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Opera in 2 Acts
Note from the composer: Jackie O is a celebration of musical life in the late
sixties, a pop opera that explores the interplay of musical idioms associated
with high and popular culture in America. To compose these various idioms
into my musical language, I draw on my background as a musician who came of
age during the sixties, playing in rock and jazz ensembles, performing in
avant-garde improvisation groups, and paying my dues as a cocktail pianist in
nightclubs, while also being trained as a composer of concert music in the
symphonic tradition.