The following is a chronological list Edward's work, including his original musicals, operas, film and theater scores. Click the link to listen to music samples from selected works. Listening to music requires the Macromedia Flash 6 or later plug-in. If you do not have the plug-in, click here to download it for free. Get Flash Player. |
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Producer, Special Projects A WHITE HOUSE CANTATA, by Leonard Bernstein & Alan Jay Lerner Rose Hall, Jazz @ Lincoln Center New York Premiere: March 31, 2008 Director: Roger Rees Conductor: Robert Bass Cast: Dwayne Croft, Emily Pulley, Anita Johnson, Robert Mack |
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Producer/Composer A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens WYD Media, Night Kitchen Radio Theater & SpokenWordAmerica.com Premieres Thanksgiving 2007 Adapter/Director: Arthur Yorinks Cast: Peter Gerety, Greg Hildreth, Steven Rattazzi, Alice Playten, Richard Muenz, Ivy Austin & members of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts Concert Choir |
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Producer/Music Director IT'S MAY, WE SING! New York Raquet and Tennis Club, Park Avenue, NYC May 21, 2007 a benefit for the COLLEGIATE CHORALE Director & Host: Roger Rees Cast: Harolyn Blackwell, Christine Goerke, Douglas Webster |
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Producer, Special Projects THE JUNIPER TREE, by Philip Glass, Robert Moran & Arthur Yorinks Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center (March 20, 2007) Conductor: Michael Riesman Director: Roger Rees Projections: Wendall Harrington with Maurice Sendak Cast: Ileana Davidson, Stella Zambalis, Anita Johnson, Kevin Deas, Elizabeth Hillebrand & the Collegiate Chorale Singers |
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Music Director/Adaptor * DRAMA DESK Nom: Outstanding Musical Revival * HMS PINAFORE, by Gilbert & Sullivan Vortex Theater, New York City (March 5-April 1, 2007) Director: Dave Dalton Choreographer: Carey Cimma Costumes: Jessica Wegener Cast: Jendi Tarde, Max Miller, Brian Kuchta, David Macaluso, Billy Ernst, Paul Sigrist, Sarah Hartley |
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Composer/Music Director NIGHT KITCHEN RADIO THEATER Live from the Kennedy Center XM Satellite Radio, Sonic Theater Channel 163 "HEY, AL" "BAD BOY" Writer/Director: Arthur Yorinks Cast: Steven Ratazzi, Richard Muenz, Sarah Lippman, Alice Playten |
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Composer/Music Director NIGHT KITCHEN RADIO THEATER @7 The Henry Street Series XM Satellite Radio, Sonic Theater Channel 163 Episode #1: "LYSISTRATA" Episode #2: "METAMORPHOSIS" Episode #3: "BLEAK HOUSE" Episode #4: "THREE TRAVELERS" Episode #5: "THE PORTRAIT" Writer/Director: Arthur Yorinks Cast: Debra Winger, Alice Playten, Arliss Howard, Steven Ratazzi, Richard Muenz, Karen Kandel, Ivy Austin |
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Music Director/Arranger-Orchestrator ANYTHING GOES Williamstown Theatre Festival (June/July 2006) Director: Roger Rees Design: Neil Patel Lighting: Frances Aronson Cast: Sharon Lawrence, Malcolm Gets, Matt Cavanaugh, Nikki Renee Daniels, Catherine Brunell, Remy Auberjonois, Tom Bloom, Sandra Shipley, Paul O'Brien, Kirby Ward, Bill Bateman, Crystal Chapman |
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Music Director A SWELL NIGHT FOR ROMANCE The Supper Club, NYC (May 22, 2006) A benefit for THE COLLEGIATE CHORALE Host: Roger Rees Cast: Judy Kaye, Dana Ivey, Jan Maxwell, Robert Mack Romantic songs of the 20s, 30s & 40s by Cole Porter, Noel Coward and others. |
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Music Director/Conductor CABARET Northern Stage, Vermont (March/April 2006) Director/Choreographer: Josh Prince Cast: Jenn Taber, SuEllen Estey, Kevin Loreque, Michael Mindlin, Damian Buzzerio, Carrie Cimma, Scott Cote, Veronica Diperna, Kristin Donnelly, Abigail Flyn, Gordon Gray, Nate Gray, Elena Gronlund, Mark MacRae, Liz Racanelli, Chris Vaughn |
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Associate Producer/Orchestrator-Arranger TREEMONISHA, by Scott Joplin Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center (March 9, 2006) Director: Roger Rees Conductor: Robert Bass Lighting: Frances Aronson Cast: Anita Johnson, Marietta Simpson, Arthur Woodley, Terry Cook, Barron Coleman, DeAndre Simmons, Elena O'Connor, the Collegiate Chorale Singers |
