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MOZART’S REQUIEM STUDY PARTICIPANTS NEEDED Study on Genetics and Facial, Jaw, & Headache Pain YOU MAY QUALIFY IF: • You are 18 – 65 years of age • You speak and understand English • You are healthy OR have recently had headaches or pain in your face or jaw Compensation for participation and parking vouchers are provided Contact Dr. Colloca’s Lab at [email protected] or at 410 -706 -5975 24 OV E R T U R E / BSOmusic.org Albert Hall, the title role in Rinaldo at the National Theatre in Prague and Mendelssohn’s Elijah at Barbican Centre. Moore’s vocal quality and training place her firmly within the fine tradition of English mezzo-sopranos. She is known as a leading exponent of English song. For the centennial of Kathleen Ferrier’s birth, she devised the critically acclaimed A Celebration of Kathleen Ferrier — Her Life, Letters & Music, which has been endorsed by the Kathleen Ferrier Society and presented at several major venues. Diana Moore last appeared with the BSO in December 2016, performing Handel's Messiah, Edward Polochick, conductor. Benjamin Butterfield Praised by The New York Times as “clarion-voiced and vibrant”, Benjamin Butterfield is known for his performances throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He has performed with many of the world’s leading conductors including James Conlon, Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Bernard Labadie, Nicholas McGegan, Marc Minkowski, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Seiji Ozawa, Trevor Pinnock, Leonard Slatkin, Jeffrey Thomas, Bramwell Tovey and Bruno Weil. Butterfield’s last season featured a dynamic range of repertoire showcasing his versatility with both contemporary and classic works. In North America, he performed with major orchestras including the Calgary Philharmonic and the Utah, Kansas City, Newfoundland and Victoria symphonies. Overseas, Butterfield performed Yevhen Stankovych’s Kaddysh Requiem with the Hamburg Philharmonic at the Kiev Opera House, memorializing the 75 th anniversary of Babyn Yar. Other recent performances include Carnegie Hall with Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Lincoln Center with American Classical Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, L’Orchestre Lyrique de Montreal and the Victoria Symphony. He makes frequent appearances with the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, including during the annual two-week Bach Festival. Most recently as an interpreter of opera, he has performed with Pacific Opera, Calgary Opera, the Montreal and Toronto symphony orchestras and was stage director for Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi at the Amalfi Coast Music Festival. A prolific recording artist, he has recorded for Analekta, Dorian, CBC Records, Koch International and Timpani (France). Associate Professor, head of voice and co-head of performance for the School of Music at the University of Victoria, Butterfield is the 2015 recipient of the University’s Craigdarroch Award for Excellence in Artistic Expression Benjamin Butterfield makes his BSO debut. Michael Dean In the 2017– 2018 season, American bass- baritone Michael Dean is soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Eugene Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and returns again to the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. In past seasons, he was featured soloist in Messiah with the Richmond Symphony; in Faure’s Requiem and Mozart’s Requiem with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park; Messiah with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and the Milwaukee Symphony; and Beethoven’s Mass in C with the Naples Philharmonic. He recently made his debut with the Utah Symphony in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and with the Boulder Bach Festival as soloist in Bach’s Mass in B Minor. He made his New York Philharmonic debut in the World Premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis’ Garden of Light and subsequently sang a concert version of Street Scene. His other successes on the concert stage include Messiah with the Pacific, Houston and Nashville symphonies; the Calgary and Louisiana philharmonics; the Pittsburgh and Alabama symphony orchestras; and I Musici de Montréal.