Michael allen harrison biography of barack

Michael also scored a children's musical version of The Velveteen Rabbit for the Oregon Childrens' Theater and premiered it for Christmas This children's ballet was locally popular for years until the dispersion of the American Dance Theater in He premiered his musical Prometheus at The Lakewood Theater in The following year, he was one of the four composers who contributed to the hit musical, In , Stumptown Stages premiered "Soul Harmony", created by the same creative team.

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Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape "Donate to the archive" User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest. Sign up Log in. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. Metropolitan Museum Cleveland Museum of Art. Harrison started playing the piano at age six. He was prompted by his mother, who thought that playing the piano would help him to overcome his shyness.

Harrison co-wrote the music for the musical Prometheus , which was premiered in Portland, Oregon. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. My parents thought pianos lessons would help with my shyness. My neighbor was my first teacher. Aurora was one of the great legacy teachers.

I studied with her until college, and she was one of the greatest influences in my life. The show was a huge success and soon thereafter the phone just started ringing. Ten Grands accomplishes several things. It delivers great music from all genres. So, it has a wide appeal. The show includes classical, jazz, new age, pop, classic rock, movie scores, musical theater etc.

Michael allen harrison biography of barack

The stage is classy and glamorous providing a beautiful platform to present an incredible piano extravaganza and deliver the message of how important music is to our community and how vital it is in a complete education for our children. Measure 5 started the beginning of less funds for the community and especially the Arts in schools. I witnessed a slow decline over the years and decided to stop complaining about lack of funds and try to do something to bring it back.

I had a project idea called the Portland Pianists. The idea was to put together the top ten pianists in Portland and record a CD, put together a concert and see what happens. He did his magic, and 9 months later the first show was born. PPM: What criteria do you use in selecting pianists for the Project and how often are they rotated?

MAH: I make a huge effort to find the best talent and the best attitude. The cast becomes a show family. We care about music and the message. No divas or bad stage parents are allowed. We have several established professionals on stage, young prodigies and sometimes a community member who does not do music as a profession, but has professional skills.

For example: Sgt. He was a piano performance major in college, decided to follow a different path of service, but never lost his love for classical music. PPM: What kind of repertoire do you choose for the shows? MAH: Each pianists chooses their own featured solo in the style of which they are known for. One of the things we do that is the most fun is we reach out to the teaching community and find out if any of their students will be at the concert.

With no one knowing, we pull a name out of a hat at the concert, announce the name and ask them to come on stage a play for us… Always fun… always memorable! In Seattle at Benaroya Hall for 10 years and now expanding to other cities. We will be in West Palm beach on February 18th. The show requires a big stage in a large hall because of all the pianos, the platforms, chandeliers, 3, roses, curtains, staging, and lighting.

The young people we include get so inspired by the experience of being on a big stage with such high production values. They feel very special and grown up.