PAULA M. KIMPER
COMPOSER/ PUBLISHER

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON MUSIC
P.O. Box 517, Brooklyn, NY 11217
(917) 836-7564
paulakimper@hotmail.com

...music for opera, theater, film, dance and song.
...music for celebration, commemoration,
ceremony, ritual and storytelling.

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Paula M. Kimper (b. 1956) of New York City is active as a composer of opera, theater, dance, film and song. The Captivation of Eunice Williams, commissioned by the PVMA, premiered in July 2004, and received its Central European Premiere in July, 2008, in Ohrid Festival, with two performances in September at the Albanian National Theater in Skopje, Macedonia. Kimper's first opera, Patience & Sarah, received its world premiere in Lincoln Center Festival '98, New York City, and was performed in Oakland, California, in June 2007. Ms. Kimper's third opera, based on The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, was seen in a workshop in October 2007 by Old Deerfield Productions. EMPTINESS, A Suite of Mahadeviyakka, for two voices, guitar and dance was commissioned by Amy Pivar, premiered at NYCs Dance New Amsterdam in March 2007. SKINNY MARYS TALK ABOUT FAITH, and 10 of 10,000: Mermaid Lullabys, for two voices and cello, were commissioned by The Phoenix Concerts and premiered by Seraphim. Glacier Bay, an award-winning new film directed by Douglas Moser, features music by Kimper.

UPCOMING WINTER 2009:

Scenes from Patience & Sarah
with Melissa Fogarty as Patience and Rosalie Sullivan as Sarah

TICKETS $25 in advance or $30 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/54089 or call 1-800-838-3006
http://www.musiquealamode.com

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OPERAS:

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
A folk opera by Paula M. Kimper
Based on the novel by Thornton Wilder

"...emotional and evocative...
...the overall effect was spellbinding."
--Danbury NewsTimes

LISTEN TO CHARLENE SCOTT'S
INTERVIEW:
wfcr radio

Was it an accident?  Or part of a plan?
When five people are suddenly killed in the collapse
of a bridge, one witness devotes his life to studying the
victims in an effort to uncover the hidden intentions of God.
  

Performance History:
Workshop, Eric Carle Museum, Amherst, MA (2007)
Orchestra Suite, Danbury Community Orchestra, CT (2007)
Excerpts from BRIDGE, US NAVY CNO Strategic Studies Group, NYC
(2005)
Opera America: New Works Showcase, Pittsburgh, PA (2004)
Excerpts from BRIDGE, 1794 Meetinghouse, MA (2003)
Development, American Opera Projects (2000-2005)

LISTEN TO SOUNDS OF PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA
"Music from the Land of the Jaguar"
www.princetonartmuseum.org

Available:
Libretto, Piano/Vocal Score
Orchestra Suite, DVD of Workshop
www.viddler.com/explore/paulakimper/videos/3/

And to further explore the wonderful world of Wilder please go to:
www.thorntonwildersociety.org

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The Captivation of Eunice Williams
A new opera based on an extraordinary
true story from colonial America
Music by Paula M. Kimper
Libretto by Harley Erdman
Conceived and developed
with Linda McInerney

Ohrid Summer Festival

July 29, 30, 31, 2008
in OHRID, STRUGA, TETOVO, MACEDONIA

"THE CAPTIVATION OF EUNICE WILLIAMS"
Director: Natasha Poplavska
Composer: Paula M. Kimper
Librettist: Harley Erdman
Co-conceiver: Linda McInerney
Conductor: Sasho Tatarchevski
Scene: Vestibule of St. Sophia:


See the entire slide show at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/irenaGap/TheCaptivationOfEuniceWilliamsOhridPremiere

Dear Nick, Linda and Paula,

We had the opening night on 29th. We had very successful show also the critics and reweaves were good. The opera was played also in Struga on 30th and in Tetovo on 31th. So everything was going by the plan and we had no problems at all. So now we may say that The Captivation of Eunice Williams was a successful project. As you now it's a historical moment for us because it was the first Albanian opera produced in Macedonia and we are glad that it happened and we made it. Also we like to thank you for all your support to make this happened. In September you will come in Skopje, you don't have to worry about the accommodation, and you will see all our work. Don't worry about the finance, we will make it to with the budget that we have...Now in Ghanavhake thinks are good:-We are waiting you.
Peace,
Osman Ahmeti

Opera premiere went perfectly well! The audience was impressed and all positive critics are telling that this is the one most unique operas ever happened in Macedonia...here is the photos from the event. Thanks for sharing this oportunity with us.
Peace and love
Irena

And in full production:

13 and 17 September 2008
Albanian National Theater
in SKOPJE, Macedonia

Paula, Harley, and Linda attend!

Watch SKOPJE TRAVELOGUE:
www.viddler.com/explore/paulakimper/videos/12/

THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

Dear Recipients,

We would like to again congratulate you on being chosen recipients of the Fall 2007 TCG/ITI Travel Grants and wish you much success with your projects.

