National Sawdust: Silent Light
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- Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
- Margaret Lattimore, mezzo-soprano
- Julia Mintzer, soprano
- Brittany Renee, soprano
- Katie Hyun, violin
- Gareth Flowers, trumpet
- Marlon Patton, percussion
- Dave Nelson, trombone
- Jeffrey Zeigler, cello
- Sxip Shirey, sound design
- Christopher Rountree, conductor
National Sawdust's 10th Anniversary Season opens this September with composer, co-founder and artistic director Paola Prestini's first full-length work in our space—the celebrated and immersive new opera Silent Light. This "remarkable production" (Calgary Herald) will play four performances from September 26-29.
In Silent Light, based on Carlos Reygada's Acclaimed 2007 Film, a fraught love story unfolds in a Mennonite community in the plains of northern Mexico. Silent Light is composed by Prestini, with a libretto from Royce Vavrek, directed by Thaddeus Strassberger, and conducted by Christopher Rountree. Engaging the aural, visual, and olfactory, and harnessing the uniqueness of National Sawdust's architecture and Meyer constellation sound system, the production immerses audiences in a socially cloistered and sensuously expansive environment.
The all-star cast includes Anthony Dean Griffey, Maggie Lattimore, Daniel Okulitch, Julia Mintzer, and Brittany Renee. The ensemble is rounded out with NOVUS ensemble including Katie Hyun (violin), Gareth Flowers (trumpet), Marlon Patton (percussion), Dave Nelson (trombone), Jeffrey Zeigler (cello), with Foley designed by Sxip Shirey.
Please note: Due to explicit content and language, Silent Light is 18+ only. This production contains a simulated sex scene and onstage nudity.
About NOVUS NY – Trinity Church Wall Street
Trinity Church Wall Street's new music orchestra, NOVUS NY, is a key player on the contemporary music scene. These "expert and versatile musicians" (The New Yorker) perform new music from all corners of the repertoire, meeting “every challenge with an impressive combination of discipline and imagination” (New York Classical Review). The orchestra's Carnegie Hall debut, made with a formidable pairing of Ives and Ginastera, prompted The New York Times to declare that "adventure and ambition go hand in hand at Trinity Wall Street."
https://trinitywallstreet.org/music/ensembles/novus-nyAbout Margaret Lattimore, mezzo-soprano
About Julia Mintzer, soprano
About Brittany Renee, soprano
About Katie Hyun, violin
About Gareth Flowers, trumpet
About Marlon Patton, percussion
About Dave Nelson, trombone
Dave Nelson is a New York-based trombonist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer and producer. He works extensively as a session player, often arranging and recording remotely from his personal studio in Upstate, NY.
As a studio musician, Dave has contributed to recordings by a range of popular artists and bands including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, The National, Sufjan Stevens, Mumford and Sons, Joanna Newsom, Frightened Rabbit, Jonsi, Local Natives, Steve Coleman, John Adams, Martha Wainwright, and many more.
Touring credits include Mumford and Sons, David Byrne/St. Vincent, The National, Beirut, and Lonnie Holley. Dave has also performed live with Vampire Weekend, Spoon, Father John Misty, Bonobo, and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, among others. He has performed at many of the world’s best venues as well as on most major late-night TV shows including SNL, Colbert, Letterman, Fallon, and Kimmel.
Dave's experimental duo project Nelson Patton (trombone, drums and electronics) has collaborated closely with Lonnie Holley and is documented on the critically acclaimed album Mith as well as the short film, I Snuck Off The Slave Ship, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Dave is also a member of Pfarmers, a collaborative trio with Bryan Devendorf (The National) and Danny Seim (Menomena). Together, they have released two albums.
In addition to his work in popular music, Dave performs with many of today's premier classical and new music ensembles. He is solo trombonist of The Knights Orchestra, and has performed extensively with International Contemporary Ensemble, NYC Opera, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, NOVUS NY, and Talea. Dave has held chairs on Broadway shows West Side Story (2010 revival) and Gigi (2015 revival) and many others as a substitute player. He can also be heard on numerous film and television scores including The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney +), Succession (HBO), Barry (HBO), and the 2012 Sundance Winner Beasts of the Southern Wild.
As a composer, Dave has scored music for HBO documentary My Depression by Elizabeth Swados, various short films, as well as segments for SNL and The Colbert Report. Several of Dave's productions have been placed on TV shows as well.
https://dnelmusic.com/About Jeffrey Zeigler, cello
Jeffrey Zeigler has released dozens of albums on Nonesuch Records, Deutsche Grammophon, Cantaloupe, and Smithsonian Folkways and has appeared with Norah Jones on her album Not Too Late on Blue Note Records. Zeigler's multifaceted career has led to collaborations with a wide array of artists from Yo-Yo Ma and Tanya Tagaq to Philip Glass and John Zorn and from Laurie Anderson to Siddhartha Mukherjee.
While serving as the cellist of the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet for eight seasons, Zeigler was the recipient of the Avery Fisher Prize, the Polar Music Prize, the President's Merit Award from the Grammys, and The Asia Society's Cultural Achievement Award. Jeffrey Zeigler was recently appointed Assistant Professor of Chamber Music and Innovation at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.
http://www.jzcello.com/