Music of Remembrance: Before It All Goes Dark

• Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone
• Megan Marino, mezzo-soprano
• Demarre McGill, flute
• Laura DeLuca, clarinet
• Mikhail Shmidt, violin
• Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola
• Eric Han, cello
• Jonathan Green, double bass
• Jessica Choe, piano
• Joseph Mechavich, conductor

Join Music of Remembrance for the world premiere of composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer's opera, Before it All Goes Dark. Heggie’s fifth commission for MOR, the opera recounts the true story of a troubled Vietnam veteran who discovers his Jewish heritage on a journey to recover art stolen by the Nazis.

Based on reporting by legendary Chicago journalist, Howard Reich, the performances will feature opera stars bass-baritone Ryan McKinny and mezzo-soprano Megan Marino, alongside MOR's stellar core ensemble, drawn from the Seattle Symphony.

About Music of Remembrance

https://www.musicofremembrance.org/

About Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone

https://ryanmckinny.com/

About Megan Marino, mezzo-soprano

https://www.meganmarino.com/

About Demarre McGill, flute

One of the world’s leading flutists, Demarre serves as Principal Flute of the award-winning Seattle Symphony as well as Associate Professor of Flute, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. His many appearances span the continent and include concerto, recital, chamber festival, and National Flute Society Featured-Artist engagements.

As an educator, Demarre has performed, coached, and presented master classes in South Africa, Korea, Japan, Quebec, and throughout the United States; appeared as speaker and performer at the 2018 League of American Orchestras Conference with his brother, clarinetist Anthony McGill; and has served on the faculties of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States, the National Orchestral Institute (NOI) at the University of Maryland, the Orford Music Festival, and Summerfests at the Curtis Institute of Music.

Mr. McGill is a graduate of Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School.

About Laura DeLuca, clarinet

https://seattlesymphony.org/en/about/meetthemusicians/theorchestra/artists/e-flat-clarinet/deluca-laura

About Mikhail Shmidt, violin

https://www.seattlesymphony.org/about/meetthemusicians/theorchestra/artists/orchestra%20order/first%20violin/shmidt-mikhail

About Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola

https://www.musicofremembrance.org/artists/susan-gulkis-assadi

About Eric Han, cello

https://seattlesymphony.org/about/meetthemusicians/theorchestra/artists/orchestra%20order/cello/han-eric

About Jonathan Green, double bass

https://www.musicofremembrance.org/artists/jonathan-green

About Jessica Choe, piano

https://seattlesymphony.org/about/meetthemusicians/theorchestra/artists/a-h/choe-jessica

About Joseph Mechavich, conductor

https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/faculty/?faculty_id=204