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What's Goin' On
Composer: Richard Dubelski
Librettist: Richard Dubelski
Other Artistic Personnel: Richard Dubelski, Music/Stage Director; Gavin Semple, Set and Costume Designer; Linda Babins, Lighting Designer
Original Cast: Linda Karry (soprano), Marion Newman (mezzo-soprano), Alan Gasser (tenor), Alex Dobson (baritone), Merrie Klazek (trumpet), Richard Sacks (percussion), Antoine Tamestit (viola)
Premiere Date: August 12, 1998
Producing Company: The Banff Centre for the Arts
Description: What's Goin' On is a fully-staged music theater work based on interviews and stories from the inner city: immigrants, workers, the unemployed, a cop, a merchant, the young and old; it's socially conscious, activist, and cutting edge. A collage of voice, "found object" percussion, tuned percussion, and viola, cello, and trumpet, the piece is created with Dubelski as composer and director, collaborating with the performers.
Length: 00:47
Total Acts: Not Available
Musical Style: Song cycle
Contact: The Banff Centre, Theatre Arts
Address: Box 1020 STN 21
Banff AB T0L 0C0 Canada
E-mail Address: kelly_robinson@banffcentre.ca
Schedule of Performances Listings
What's Goin' On (Dubelski)
Wednesday, August 12, 1998 - Banff Centre

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