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Biographies
| Composer: | DAVID CONTE |
| Libretto: | JOHN STIRLING WALKER |
| Book: | ULTRA VIOLET |
| Producer: | DOUG REED |
| Production Advisor: | BRAD RUBENSTEIN |
John Stirling Walker - Libretto
John Stirling Walker, a graduate of Cornell University, is a frequent collaborator with David Conte. Their works to date include commissions for the New York City Gay Men's Chorus (Elegy for Matthew; a memorial for Matthew Shepard), St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City (September Sun; in memory of the victims of 9/11), and the American Choral Directors' Association (The Nine Muses, 2007 Brock Commission).
He was also the lyricist for The Passion of Rita St. James, a modern musical morality play, written for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Musical Theatre program and performed there in 2003.
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