Courtroom Concerts
Thursday, November 2, 2006 Program
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Seth Keeton, bass-baritone; Bryan Lemke, piano
Johannes Brahms - Der Tod das ist die kühle Nacht (poem by Heine)
Richard Strauss - Der Einsame (poem by Heine)
Gerald Finzi - Selections from "Let us garlands bring" (text by Shakespeare)
- Who is Sylvia
- Fear no more the heat o' the sun
- O, mistress mine
- It was a lover and his lass |
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Chris Kachian, guitar; David Jenkins, piano
Franz Schubert - “Arpeggione Sonata"
- Allegro moderato
- Adagio
- Allegretto. |
Artist Information
SETH KEETON BIO
Bass-baritone SETH KEETON’S performances have been described by The New York Times as “driven” and “emotionally pointed”, while Opera News praises his “powerful resonance.” The up and coming young singer returned this past summer to Glimmerglass Opera where he was seen as RychtáÞ in JenÛfa and Cornudet in the world premiere of The Greater Good. In his debut summer at Glimmerglass Opera he was seen in performances of Death in Venice and Lucie de Lammermoor. Engagements for 2006-2007 include his debut with Arizona Opera as Il Bonzo in Madama Butterfly, Zuniga in Carmen with Indianapolis Opera, a cover of Arlington in the premiere of Wakonda’s Dream with Opera Omaha, Pistola in Falstaff and Il Bonzo in Madama Butterfly with Ft. Worth Opera, and a return to Minnesota Opera for Crespel and Luther in their production of Les Contes des
Hoffmann.
During his tenure as a member of Minnesota Opera’s Young Artist Program Mr. Keeton was seen on the mainsatge in Tosca as the Sacristan, in Don Giovanni as Leporello, and in Joseph Merrick: the Elephant Man as Hospital Administrator Carr-Gomm, as well as Monterone in Rigoletto, Petrucci in Lucrezia Borgia, Sergeant Lombardi in Passion, Der Sprecher in The Magic Flute, the Bonze in Madama Butterfly, Don Alfonso in Maria Padilla, and Zuniga in Carmen. In 2003 he completed an apprenticeship at Chautauqua Opera, where he sang both Colline in La bohème and the Duke of Verona in Roméo et Juliette, as well as covering Leporello in Don Giovanni. For Austin Lyric Opera he has performed Benoit/Alcindoro in La bohème, the Warden in Dead Man Walking and Dr. Grenvil in La traviata. In Central City he appeared as Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and in 2004 sang the role of Polyphemus in the New Breath Production of Acis and Galatea. In December of that year, he sang Balthahazar in Amahl and the Night Visitors with the Minnesota Orchestra. Mr. Keeton has been seen on the concert stage as the bass soloist in Mozart’s Requiem and Bach’s Wachet auf.
In February 2006, he was a national finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Other awards include an Encouragement Award from the Sullivan Foundation as well as being a finalist in the Eleanor McCollum Competition. Mr. Keeton received his Bachelor of Music from Illinois Wesleyan University and his Master of Music from IndianaUniversity, where he appeared in productions of The Bartered Bride as Kecal, Le nozze di Figaro as Dr. Bartolo, Orfeo as Plutone, Così fan tutte as Don Alfonso, The Rake’s Progress as Father Trulove, La bohème as Colline and La Cenerentola as Alidoro.
CHRIS KACHIAN BIO
Christopher Kachian, guitarist, performs and teaches throughout the world. He regularly performs with the Heidelberger Kammerorchester, Kammerensemble Cologne, Radio Symphonie Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks, St. Paul Orchestra, Minnesota Opera and VocalEssence. He has worked in Japan, China, Europe, Africa, Cuba, Costa Rica, Peru, and throughout North America.
As a champion of new music, he has commissioned and premiered over thirty works for guitar including ten concerti. His concerts are broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio, National Public Radio and American Public Radio including several appearances on A Prairie Home Companion. Notable recordings include Carols and Lullabies (RCA 1995), Images, Shadows and Dreams (Collins Classics 1996), Woodwind Music (Innova 1997), phoenix ensemble #1. (Valve-Hearts 1998), Falls Flyer (10,000 Lakes 2002), and Cyprus, First Impressions (Innova 2005). Numerous other recordings of music ranging from blues to chamber music are in his discography. Mr. Kachian has also composed several scores for public television.
Dr. Kachian is the past editor of the guitar column for String Notes, the journal of the Minnesota chapter of the American String Teacher’s Association/National String Orchestra Association. From 1990-2002 he was guitar director for Minnesota Music Teachers Association for whom he authored a guitar pedagogy syllabus.
Since 1984, Chris Kachian has directed one of the largest, multi-genre guitar programs in the USA at the University of St Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he is professor of music. Along with private teaching he lectures on Guitar Pedagogy and Guitar History and Literature. His research and expertise ranges from World Music to the music Europe and the Americas; from popular musical idioms to and film music.
DAVID JENKINS BIO
David P. Jenkins is director of liturgical music at The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. His duties there include teaching church music and directing the worship music of the seminary. In addition Dr. Jenkins is an adjunct organ instructor for the music department of St. Thomas. He earned the D.M.A. in organ performance and the Performer's Certificate from The Eastman School of Music. He also holds degrees in organ from the University of Iowa and Oberlin Conservatory, and studied organ in Copenhagen at the Royal Danish Music Conservatory under a Marshall fellowship. His organ teachers have included Russell Saunders, Grethe Krogh, Delbert Disselhorst, Garth Peacock, and Howard Don Small. Besides numerous recital performances in the U.S., Dr. Jenkins has performed in Denmark and Norway, and has been aired on “Pipedreams,” the national weekly pipe organ program produced by Minnesota Public Radio. |