Attached (and below) is a copy of the press release we sent out Thursday (1/10/08) announcing the grant recipients. As of this email, you may begin making the information public and including it in your upcoming press/promotions. If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

All the best,

Michael

Michael Shatara | Artistic Programs Associate

Linda McInerney (Deerfield, MA), director/producer/co-conceiver and creator, along with composer Paula Kimper (New York, NY), will collaborate with the National Albanian Theatre (NAT) and the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra to present their 2004 opera The Captivation of Eunice Williams during the NAT's 2008-2009 season for 15 performances throughout Macedonia, Albania and Croatia.

"....this is about the most powerful force in the universe,
that force is love...we should not forget these things."
-- Kwatokent TV, Kahnawake

Performance History:
Ohrid Festival: Ohrid, Struga, Tetova, Macedonia (2008)
National Museum of the American Indian, D.C. (2006)
Kahnawake Mohawk Nation (2005)
The Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown, NY (2004)
World Premiere, Reid Theatre, Deerfield, MA (2004)
Choral Suite, Pioneer Vally Symphony & Chorus, Northampton, MA (2004)
Development, UMASS Amherst (2003-2004)

www.eunicewilliams.com

Available:
Libretto, Piano/Vocal Score, Choral Suite
Chamber Orchestrations (8 or 4)
Excerpt CD of World Premiere
DVD of World Premiere
Promo DVD
www.viddler.com/explore/lindamc/videos/12/

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Patience & Sarah
A pioneering love story
Music by Paula M. Kimper
Libretto by Wende Persons
Based on the novel by Isabel Miller

"...that's just good opera."
--The New York Times
"It is a rich, moving production that
...leaves us with the greatest gift: hope."
--Chicago Free Press
"A warm welcome to Patience & Sarah.
...a rare and moving opera about women in love."
--New York Magazine
"...a charming folk opera that companies around
the country would be wise to add to their repertoire."
--New York Blade News

Performance History:
First Unitarian Church of Oakland, CA (2007)
Brighton and York, England (2001-3)
Bailiwick Repertory Theatre, Chicago, IL (2000)
Stonington Opera House, ME (2000)
Denver Opera Co. (2000)
World Premiere, Lincoln Center Festival 98, NYC (1998)
Preview, Academy of Music, Northampton, MA (1998)
Development, American Opera Projects, NYC (1994-1998)

www.patienceandsarah.com

Available:
Libretto, Piano/Vocal Score, Selections
Chamber Orchestration (14)
CD of World Premiere (for promotional use only)
NEW: DVD of World Premiere
Watch the entire opera and P&S on: "in the life":
www.viddler.com/explore/paulakimper/videos/23/

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OTHER PROJECTS:

Songs for Solo Dance and Voice
Amy Pivar, dance; Elaine Valby, voice
Paula M. Kimper, guitar
See: "EMPTINESS: A SUITE OF MAHADEVIYAKKA"
at: www.viddler.com/explore/paulakimper/videos/1/

OPEN THE GATE PRODUCTIONS
"Glacier Bay" - a film directed by Doug Moser
For awards, reviews, schedule, blog, and to see a clip, go to:
www.myspace.com/openthegatepictures

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CATALOG OF WORKS

OPERA
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (in progress) 1.40'
The Captivation of Eunice Williams (2004) 1.55
Patience & Sarah (1998) 2.15'

VOCAL
The Restless Yearning Towards My Self (2008) 13'
Skinny Marys Talk About Faith (2007) 8'
Emptiness; A Suite of Mahadeviyakka (2007) 13'
10 of 10,000: Mermaid Lullabys (2005) 10'
Song of Myself #6 (2003) 8'
Looking Back (2000) 6'
Mercy: The Grandmother Poems (1999) 16'
Cantos del Duende (1998) 12'

CHORAL
Choral Suite from Captivation (2004) 14'
Where Everything is Music (2000) 9'

INSTRUMENTAL
Orchestra Suite from Bridge (2007) 13'
Walt Whitman Fanfares (2000-2005) 10'
Early Works for Piano (1997) 8'
Mystical Etude for Cello and Piano (1990/2008) 7'
Three Duets for Two Equal Trumpets (1979) 5'

DANCE
Emptiness: A Suite of Mahadeviyakka (2007) 14'
Bonus Round (2002) 23'
Broken Tale of Mouse (2000) 1.30

MUSIC FOR THEATER
Don Juan (2007)
Swansong (2002)
Much Ado About Nothing (2002)
Heinrich Heine: Doppelgänger (2000)
The Dining Room (1996)
Trudy Blue (1995)
The Lady in Question (1993)
A Christmas Carol (1992)
The Kingdom of Earth (1991)
Burn This (1991)
Margaret Sanger (1990)
Speed the Plow (1990)
An Actor's Nightmare (1990)
Sr. Mary.Ignatious Explains It All (1990)
Irma Vep (1990)
The Boys Next Door (1989)
Mistress of the Inn (1989)
Orphans (1988)
School for Wives (1988)
Are You Sure? (1987)
Clone (1986)

FILM SCORES
Glacier Bay (2006)
Feast of the Whale Sharks (1996)
Does Making Things Matter? (1994)
Health in America (1993)
Canal Street: River to River (1991)

RECORDINGS
"I want to live," Lesbian American Composers/CRI (1998)
Flight of the HARMONIC MESSENGER (1993)
ENTRANCE (1987)

to purchase scores go to: www.patienceandsarah.com
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