Fans of A Roadkill Operashould head on down to the George Washington Memorial Masonic Temple in Alexandria, Virginia, for the SONOVA Gala beginning at 5:30 pm on March 28, 2015 (that’s today). The Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia will be setting a Guinness Book of World Records record with the largest orchestra to accompany a live production of Les Miserables (http://sonovamusic.org/upcoming-concert/). Conductor and Music Director Jeffrey Dokken, principal flautist Martine Micozzi, and Associate Conductor Michael Thompson are among the SONOVA personnel who performed on the studio recording and workshop concert of A Roadkill Opera.
You can meet the librettist Stephan Alexander Parker at the 5th Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival in Maryland on May 16, 2015. This is Parker’s third time exhibiting there, showcasing both the sheet music and studio recording for A Roadkill Opera and his 2012 book If you see roadkill, think opera. A Roadkill Opera DIY will be featured at the 2015 event. The Gaithersbook Book Festival featured Parker and Dokken on their page on March 28, 2015.
The headline on the March 28, 2015 latest news page of the Gaithersburg Book Festival says “Exhibiting Author Stephan Alexander Parker Talks Literary Roadkill.” The full article includes a photo of Parker and A Roadkill Opera‘s music director/conductor Jeffrey Dokken at the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards in February 2015.
The new Roadkill Opera YouTube channel playlist includes the 2011 synthesized-piano-backed karaoke versions of the Roadkill Opera songs, the 2008 Leonora Overture, and the February 2015 announcements at the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards by Jeffrey Dokken and Stephan Alexander Parker. Dokken committed to a performance of A Roadkill Opera by the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia in the next year. Parker announced A Roadkill Opera DIY.
Digging through the Roadkill Opera archives (well, okay, pulling a picture off the fridge), I found an early indoctrination training photo of the video crew for the 2012 Artomatic workshop concert of A Roadkill Opera.
A training mission at a 4-D theatre at Washington DC’s Newseum for the future video crew for A Roadkill Opera. From front to back, Jason Ganz (now with Canvas and Agora VR–see the January 2015 DCInno articleAgora VR uses Oculus headset and its own software to enable virtual seminars), Ben Ganz (the youngest field producer in American Idol history, now with Fox Broadcasting Company) and Stephan Alexander Parker.Videographer Ben Ganz (at right) and assistant Jason Ganz were paid in sushi for their video work at the Artomatic 2012 workshop concert of A Roadkill Opera.Artomatic 2012 included exhibits from DJ Choupin (center, background). Brian Jerome Murphy’s sculptures are in the foreground, including a partial view of his Spirit sculpture on the far right. Spirit was also exhibited at Artomatic Takes Flight in 2014-2015.Looks like one of the admirer’s of DJ Choupin’s photographs is wearing Chucks at the Artomatic 2012 exhibit. Dj CHoupin’s best-selling “zag” along with “boys” and “glint” are featured on the column above her maroon address djchoupin@mac.com.A Roadkill Opera appeals to fans of all ages, as seen in this gallery crowd at Artomatic 2012 in Crystal City, Virginia. A 4 year old boy is looking at the Roadkill Opera mockup (first shown at Artomatic 2004) and swag (premiered at Artomatic 2012).Two fans inside the Roadkill Opera exhibit at Artomatic 2012 in Crystal City, Virginia. Check out the red white and blue Chucks suspended from the ceiling.
