Annie Janeiro Randall
Artistic Director, Proserpina Project
Annie Randall is professor of Musicology at Bucknell University
and has also taught at Mills College (CA), New York University,
and College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.
She has published on 18th-century German melodrama,
Puccini's operas, women in music, American protest music, and
1960s British pop. Her books include: Dusty! Queen of the
Postmods (Oxford, 2009), Music, Power, and
Politics (Routledge, 2005), and Puccini and 'The Girl': History
and Reception of Girl of the Golden West (Chicago,
2004). Dusty! won the Philip Brett Award of the American
Musicological Society and was the subject of numerous articles
in north America and Europe (The Atlantic, The Boston
Globe, Daily Mail [UK]) and radio programs (Jon Schaefer's Soundcheck [WNYC], Robin
Young's "Here and Now" [Boston NPR], the BBC 4' s Woman's Hour, "Newstalk with Tom
Dunne" [Irish national radio], among others). She is a graduate of College-Conservatory of
Music, University of Cincinnati (Ph.D, Musicology), DePaul University School of Music (M.Mus,
Composition), University of Kent at Canterbury, England, (B.A., Early Modern European
History).
Paul J. Botelho
Composer, Proserpina (2016)
Paul J. Botelho is a composer, performer, developer, and artist
whose work includes a series of one-act operas, acoustic and
electro-acoustic music, multimedia installation pieces, visual art
works, and vocal improvisation. He performs as a vocalist
primarily with extended technique and incorporates the voice
into many of his pieces. His work has been performed,
presented, and exhibited in concerts, festivals, galleries, and
museums across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Botelho
received an M.F.A. and Ph.D. in Music Composition
from Princeton University, an M.A. in Electro-Acoustic Music
from Dartmouth College, and a B.F.A. in Contemporary Music
Performance and Composition from the College of Santa Fe.
Currently he is Assistant Professor of Music at Bucknell University where he teaches music
composition.
Russell Chartier
Video Artist
Russell Chartier has spent many years working in Broadcast
Television working for various networks including A&E, The
History Channel, YES Network, Lifetime, NFL, NHL and several
others. He is currently a Broadcast Operations Supervisor at
Encompass Digital Media. His work in the Video Art Medium
explores multiple layers and focuses heavily on texture and
color. Many of the images in his works are distorted and
manipulated in various unorthodox in an attempt to create a
visual depth where recognizable images will appear within the
collage of manipulated images and textures. Russell attended
the College of Santa Fe. He went on to study Broadcast
Engineering at the Cleveland Institute of Electronics and
received his MA from the University of Canterbury in Media Arts.
Tiffany DuMouchelle
Soprano
Tiffany Du Mouchelle is praised for her musical versatility, an
electric stage presence and exceptional dramatic sensibilities.
Most recognized for her fearlessness in performing new and
challenging repertoire, she explores the genres of classical,
world, contemporary, cabaret, and theatrical works. Recipient
of the prestigious Richard F. Gold Career Grant for American
Opera Singers, Ms. Du Mouchelle has performed with the
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Bang on a Can AllStars,
Center for Contemporary Opera, Yellow Barn Music
Festival, Skalholt Summer Music Series in Iceland,
NorfolkChamber Music Festival, and American Composers
Alliance, and in such prestigious venues as Lincoln Center,
Disney Hall, The Consulate of the Republic of Poland, The New
York Historical Society, The Ukrainian Institute, the residence of
the United States Ambassador in Cairo, and the Acropolium in
Carthage. Recent collaborations include the Australia
Premiere of Stockhausen"s Sirius with Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music, the
West Coast Premiere of Roger Reynolds' Justice (Clytemnestra), the West Coast Premiere of
Pasqual Dusapin's To Be Sung (Voice Two), along with residencies at Yellow Barn and Songfest.
She is currently on the faculty of University at Buffalo's Department of Music.
