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Biography
Tony Schemmer was born in New York City. He was graduated from Yale College, cum laude, with Honors in Theory and Composition of Music. He also studied Jazz theory at Berklee School of Music in Boston. Schemmer's pop opera “Phaust” premiered at Harvard's Sander's Theater in April of 1980, under conductor Philip Morehead. Morehead subsequently joined the Chicago Lyric Opera where he served as Music Administrator, Chorus Master, and then as Head of Music Staff. Schemmer's children's musical play "Bus" was performed by the Boston Children's theater group "PALS" in 1991 in honor of the 500 anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Most recently, his work has been featured by the Kurofune Ensemble in a concert tour of Japan, and at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston by the Reciprocity Collaborative. His chamber and choral music, as well as his music for theatrical productions is has also been recently performed in St. Petersburg (Russia), Odessa (Ukraine), Salzburg (the Mozarteum, Austria), Italy, Ireland and in many US cities. His style combines the idioms of American jazz with the features of traditional classical music. Over the past ten years, Schemmer, has also worked closely with and coached rising talents in the classical music world.
There are no productions for this artist in the Season Schedule of Performances which currently only dates back to 1991.
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