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I love to sing and act, as long as I don't have to do too much dancing. I am a bass-baritone, and a major fan of the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. I am a late bloomer, only beginning to perform in public in my late 40's. I'm trying to make up for lost time! It has been my particular good fortune to be able to share this with my kids, Tova (20) and George (18).
My most recent stage appearance was with Tova in the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' Spring 2001 production, The Grand Duke, or The Statutory Duel
Click here to see photos of the show
In April, 2000, Tova and I appeared in M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
In November, 1999, George and I were in the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
I was too busy to take part in M.I.T.G.A.S.P.'s previous 3 productions, but I did take photographs of the shows:
In April, 1998, George and I appeared the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
The Pirates of Penzance
or, The Slave of Duty
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Previously, I appeared as Master of Ceremonies for the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
Ruddigore
or, The Witch's Curse
November 14-16, 20-22 1997 at the Sala de Puerto Rico of the M.I.T. Student Center
See photographs of the show!
Last spring, my daughter and I appeared in the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:Patience
or Bunthorne's Bride
April 18-20, 24-26 1997 at the Sala de Puerto Rico of the M.I.T. Student Center
I also appeared in the chorus for the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of:
November 21,22 & 23, 1996.
My first starring role, as King Paramount the First, of Utopia, in the M.I.T.Gilbert & Sullivan Players' April 1996 production of Utopia Ltd. I had 2 major solo songs, several smaller solos and recitatives, two duets, a trio and tons of dialogue. I also danced a gavotte, a dance of derision, and attempted the tarantella. Unfortunately, I injured my ankle learning the tarantella, so I had to do a reduced version on stage, with no big air. My daughter Tova played the part of Melene, and did a great job.There were six performances in the M.I.T Student Center: April 12-20, 1996. This was a complete production, with full orchestra.
I was previously in the 1997 Midsummer Revels in Lincoln, Massachusetts. That production had a French-Canadian theme, and production featured noted Québecois soloists Benoit Bourque & Gaston Bernard, as well as the famous Cape Breton fiddler Joe Cormier. You can find more details about this production on the Midsummer Revels Web page. My most recent Rebels appearance was at Boston's Emerson Majestic Theatre,
April 30-May 1 & 2, 1999 in the
I have also appeared in previous editions of the Midsummer Revels in 1994 and '95.
From the 1997 Midsummer Revels 
My solo A sad song
Tova was also in the adult chorus those productions, and in the children's chorus of the 1993 production.My son George joined me in the children's chorus of the '95 Sea Revels.
I appeared as The Bailiff, in the 1995 25th anniversary Christmas Revels in Sanders Theatre at Harvard University.
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| I'm the mean Bailiff, choking the Fool (Larry Pisoni). | My costume as the man/woman (or "Betty") in the Abbot's Bromley Horn Dance, a sort of Morris Dancewith half-a dozen guys dressed up as deer, also a hobby horse, The Fool, and a Boy Archer. This dance is believed to be over a thousand years old.
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Revels is a bit hard to describe; it is somewhere between a play and a concert, with professional soloists and instrumentalists, and a two volunteer choruses, one of adults, the other of children. The audience also participates, both singing and dancing. The music usually falls into a gray area between the "folk" and "classical" genres.
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| My kids are members of this children's morris dance team. | I am on the board of directors of this outdoor theatre. | The parent organization of The Christmas Revels, Revels Records. |
| American Music Center | Jazz & Contemporary music |
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| CDnow | I have bought a couple of CD's from these folks; no problems, good stock. |
| Ceolas | "The Home of Celtic Music on the Internet" |
| Classical Music on the Net | Clearinghouse of "classical" links |
| Australian Folk Songs | Lyrics |
| FSSGB | Folk Song Society of Greater Boston |
| Digital Tradition Folk Song Text Search | Words to Five thousand folk songs! |
| Ishmæl The Fiddler | Morris dancing, Folk music, & Chocolate |
| Musical instrument jokes | Collected by Jeff Bigler |
| Worldwide internet music resources | Indiana University |
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