Tan Dun and Stephen Schwartz join Composers & the Voice!

Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Tan DunEsteemed composers Tan Dun (pictured top right, The First Emperor, Marco Polo) and Stephen Schwartz (pictured bottom right, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, Wicked, Godspell) have joined AOP's composer development program Composers & the Voice! As "composer chairs" Mr. Tan and Mr. Schwartz will join Mark Adamo, Lee Hoiby, Dick Peaslee, and Tobias Picker in supporting and fostering AOP's trailblazing program for emerging composers. Each of these distinguished composers will be personally associated with a selected C&V composer throughout the season with opportunities to hear their work, join C&V discussions, and provide one-on-one feedback.Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Stephen Schwartz The 2008 Composers and Composer Chairs are: Clint Borzoni - Lee Hoiby Kristin Kuster - Tobias Picker Raymond Lustig - Mark Adamo Jack Perla - Dick Peaslee Greg Spears - Stephen Schwartz Andrew Staniland - Tan Dun

Music from this season's composers will be presented at C&V First Glimpse on May 8 and 9. To meet this season's composers, click here.

Composers & the VoiceThe American Opera ProjectAndrew Staniland, Clint Borzoni, Dick Peaslee, Greg Spears, Jack Perla, Kristin Kuster, Lee Hoiby, Mark Adamo, Raymond Lustig, Stephen Schwartz, Tan Dun, Tobias PickerComment