Evan Mack (born 1981) is an American composer, librettist and pianist on the faculty of Skidmore College. He is "considered one of the most gifted composers of his generation by industry insiders."[1] He is currently published with Hal Leonard,[2] Alfred,[3] and KDP Publishing.[4]
He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.
CompositionsEdit
Mack composed the music and libretto for his opera Angel of the Amazon, which premiered in May 2011, staged by Encompass New Opera Theatre at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City and was released worldwide by Albany Records.[5][6]Opera News hailed the work as "edgy...most imaginative...and a worthy contemporary American Opera".[7] He teamed up with librettist, Joshua McGuire. Their first opera titled, The Secret of Luca premiered in Fresno in April 2014. They followed up an American Grand Opera called Roscoe, which premiered by the Seagle Music Colony in 2016.[8] Mack and McGuire's Multi-Cultural Children's Opera, Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena was commissioned by Fresno State Opera Theatre and was seen by thousands of children with performances by San Francisco Opera, Opera in the Heights!, Coker College, and UTRGV.[9] Their latest one-act opera, The Ghosts of Gatsby was commissioned by Samford University under the direction of Kristin Kenning. This tale of marriage and madness about a day-in-the-life of Zelda Fitzgerald and her husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald won the 2018-2020 National Opera Association's Argento Competition.[10] It will receive a full production by Baldwin Wallace under the direction of Scott Skiba. Currently, Mack & McGuire are composing a one-act comedy called, Yeltsin in Texas!
Mack's choral suite, Langston Hughes’ Dream of Freedom was a Selection Winner of the National Association of Composers, San Francisco and the UCM New Music Festival. The work is published by Hal Leonard. As a composer, he produced five full musicals (three for children's theater). Hailed as “the Springtime Nutcracker,” Mack's Pinocchio was premiered at the Charleston Civic Center by the Charleston Ballet.
Mack's work for two pianos, American Groove, was performed by the Westhuizen Duo across the United States and South Africa throughout 2011. The work was a Selection Winner for the SCI Regional Conference in 2010 and premiered in Greensboro, North Carolina. A choral work, Of Fire and Form, commissioned by the West Virginia chapter of the ACDA premiered in February 2011 at the Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia and was performed on tour by the Marshall University Chamber Choir.
PerformancesEdit
Mack's compositions have been performed all over the United States, including Glimmerglass Opera,[11] The Baryshnikov Arts Center, the Seagle Music Colony, Winspear Opera House, Bass Hall, and numerous colleges and universities.
Mack performed as a pianist in the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Chamber Players, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; including a performance in Carnegie Hall. He performed live for the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series at the Chicago Cultural Center.
ReferencesEdit
^Susan Brodie (December 4, 2018). "Top 30 Professionals of the year". MusicalAmerica. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^Langston Hughes' Dream of Freedom. Contemporary Choral.
^McGuire, Joshua; Mack, Evan (10 December 2018). Mack and Mcguire: Arias and Songs: From the Operas of Composer Evan Mack and Librettist Joshua Mcguire. ISBN978-1790809332.
^"Encompass New Opera Theatre Presents ANGEL OF THE AMAZON, 5/6-22". Broadway World. April 12, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^Schanil, Autumn (March 10, 2016). "Homegrown and making it big: Our very own Sullivan County celebrities". Sullivan County Democrat. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^"MACK: Angel of the Amazon". Opera News. Vol. 77, no. 3. September 2012.
