Gregory Sullivan Isaacs

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Gregory Sullivan Isaacs is an American musician, composer, and classical music critic [1] and music director who has held musical directorships of opera, choral, and symphonic organizations. [2] In 2014, he is the senior classical music critic for the online arts magazine TheaterJones, [3] [4] as well as a freelance writer for other publications, including The Fort Worth Star Telegram. [5] He is a member of ASCAP and the Music Critics Association of North America.[ citation needed ]

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Early life and education

Isaacs earned a high school diploma at the Interlochen Arts Academy.[ citation needed ] He attended the University of Michigan for two years, and completed a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Miami and a master's degree in music from Indiana University in Bloomington.[ citation needed ]

Career

In 1993, Isaacs composed an opera in three acts for tenor and piano, Henry Faust. [6] [7] The piece was produced for public television.

In 1995, Isaacs was appointed music director for the Cascade Symphony. [8] [9]

In 2007, Isaacs was the composer in residence and associate conductor for the Living Opera in Dallas, Texas. [10] Isaacs was winner of a Peabody Award for operatic television performance.[ citation needed ] "Undelivered", his dramatic cantata for voices and a chamber ensemble received positive reviews. [11] [12] it was performed by the Hall Ensemble in Fort Worth. [13] [14] [15]

He presents introductory talks for some Dallas Opera productions, such as 2015 La Wally / Everest. [16] Isaacs continues to write regular reviews, interviews and commentary for Theater Jones, [17] [18] and contributes articles about music and theater subjects to various magazines and news outlets.

His music is published by MUSIK FABRIK in Paris, France. [19]

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  1. ↑ "50 Years Later, Dallasites Deliver The Speech That JFK Never Made". Art and Seek, by Jerome Weeks 3 Nov 2013
  2. ↑ Symphony Magazine. American Symphony Orchestra League. 1986.
  3. ↑ "Classical Music Criticism in Dallas: It’s Time for a Makeover". D Magazine, by Catherine Womack Aug 28, 2014
  4. ↑ "Dallas Opera's Women Conductors Institute Deadline Coming Up Next Friday". Broadway World, Apr. 14, 2016
  5. ↑ "On Stage Cold Mountain opera is the talk of the town, beyond". Santa Fe New Mexican, 9 August 2015
  6. ↑ Margaret Ross Griffel (21 December 2012). Operas in English: A Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. pp. 221–. ISBN   978-0-8108-8325-3.
  7. ↑ "New Approach: Goethe's Faust Returns In An Operatic Monodrama". Chicago Tribune, April 08, 1993|By John von Rhein, Music critic.
  8. ↑ Melinda Bargreen (15 October 2015). Classical Seattle: Maestros, Impresarios, Virtuosi, and Other Music Makers. University of Washington Press. pp. 120–. ISBN   978-0-295-80626-6.
  9. ↑ "Classical music, 1999". Seattle Weekly, By Gavin Borchert Mon., Oct 9 2006
  10. ↑ "Recent Appointments and Affiliations". Podium Notes, Volume 28, No. 3 & 4. 2007. Conductors' Guild
  11. ↑ "Southwest NOW May 2014" . Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Review: ‘Undelivered’ a dignified musical tribute to JFK". Star-Telegram, May 12, 2014 Olin Chism
  13. ↑ "It’s Hall a Dream". Fort Worth Weekly, February 25, 2015 by Edward Brown
  14. ↑ "The Classical Note: The Speech That JFK Never Gave Gets its Own Score; DSO's Beethoven Fest". FrontRow. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "In 'Undelivered,' JFK message brought to light, set to music". star-telegram. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "LA WALLY, ACT IV and EVEREST". The Column, Reviewed Performance 2/1/2015, by Laurie Lynn Lindemeier
  17. ↑ "Bugs Bunny’s Shenanigans Return To Dallas Opera Simulcast". Art & Seek, by Jerome Weeks 21 Jan 2014
  18. ↑ "Friday Morning Roundup". Art & Seek, by Stephen Becker 18 Sep 2009
  19. ↑ "Biographical information about American composer Gregory Sullivan Isaacs and catalog of works published by Musik Fabrik".
  20. ↑ "Boletn interamericano de msica". 1971. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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