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Music Director/Conductor GUYS & DOLLS Northern Stage, Vermont (November/December) Director: Brooke Ciardelli Choreographer: Josh Prince Cast: Shanara Gabrielle, Jenn Taber, Matt Henerson, Edwin Cahill, Justin Wilcox, Chris Vaughn, Chris Brady, Dan Crowley, Maurice Parent, Noreen Foster, Corey Moran, David Autovino, Elena Gronlund, Anne McAlexander, Liz Racanelli, Abigail Flynn |
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Associate Producer LORD OF THE RINGS Carnegie Hall, NYC (November 13, 2005) New York concert premiere of the Academy Award-winning musical score to the film with music by Howard Shore. Collegiate Chorale, NYC Gay Men's Chorus, Orchestra of St. Luke's Robert Bass, conductor |
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Resident Composer FUNDACION VALPARAISO Mojacar, Spain (August/mid-October) The Fundacion Valparaiso is a Danish foundation which renovated an old olive farm on the eastern coast of Andalucia in Spain, just outside the Moorish hilltown of Mojocar, converting it to an arts center. While there, Edward worked on the creation of a new musical and taught classes in musical theater. |
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Music Director/Conductor CAPTAIN LOUIE, by Stephen Schwartz York Theater, NYC (March-June) Director: Meridee Stein Choreographer: Joshua Bergasse Media Design: Joshua White Cast: Brandon Arrington, Alexio Barbosa, Jodie Bentley, Jimmie Dieffenbach, Kelsey Fatebene, Sara Kapner, Ronnie Mercedes, Sarah Stiles, Mark Whitten |
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Associate Producer, Orchestrator-Arranger EVENING OF AMERICAN OPERETTA Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center (February 1, 2005) Director: Roger Rees Conductor: Robert Bass Lighting: Frances Aronson Cast: Anna Christy, Daniel Narducci Music from Rose Marie, Naughty Marietta, Desert Song, The Firefly, and others. |
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Musical Director AMAS MUSICAL THEATER Rosetta LeNoire Academy John Houseman Theater, NYC (January/mid-March) Edward worked with young actors from Amas Musical Theater at the John Houseman Theater on 42nd Street, workshopping scenes from Broadway musicals past and present. |
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Music Director/Conductor CAPTAIN LOUIE, by Stephen Schwartz New York Music Theater Festival (September) Edward was Music Director/Conductor of "CAPTAIN LOUIE", a musical from Academy-Award winning composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz ("Wicked", "Godspell", "Pippin") with performances at the New York Musical Theater Festival. Produced by Pam Koslow and Meridee Stein; directed by Meridee Stein. |
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Resident Composer FUNDACAO SACATAR Salvador, Brazil (June/July) Edward resided for 2 months as a guest of the Sacatar Foundation in Salvador, Brazil, exploring the arts and culture of Bahia. During his residency, Edward lived at the Quinta Pintanga, an estate on the island of Itaparica once used as the spiritual retreal for a Catholic girls school but now restored as a center for the arts. |
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Film Score Reconstruction/Orchestration THE LION IN WINTER Carnegie Hall, NYC (May 23, 2004) Host: Timothy Dalton Orchestra of St. Luke's, Collegiate Chorale Robert Bass, Conductor World concert premiere of the Academy Awarding-winning score to the 1968 film, The Lion In Winter, with music by John Barry. The original Lion score was lost in a warehouse fire in the 1970s and Edward worked with Mr. Barry to recreate and reorchestrate the music. |
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Arrangements/Orchestrations Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC Director: Roger Rees Conductor: Robert Bass Cast: Bebe Neuwirth, Roger Rees |
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Resident Composer UCROSS FOUNDATION Ucross Ranch, Wyoming (October/November) At the invitation of the Ucross Foundation, Edward spent 4 weeks living at Ucross Ranch, a 22,000 acre restored 1880s cattle ranch, now a center for the arts. |
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Incidental Music/Arrangements/Sound FX OUR TOWN, by Thornton Wilder Bay Street Theater,
Sag Harbor, NY (August/September) |
