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Hilliard & Boresi News, Appearances, Events,
and Performances of Their Work
NEWS: The new Hilliard & Boresi musical Going Down Swingin' been chosen by a jury of Tony Winners as one of the 18 Next Link Shows in the 2007 New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Going Down Swingin' runs 6 performances only, Sept. 24th through Oct. 6th at the TBG Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, NY.
For details and to purchase tickets, go here!
2007 APPEARANCES, EVENTS, and PERFORMANCES:
August 27, 2007 - New York, NY
One night only, enjoy The Music of Hilliard and Boresi -
a benefit  for the New York Theatre Barn at the beautiful
D-Lounge in Union Square. Featuring songs from Going Down Swingin', Don Imbroglio, the forthcoming A Schooling in Love musical, and
NEW H&B work - performed by the very talented Mr. Reed Prescott and his special guests Jillian Louis and Arielle Doneson.
Check out Reed here and get details here.
May 07, 2007 - Center Stage NY - New York, NY
The new Hilliard and Boresi musical
Going Down Swingin' in a semi-staged reading produced by 
Beth Morrison Projects and
New Sounds Theatre and featuring
a stellar cast including Bradley Dean, Tom Deckman, Mary Jo Mecca, Stephen Moore, Robert Ousley, Robyne Parrish, Reed Prescott, Chandra Lee Schwartz, and Margaret Daly
and directed by Jenny Lord.
February 21, 22, 23, 24, 2007 - Chicago, IL
Valentine's month also features 
the World Premiere of
A Schooling in Love,
or That's What's Up with Girls
at Oswego East High School in their amazing new 1,000 seat Performing Arts Center (click the link for tickets - on sale soon!).
Schooling is a hilarious adaptation of Mozart and Da Ponte's Cosi fan Tutte set in a modern day high-school, written by Matt Boresi,
featuring music by Peter Hilliard,
and directed by Todd Mielcarz.
Check out the Schooling blog here.
February 3, 2007 - New York, NY
Cupid on Demand II - Love for Sale! 
Join Matt and Peter at the very, very cool
Manahatta (316 Bowery @ Bleeker) and hear a sneak preview of their upcoming World Premiere musical Going Down Swingin'
Plus, the guys return to the CoD Songwriter's Auction, writing a customized love song for the lucky winner!
All proceeds from the evening go towards the
cost of the premiere of Peter and Matt's new show.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
(First drink is free!)
Purchase tickets now at www.newsoundstheatre.org
2007, ongoing - Broadcast on the Web
Hilliard and Boresi have been featured on several
broadcasts of Michael Rice & Company's 
opera netcast OperaNow!,
discussing H&B's work and collaborative process, as well as the state of new work today.
The very popular OperaNow! is a smart, funny show featuring a rotating panel of opera professionals discussing the industry and the craft of opera - subscribe to it on itunes or
listen by visiting the OperaNow! blog here.
Much more coming soon...
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2006 APPEARANCES, EVENTS, and PERFORMANCES:
Feb 12, 2006 - New York, NY
Cupid on Demand! - Join Matt and Peter at Prohibition for a fundraiser supporting New Sounds Theatre, and hear a sneak preview of their upcoming world premiere musical
The Don Giovanni Radio Hour.
Plus, the guys will be on the block in a Songwriter's Auction - creating a Customized Love Song for the highest bidder!
Tickets and information at www.newsoundstheatre.org
Feb. 24, 25, 2006 - Chicago, IL
Matt Boresi to speak at the
2006 Self-Employment in the Arts Conference
- topics to include
Time Management for the Artist
and
Building Your Business Plan
Plus - the conference will present a
Musical Theatre Auditoning Panel
featuring Matt and his celebrated colleagues,
North Central College's Brian Lynch and
Northwestern University's Melissa Foster.
For more information, visit www.seaconference.org
March 11, 2006 - Northern California
Peter Hilliard will be interviewed on NPR's Saturday Showcase classical music show on March 11th - Californians, check your local listings!
March 12, 2006- Redding, CA
The Shasta Symphony will premiere Peter Hilliard's
Ouverture Comique - a Symphonic work featuring themes from his score to The Brazilian, conducted by the composer. The Shasta Chamber Choir will perform H&B's Cell Phone Madrigals,
and Hilliard will speak at Shasta College.
March 29, 31, 2006 - Chicago, IL
Matt Boresi to speak at Columbia College on the topic of The Business of the Arts: Time Management for the Artist.
May 5, 2006 - Seattle, WA
Excerpts from Hilliard and Boresi's award-winning chamber work The Filthy Habit to be performed at the OPERA America National Conference featuring singers Linda Mattos, Misha Myznikov, and accompanyist Rhonda Kline.
May 30, 2006 - New York, NY
Excerpts from Empty Plates, Hilliard and Boresi's opera based on Michael Hollinger's An Empty Plate at the Cafe du Grande Boeuf, to be sung in private workshop at New Dramatists featuring singers Todd Thomas, Cherry Duke, Vale Rideout, Arielle Doneson, Aaron Silverman, and accompanyist Ji-Young Lee.
May, 2006 - New York, NY
Congratulations to Hilliard and Boresi on being named finalists in the 2006 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Art Song Competition for their Baritone song cycle The Farmball Songs!
May, 2006 - Philadelphia, PA
Congratulations to Peter Hilliard on his Honorable Mention in the 2006 Ned Rorem Award for Song Competition!
June, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA
Congratulations to Peter Hilliard on being named semi-finalist in the 2006 Turner Classic Movies Young Composer Competition by a panel of blue-ribbon Hollywood film music judges!
Click here to watch and listen to Hilliard's entry.
June, 2006 - New York, NY
Check out the June issue of OPERA America VOICES magazine to read Matt Boresi's article on career management for artists: "Managing Your Hot Sheet"
November 5, 2006 - Harrisburg, PA
World-acclaimed Verdi Baritone
Todd Thomas
will premiere Hilliard and Boresi's
Farmball Songs
(NATS Art Song Competition Finalist 2006)
in the Wednesday Club recital series at
Harrisburg's beautiful Forum Theatre.
More about Mr. Thomas here.
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