ranging from the Baroque
to the contemporary. Notable recent engagements include the role of Cupid in
Blow’s Venus and Adonis with the Oregon Bach Festival, Speranza in Monteverdi’s
L’Orfeo with Pacific MusicWorks, Arion in the American premiere of Jonathan
Dove’s Arion and the Dolphin with the Harvard Summer Chorus, The United
Way in the American premiere of Tod Machover’s Death and the Powers with
American Repertory Theater, and Ottone in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di
Poppea at the Aldeburgh Music Festival as a member of the prestigious
Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme. As a soloist he can be heard on the
world-premiere recordings of Nicolas Vines’ opera Loose, Wet, Perforated
(Navona Records), James Kallembach’s oratorio The Most Sacred Body
(Gothic), and Viva Italia (featuring works by Charpentier and Sances) on
MSR Classics. Mr. Dodson also performs regularly with some of the country’s
most acclaimed choral ensembles, including Seraphic Fire, Skylark, the South
Dakota Chorale, and the chorus of the Handel and Haydn Society. A native
of Spearfish, SD, Mr. Dodson earned a degree in anthropology from the
University of South Dakota and a master's in vocal performance from the
University of Missouri - Kansas City. He recently made his television debut as
a three-day champion on season 35 of Jeopardy!
Lauded as having a “honey-colored tone” and “the most radiant solo singing” from
Opera News, soprano Jessica Beebe is steadily gaining international attention
as an affecting interpreter of repertoire from the Renaissance to contemporary
American opera. Ms. Beebe has performed as a guest soloist with several
major orchestras across the country including The New York Chamber
Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, The
Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, The Folger Consort, The Princeton Festival
Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra and more. Opera roles performed
include Zerlina, Despina, Barbarina, Gluck's Euridice, Humperdinck's Gretel;
First Niece in Peter Grimes with The Princeton Opera Festival, First Daughter
in Akhnaten with The Indianapolis Opera Theatre, La Gloire in Lully's Alceste
and Purcell's Dido. Highlights of her operatic activity include covering the role
of Lila in the 2016 East Coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon's Cold Mountain with
Opera Philadelphia, joining Norway's Bergen National Opera to cover the
role of the Angel in Netia Jones' hi-tech staged production of Messiah, and in
2017 debuting the role of Luna in David Hertzberg’s The Wake World. Most
recently, Ms. Beebe covered the role of Winnie in Lembit Beecher’s Sky on
Swings with Opera Philadelphia. Ms. Beebe looks forward to her 2018-2019
season which includes engagements with The Crossing, Clarion, and Variant
6, and return solo appearances with Choral Arts Philadelphia, The Folger
Consort, a west coast tour with Piffaro, and a Los Angeles Philharmonic solo
debut in Meredith Monk’s opera, Atlas. For more information on Ms. Beebe
please visit www.jessicabeebesoprano.com
A "superb vocal soloist" (The Washington Post), tenor Steven Soph performs
music spanning the medieval to modern day. In the 2018-2019 season, Steven
makes his Bourbon Baroque and Variant 6 debuts in this program, as well as
his Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra,
Arkansas Symphony, and Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra debuts.
In recent seasons, Steven joined The Cleveland Orchestra for several
programs including the Severance Hall premier performances of Stravinsky's
Threni id est Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae conducted by Franz Welser-Möst,
an all-Handel program led by Ton Koopman, and Mozart's Requiem led by
Patrick Dupré Quigley. An active Bach interpreter, Steven has performed as
the Evangelist in the St. Matthew Passion with Chicago Chorale, Seraphic Fire
(Mendelssohn version), Bach Society of St. Louis, Brown University Chorus
and Schola Cantorum of Boston, and Boston University's Marsh Chapel. He
has performed as the Evangelist in the St. John Passion with the University of
North Texas Collegium (1725 version), Concord Chorale, Chicago Chorale,
and Boston University's Marsh Chapel. Steven appeared in Bach's B minor
Mass with Symphony Orchestra Augusta, the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra,
and Chicago Chorale; Bach's Magnificat with Voices of Ascension, True
Concord Voices & Orchestra, and Seraphic Fire; and BWV 34 with The
Cleveland Orchestra. Steven holds degrees from the University of North
Texas and Yale School of Music, where he studied with renowned tenor
James Taylor. He was a 2012 American Bach Soloists Academy Artist, 2014
Carmel Bach Festival Adams Fellow, and 2016 Oregon Bach Festival Young
Artist. www.stevensoph.com
Known for her “purity and flawless range” (South Florida Classical Review),
soprano Sarah Moyer has been a soloist with orchestras and chamber ensembles
such as Aspen Symphony Orchestra, Lost Dog New Music Ensemble, Boston
Modern Orchestra, Emmanuel Music, Les Bostonades, Boston Masterworks
Chorale, Andover Choral Society, Music at Marsh Chapel, and Trinity
Boston, among others. As a soloist, she has performed world premieres by
Christopher Theofanidis, James Kallembach, and Jake Runestad, as well as
American premieres by Melani and Per Nørgård. She also tours nationally
with choral ensembles Skylark, GRAMMY® nominated Seraphic Fire, Santa
Fe Desert Chorale, Conspirare, GRAMMY® nominated True Concord, The
Thirteen, Spire Chamber Ensemble, and Ensemble Origo. This season’s solo
engagements include Mozart’s Requiem and Theofanidis’ Four Levertov Settings
at Aspen Music Festival, Handel’s Messiah with Variant Six + Bourbon
Baroque, Handel’s Ode for St. Cecilia where she delivered a “golden-toned,
note-perfect, and expressively pure” “time-stopping” performance (Boston
Classical Review) with Emmanuel Music, Handel’s Messiah with Handel
Society of Dartmouth College, Bernstein’s Glitter and be Gay with Mistral
Music, and a solo recital about Celestial Sprites in the Skylark Spotlight
Series. She enjoys spending time outdoors, visiting quirky museums and
roadside attractions, and expanding her refrigerator magnet collection.