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Resident Composer JULIA & DAVID WHITE ARTISTS' COLONY Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica (July/August) Edward spent 2 months living and working at the Composer's Cottage of the White Artists' Colony, a non-profit foundation occupying 17 acres of rainforest in the foothills outside of Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica. |
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Composer, Incidental music and musical arrangements KILT, by Jonathon Wilson Director's Company, NYC (April-June) |
| 2001 | |
TEXACO THROUGH THE YEARS Music & Lyrics |
Arrangements & Music Director/Conductor TEXACO THROUGH THE YEARS Texaco Corporation Television and Radio Jingles from the 50's to the 90's in honor
of the 99th anniversary of the Texaco Corporation. |
| 2000 | |
THE HIDING TREE |
Composer/Librettist THE HIDING TREE |
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MTV MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS OPENING |
Arrangement/Orchestration OPENING TO THE MTV MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS The Metropolitan Opera House Kid Rock, Collegiate Chorale, MTV Awards Orchestra |
| 1999 | |
THE OLD MAN WHO LOVED CHEESE Music & Lyrics |
Composer/Librettist Director- Peter Brosius |
| 1998 | |
MURDER AT THE OPERA |
Composer MURDER AT THE OPERA A Musical Revue Houston Grand Opera, L.A. Opera |
| 1996 | |
PUNCH & JUDY GET DIVORCED |
Composer PUNCH & JUDY GET DIVORCED A Musical Theater Piece Prince Music Theater (Philadelphia), American Repertory Theater (Boston) Director/Choreographer- David
Gordon |
| 1995 | |
MYSTERY ON THE DOCKS Music & Lyrics |
Composer/Librettist MYSTERY ON THE DOCKS Opera in One Act |
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PAPAGAYO Music & Lyrics |
Composer/Librettist PAPAGAYO A Puppet Opera in One Act San Diego Opera Director/Puppet Designer: Lynn Jennings Other Productions: Cincinnati Opera |
| 1994 | |
THE BONES OF LOVE Music & Lyrics |
Composer/Librettist, Music Director THE BONES OF LOVE A Musical Tale S.I.R. Sound Stage (L.A.), Prince Music Theater (Philadelphia)
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OLD AUNT DINAH'S SURE GUIDE TO DREAMS AND LUCKY NUMBERS Music & Lyrics |
Composer/Librettist, Music Director OLD AUNT DINAH'S SURE GUIDE TO DREAMS & LUCKY NUMBERS A Musical Theater Piece S.I.R. Sound Stage (L.A.), Prince Music Theater (Philadelphia)
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A PLACE TO CALL HOME Music & Lyrics |
Composer/Librettist, Music Director A PLACE TO CALL HOME Opera in One-Act L.A. Opera Director- Charles Otte |
| 1990 | |
A MUSKRAT LULLABY Music & Lyrics |
Composer/Librettist, Music Director A MUSKRAT LULLABY Opera in One-Act L.A. Opera Other Productions: Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Columbus, Miami Opera, Manhattan School of Music, University of Kentucky/Bowling Green, Opera Orlando, Penn State University, Monterey Opera, Mercer University, Marshall University |
| 1989 | |
LA BOHEME FANFARE |
Composer LA BOHEME FANFARE L.A. Opera/L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra
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| 1988 | |
THE VAGABOND QUEEN |
Composer/Librettist, Music Director THE VAGABOND QUEEN A Musical Tale in One-Act Kansas Arts Commission Tour, The METRO Ensemble, Opera Pacific, Richmond Opera, University
of Pennsylvania |
| 1986 | |
SPAIN/36 |
Composer, Music Director SPAIN/36 A Musical San Francisco Mime Troupe, Los Angeles Theater Center
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| 1985 | |
NEZHA STIRS UP THE SEA |
Composer/Librettist NEZHA STIRS UP THE SEA A Musical, Based on an Animated Chinese Film George Street Playhouse (NJ) & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Theater (NYC) |
| 1984 | |
SHERLOCK HOLMES  |
Composer SHERLOCK HOLMES American Theater Arts, Hollywood, CA |
| 1982 | |
ZETABET |
Composer/Librettist, Music Director ZETABET Opera in One-Act Opera Company of Boston, MidWest Opera Theater, Opera Company of the Philippines, Minnesota Opera, Aspen Music Festival, Seattle Opera, Michigan Opera, Opera New England |
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SONGS OF ST. COLUMBA |
Composer/Librettist Plymouth Music Series, Minneapolis, MN, Philip Brunelle, Director |
| 1981 | |
MACBETH |
Composer, Music Director MACBETH, by William Shakespeare Lincoln Center Theater Company, Vivian Beaumont Theater
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| 1980 | |
THE FROG WHO BECAME A PRINCE  |
Composer/Librettist THE FROG WHO BECAME A PRINCE Opera in One Act |
| 1979 | |
FEATHERTOP |
Composer/Librettist FEATHERTOP Opera in Two Acts |
