The Gonzales Cantata - a choir work based on transcripts of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Alberto Gonzales

STAY TUNED HERE - JOIN THE MAILING LIST... 'A cantata based on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' AS SEEN ON RACHEL MADDOW, FOX NEWS, HUFFPO, NRO, WSJ, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, TPM, THE ATLANTIC, HARPERS, INDECISION FOREVER, SEQUENZA 21, CITY PAPER, RAW STORY PRESS RELEASE FOR UPCOMING PERFORMANCES ... FAQ... STREAMING AUDIO & VIDEO AVAILABLE BELOW... Contact...
UPCOMING PERFORMANCE AT BARDBACKGROUND ON GONZALES... In February 2005, President George W. Bush appointed White House Counsel and former Secretary of the State of Texas Alberto Gonzales the 80th Attorney General of the United States. By the end of 2007, Gonzales had resigned in disgrace after disastrous testimonial hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee... TIMELINE... LIMITED EDITION MOLLY CRABAPPLE POSTER AVAILABLE AT THE SHOW Wikipedia exposé... Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy documents... Specter: "Do you prepare for your press conferences? And were you prepared when you said you weren't involved in any deliberations?"... GONZALES: I DON'T RECALL... SLATE: Crimes and Misdemeanors... Senators Renew Bipartisan Call for Gonzales to Go... VIDEO: Alberto Gonzales resignation speech... NYT: In Searching for New Job, Gonzales Sees No Takers... "I CONSIDER MYSELF A CASUALTY, ONE OF THE MANY CASUALTIES OF THE WAR ON TERROR"... NYT: Questions for Gonzales... APR 19 2007 HEARING TRANSCRIPT Part one... Part two... WASH POST: Gonzales Hospital Episode Detailed... God Bless America! By Robert Montgomery Bird IN PROTEST OF MALE DOMINATION OF AMERICAN POLITICS, THE GENDERS OF THE PERFORMERS HAVE BEEN REVERSED IN RELATION TO THE CHARACTERS THEY PORTRAY... FRINGE FESTIVAL BLOG: Melissa Dunphy artist profile... HER SECRET CONVERSATION WITH JOHN ASHCROFT HUFFINGTON POST: Former AG Inspires Concert Opera... THE COMPOSER SPEAKS ABOUT THE PIECE TO KYW NEWSRADIO 1060... WALL STREET JOURNAL: Alberto Gonzales, the Concert Opera (No, We're Not Kidding)... THE ATLANTIC: "like Henry Purcell filtered through late John Adams"... INDECISION FOREVER: It's Not Over Till the Alberto Gonzales Opera Singers Sing... RAW STORY: Terror, torture and tragedy become beautiful in the Alberto Gonzales opera... CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Bravo! Alberto Gonzales: the Opera... WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT: Alberto Gonzales: The Opera... MAIN JUSTICE: Gonzales Opera To Premier in Philadelphia Festival... SEQUENZA 21: "Melissa [Dunphy] is creating a PR model for any composer to learn from"... CITY PAPER: Gonzales Cantata breathes life into stale political proceedings... PHAWKER: Justice May Be Blind But She Is Not Deaf... DC DICTA | LAWYERS USA: DOJ scandal - set to music? Heavybubble.com blogs about the Gonzales Cantata... BROAD STREET REVIEW: "a brilliant work of art"... Audience member Peter Crain reviews the Feb 6, 2009, performance... Let the eagle soar! Meet the Philly Fringe Cast of the Gonzales Cantata MELISSA DUNPHY JAMES ALEXANDER ESHA DATTA SYDNEY DE LAPEYROUSE EMILY EISEN ANDREA GREENWALD SKIP HALE ROSEALLIE KASLOSKI DANYA KATOK ANGELA LATTANZIO DANNY LAWSON JESSICA LENNICK JULIENNE LEUNG CHRISSY MCHUGH HEATHER MEHR JULIA MINTZER DAN MOYER KATIE MOYER KRIS NEEL DAN PARDO SHANNON RAFFERTY FLORETA IOANA SHAPIRO SNOW SHEN SPARE CHANGE CHRISTINE STIEF SARABETH TABER-MILLER NICHOLAS TAMAGNA MARY THORNE GOZDE TIKNAZ EMILY WEIGERT AMANDA WILLIAMS DAN WILLIAMS HEATHER WRIGHT SHEET MUSIC NOW AVAILABLE LISTEN TO THE CANTATA Download or stream the entire Cantata at BandCamp... Get it on iTunes... Couldn't make the show? Get the "Wish You Were Here" Package - posters, the program, CD, and pre-order the audio from the Philly Fringe performances... GONZALES CANTATA YOUTUBE CHANNEL LIVE PERFORMANCE FOOTAGE - "ATTACK ME" VIDEO TRAILER - "THIS IS NOT ABOUT ALBERTO GONZALES" VIDEO TRAILER - "I DON'T RECALL" Credits and performance history... The Gonzales Cantata on Facebook TWITTER UPDATES FOLLOW THE GONZALES CANTATA ON TWITTER Purchase Gonzales Cantata merch... Aaron Krolikowsli sketches the Fringe performances... Download the program from the Philly Fringe shows... Libretto released to public... About the composer, Melissa Dunphy...