www.sopranosarahmoyer.com
James Reese is an avid ensemble, chamber, and solo musician whose singing
has been praised for its “intensity and sensitivity...spirituality and eloquence.”
(Chestnut Hill Local) Highlights of James' 2018-19 season include his Canadian
and Austrian debuts with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Gallicantus,
and his solo debuts with TENET Vocal Artists, Bourbon Baroque Orchestra,
Delaware Choral Society, St. George’s Choral Society, and the Duke Chapel
Evensong Singers. In addition this year, James will appear with The Crossing,
Santa Fe Desert Chorale, True Concord, and Variant 6. Earlier this season,
James sang an all-Mozart program with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra,
about which Michael Anthonio of Parterre wrote: “the biggest discovery of the
night for me was tenor James Reese. His clear voice was so effortless.”
Previously, James has appeared in concerts with Philharmonia Baroque
Orchestra, Bach Collegium Japan, the American Classical Orchestra, and at
the Ad Astra Music Festival. He recently made his Carnegie Hall solo debut
in Bach's B Minor Mass with the New York Choral Society, about which the
New York Classical Review wrote, "the high, easy tenor of James Reese...floated
beautifully on its own over the long, gentle lines of the Benedictus." An advocate
for new music, James is a founding member of Philadelphia vocal sextet
Variant 6 (variantsix.com). He appears on The Crossing's release of Gavin
Bryars' The Fifth Century, which won a Grammy for Best Choral Performance
in 2018. He is also a soloist on 2016 Grammy-Nominated Bonhoeffer, released
by the Crossing. He holds degrees from Northwestern University’s Bienen
School of Music and the Yale School of Music.
Praised for his “burnished tones and focused phrasing,” baritone Jean
Bernard Cerin has charmed audiences throughout the United States, France,
Austria, and his native Haiti. A gifted recitalist, Mr. Cerin won the Gerard
Souzay Prize for best performance of a French Melodie in the 2018 Joy in
Singing International Song Competition. With his Duo 1717 partner, pianist
Veena Kulkarni-Rankin, he gives recitals throughout the country redefining
the limits of a traditional song recital. This season, the two appear at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Art among other
venues. On the oratorio platform, the music of J.S. Bach has played a significant
role in Mr. Cerin's recent output. This summer, he sang the bass solos in
Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the American Bach Soloists in San Francisco.
Other oratorio highlights include bass solos in Monteverdi’s Vespers, Handel’s
Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s C Minor Mass, and Kodaly’s Missa
Brevis. This season, Mr. Cerin debuts with the Philadelphia Chamber Music
Society's Gamut Bach Ensemble and appears with the Philadelphia Bach
Festival, the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, and Piffaro Rennaissance
Wind Band. Mr. Cerin did his undergraduate studies in Economics &
Performing Arts at St. Joseph's University. He holds a Master of Music degree
from the New England Conservatory and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree
from the University of Michigan. He serves on faculty at Lincoln University
in southern Pennsylvania. ▪
Violin Oboe
Alice Culin-Ellison Sung Lee
Sarah Cranor Sarah Schilling
Anna Maberry
Evan Few Bassoon
Reynaldo Patiño Kelsey Andrew Schilling
Kathie Raymond
Trumpet
Viola Kris Kwapis
Allison Monroe Shannon Walsh
Michael Hill
Timpani
Cello David Davenport
Lara Turner
Erica Rubis Harpsichord
John Austin Clark
Violone
Phil Spray
Variant 6
Soprano Tenor
Jessica Beebe Steven Bradshaw
Rebecca Myers James Reese
Sarah Moyer Steven Soph
Alto Bass
Doug Dodson Jean-Bernard Cerin
Dianna Grabowski Enrico Lagasca
Elisa Sutherland Daniel Schwartz
Bourbon Baroque, Inc.
Bourbon Baroque, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization
Board of Directors
Robert E. Kulp, Jr., president
John H. Clark IV
Benjamin J. Evans
Membership Circle
(as of 11/15/2018)