Melissa Tien (21): libretto, Song of the Nightingale with music by Lisa Despain,
Benjamin Velez (17,18) musical adaptation, The Tempest , Shakespeare in
On Site Opera, New York, NY, 2023
the Park, Public Works Program, Public Theatre, New York, NY, 2023 Stephen Vitiello (11): collaborative album, Low Flying
Bruce Trinkley (94,09): compositions, Tennessee Williams Songs , voice and string quartet,
Owls , Between CD and Book,
Penn State School of Music; premiere, Earth Songs: Four Choruses for Men’s Voices and Piano, poems by John Haag, Penn State Glee Club; film, The Prairie Dog That Met the President , a one-act opera for young people, 2023; Bright Toys of Summer , Centre County Grange Fair, 2023
2023; compilation Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto, Micro
Melisa Tien
Ambient Music , limited digital release, 2023; album, Soundtracks for Andrew Deutsch , Room 40, 2023
IN memoriam
STEVEN LUTVAK, 1959-2023 At Ucross, we were fortunate to meet Steve in 2004, as part of the Sundance Institute Playwrights Retreat. Over the next two decades, Steve would return to Ucross several times, where he worked on A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder . A Gentleman’s Guide went on to win the Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony Awards for Best Musical of 2014. He is survived by his husband, choreographer Michael McGowan, and their daughter, Eliot Rose Lutvak-McGowan. CAROL ANN SCHWENNESEN, 1945-2023 Carol’s visionary paintings are in collections in Italy, England, Japan, and the United States. While she continued to receive acclaim for her artistic endeavours and exhibitions, Carol was equally dedicated to teaching art. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Gehrke, children, grandchildren, and numerous cherished friends. During her time at Ucross in 2006, she said, “There has been no other art experience that has been as wide and deep and solid as the experience of being at Ucross.”
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SPRING/SUMMER 2023
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