Edwin Penhorwood (born 1939) is an

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who is an assistant professor at the

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Biography

Penhorwood is a native of

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, and studied music at the

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. He has taught at the International School of

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, Switzerland, at the Church Music Conservatory in

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, the

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, and

, and has accompanied singers and instrumentalists in North America and in Europe for many years. Penhorwood joined the faculty of Indiana University in 1993. He is the musical director of the Graduate Opera Workshop and has taught Accompanying. Penhorwood is the composer of many choral and vocal compositions. Penhorwood's songs have been broadcast by

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, the

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and

radio networks and have been featured at Glimmerglass Opera, The Chautauqua Opera, the National NATS Convention, and

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's 70th Birthday Celebration. In 1999, the Indianapolis Symphonic Chorus, through the Lilly Foundation, presented Penhorwood with a commission for a choral work, ''The Christmas Story''. Penhorwood's compositions have been published by Carl Fischer, Abingdon, Hinshaw Music, and T.I.S. Publications. In 2000, T.I.S., Inc. published his songs and song cycles. ECS Publishing published Penhorwood's

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'' Too Many Sopranos'', commissioned by the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and premiered in June 2000. The opera, now in its fifth printing, has been presented at the NATS Convention and The National Opera Association National Convention in

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. It has received over 80 productions, most recently at The Baltimore Opera and Light Opera Oklahoma. In March 2008, the Hunter College Opera staged a new production of the opera, performed at the Danny Kaye Playhouse in New York City. Penhorwood has edited two volumes of

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's vocal works for Southern Music. Many of these compositions received their American premières at the 2nd International Congress of Voice Teachers held in

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. He is married to soprano Costanza Cuccaro.

References

First United Church Biography

Boston ''Skirt!'' article on ''Too Many Sopranos''

PDF of University of Western Ontario's production of ''Too Many Sopranos''

External links

Biography at T.I.S. Music Catalog

''Too Many Sopranos'' reviewed by T.I.S. Music Catalog

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