^"Review: World Premiere of Roscoe presented at the Seagle Music Colony". NOA. August 9, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^"Children inspired as audience grows for Christmas opera 'Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena'". December 20, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^"Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition: 2018-20 Competition Winner Announced", noa.org
^Josie Hovis (August 31, 2016). "Ginsburg 'enlightening' at Glimmerglass Festival". The Cooperstown Crier. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
External linksEdit
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Evan Mack news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Evan Mack born 1981 is an American composer librettist and pianist on the faculty of Skidmore College He is considered one of the most gifted composers of his generation by industry insiders 1 He is currently published with Hal Leonard 2 Alfred 3 and KDP Publishing 4 Evan Mack Contents 1 Studies 2 Compositions 3 Performances 4 References 5 External linksStudies EditMack studied under Craig Lies Michael Slayton and Stan Link at Vanderbilt University He later studied with Michael Chertock of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and participated in master classes by George Crumb Seymour Lipkin Emanuel Ax and James Tocco He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the University of Cincinnati s College Conservatory of Music Compositions EditMack composed the music and libretto for his opera Angel of the Amazon which premiered in May 2011 staged by Encompass New Opera Theatre at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City and was released worldwide by Albany Records 5 6 Opera News hailed the work as edgy most imaginative and a worthy contemporary American Opera 7 He teamed up with librettist Joshua McGuire Their first opera titled The Secret of Luca premiered in Fresno in April 2014 They followed up an American Grand Opera called Roscoe which premiered by the Seagle Music Colony in 2016 8 Mack and McGuire s Multi Cultural Children s Opera Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena was commissioned by Fresno State Opera Theatre and was seen by thousands of children with performances by San Francisco Opera Opera in the Heights Coker College and UTRGV 9 Their latest one act opera The Ghosts of Gatsby was commissioned by Samford University under the direction of Kristin Kenning This tale of marriage and madness about a day in the life of Zelda Fitzgerald and her husband F Scott Fitzgerald won the 2018 2020 National Opera Association s Argento Competition 10 It will receive a full production by Baldwin Wallace under the direction of Scott Skiba Currently Mack amp McGuire are composing a one act comedy called Yeltsin in Texas Mack s choral suite Langston Hughes Dream of Freedom was a Selection Winner of the National Association of Composers San Francisco and the UCM New Music Festival The work is published by Hal Leonard As a composer he produced five full musicals three for children s theater Hailed as the Springtime Nutcracker Mack s Pinocchio was premiered at the Charleston Civic Center by the Charleston Ballet Mack s work for two pianos American Groove was performed by the Westhuizen Duo across the United States and South Africa throughout 2011 The work was a Selection Winner for the SCI Regional Conference in 2010 and premiered in Greensboro North Carolina A choral work Of Fire and Form commissioned by the West Virginia chapter of the ACDA premiered in February 2011 at the Clay Center in Charleston West Virginia and was performed on tour by the Marshall University Chamber Choir Performances EditMack s compositions have been performed all over the United States including Glimmerglass Opera 11 The Baryshnikov Arts Center the Seagle Music Colony Winspear Opera House Bass Hall and numerous colleges and universities Mack performed as a pianist in the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra the Cincinnati Symphony Chamber Players the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra including a performance in Carnegie Hall He performed live for the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series at the Chicago Cultural Center References Edit Susan Brodie December 4 2018 Top 30 Professionals of the year MusicalAmerica Retrieved June 21 2019 Langston Hughes Dream of Freedom Contemporary Choral Of Fire and Form McGuire Joshua Mack Evan 10 December 2018 Mack and Mcguire Arias and Songs From the Operas of Composer Evan Mack and Librettist Joshua Mcguire ISBN 978 1790809332 Encompass New Opera Theatre Presents ANGEL OF THE AMAZON 5 6 22 Broadway World April 12 2011 Retrieved January 4 2021 Schanil Autumn March 10 2016 Homegrown and making it big Our very own Sullivan County celebrities Sullivan County Democrat Retrieved January 4 2021 MACK Angel of the Amazon Opera News Vol 77 no 3 September 2012 Review World Premiere of Roscoe presented at the Seagle Music Colony NOA August 9 2016 Retrieved June 21 2019 Children inspired as audience grows for Christmas opera Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena December 20 2018 Retrieved June 21 2019 Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition 2018 20 Competition Winner Announced noa org Josie Hovis August 31 2016 Ginsburg enlightening at Glimmerglass Festival The Cooperstown Crier Retrieved June 21 2019 External links EditAngel of the Amazon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evan Mack amp oldid 1167919329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
