Elvis "The King" comes back to life with Bassoon in hand!

BOSTON - March 4, 2014 - PRLog -- Symphony Nova, an advanced training program for post-graduate professional musicians, presents a theatrical evening featuring Stravinsky’s iconic L’Histoire du Soldat alongside Michael Daugherty’s thrilling postmodern Dead Elvis. L’Histoire reveals the composer’s love of jazz in a tale of devil and soldier narrated by local voice talent Chris Schroeder. Dead Elvis, written for the same instruments, will feature bassoonist Sebastian Chaves, dressed as Elvis Presley, gyrating to a medieval chant reimagined as a rock and roll sensation.

Co-commissioned by Boston Musica Viva and frequently performed by others throughout New England, Dead Elvis has entered the classical cannon largely through the efforts of Bostonians. In joining “high” and “low,” popular and art music, the work has become a poster child for the American postmodern aesthetic and is often cited in articles and textbooks on the subject. Joining these two influential works is Martinu’s delightful La Revue de Cuisine, a wacky kitchen utensils’ love story.

Performances are Friday, March 21st, 8 PM at Old South Church in Copley Square and Sunday March 23rd, 3 PM at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham. Please contact Michael Reichman at Michael@symphonynova.org or 781-381-3300 to schedule an interview with conductor Lawrence Isaacson or bassoonist Sebastian Chaves.

ABOUT SYMPHONY NOVA  Symphony Nova aims to turn today’s aspiring orchestral musicians into tomorrow’s successful artists. SN is a New England based advanced post-graduate training program for young professional musicians seeking a sustainable career in the performing arts. They help musicians gain a competitive advantage in the job market, expand their networks in the community, and actively innovate and experiment with new ways to be culturally relevant and financially successful using their artistic skills. Founded as the Neponset Valley Philharmonic Orchestra in 2007, Symphony Nova expanded to Boston in 2012, building a pipeline of talented, young, experienced, entrepreneurial, professional musicians to some of the finest orchestras in New England, the U.S. and the world.

Alumni of Symphony Nova's professional training program include:

Roger Flatt, Trombone, Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra, Japan

Aram Demirjian, Assistant Conductor of Kansas City Symphony.

Thomas Haggerty, Tuba, National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra, Beijing, China