Beth Willer
Conductor
Noted for her "directorial command," "technical expertise," and work with women's vocal ensembles, Beth Willer is founder and Artistic Director of the acclaimed Lorelei Ensemble and Director of Bucknell University's Choir and Camerata. Willer has initiated collaborations with composers from the U.S. and abroad, leading Loerelei in numerous world, U.S. and regional premieres, while working to expose lesser-known works of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. In 2016-17 Lorelei will perform at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), and deliver the U.S. premiere of George Benjamin's Dream of the Song with the Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston's Symphony Hall, and Carnegie Hall. Recipient of Chorus America's prestigious Louis Botto Award, Willer has served as Resident Conductor of the Radcliffe Choral Society, conductor of The Boston Conservatory Women's Chorus, and chorus master for the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Willer holds graduate degrees in conducting from Boston University (DMA and MM), and an undergraduate degree in Music Education from Luther College, having studied with Ann Howard Jones, David Hoose, Bruce Hangen and Weston Noble.
Wen Yang
Artistic Director, New York Baroque, Inc.
Wen is the founder and Artistic Director of New York Baroque
Incorporated. An alumna of The Juilliard School and Yale School
of Music, Wen studied viola da gamba with Sarah Cunningham,
and double bass with Don Palma, Timothy Cobb and Robert
Nairn. She has earned praise both for her "angelically played"
solos (Charleston Today) and for "knocking people off their seats"
(Sarasota Herald-Tribune), and has performed with William
Christie, Jordi Savall, Masaaki Suzuki, Monica Huggett, Ton
Koopman, and Richard Egarr. In addition to performing and
directing, Wen can also be found cooking, and living in New York
City with her husband, cellist Ezra Seltzer.
New York Baroque, Inc.
Orchestra
Flute: Immanuel Davis, David Ross
Oboe: Geoffery Burgess, David Dickey
Clarinet: Nina Stern, Ed Matthew
Bassoon: Stephanie Corwin, Ben Matus
Horn: Todd Williams, Linda Dempf
Violin I: Chloe Fedor, Edson Scheid, Abigail Karr, Katie Hyun
Violin II: Francis Liu, Nanae Iwata, Jeremy Rhizor, Tatiana Daubek
Viola: Alissa Smith, Daniel Elyar, Marie Daniels
Cello: Ezra Seltzer, Sarah Stone
Bass: Wen Yang
Harpsichord: Evan Kory
New York Baroque Incorporated (NYBI) is a conductorless orchestra on period instruments in
New York City, bringing vital, informed, and fresh performances of a wide range of 17th and
18th-century repertoire, and creating a vibrant landscape for collaborations between historical
performance and living composers. The players of NYBI include winners of the Early Music
America/Naxos Recording Competition, Audience Award winners of EMA Baroque
Performance Competition, finalists of the York Early Music Competition, and recipients of the
Jacob K. Javits and Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships. Members have recorded for Avie, Naxos,
Sony and Decca, and have appeared at festivals from Marlboro to Mostly Mozart to Boston
Early Music Festival. Teaching positions held by NYBI musicians include Stony Brook University,
Temple University, Connecticut College, Ithaca College, University of Delaware, and Peabody
Institute.
Bucknell Camerata
Chorus
Bucknell Camerata is the University's select chamber choir, comprised of 16-24 voices, and
representing nearly every major field of study at Bucknell. Founded in 2015 by Dr. Beth Willer,
the Camerata specializes in the performance of early and contemporary repertoires, including
Baroque masterworks with orchestra, and frequent world premieres, while also performing a
broad repertoire from the past seven centuries. A highlight of the Camerata's calendar is its
annual performance in Bucknell's popular Christmas Candlelight Services at RookeChapel.
Especially dedicated to the performance of works by J.S. Bach, the ensemble recently
performed Aus derTiefe ruf ich (BWV 131), and looks forward to a performance of
Bach's Magnificat in D in October 2016. In April 2017, the ensemble will perform Julia Wolfe's
Pulitzer Prize-winning work, Anthracite Fields, with the Bang on a Can All-Stars at the Weis
Center. The Camerata continues a long tradition of touring both internationally and
domestically, performing together with the University Choir in distinguished venues across the
globe.
Christian Humcke
Score Preparation
Christian Humcke is currently a graduate Composition student at
Peabody Conservatory. In addition to composing music, he is an
accomplished conductor, pianist, and trombonist. The recipient of many
Music department accolades and University awards, he is a graduate of
Bucknell University.