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"&lt;p&gt;Those who have performed the music of David Del Tredici know that it holds great appeal with audiences and musicians alike and recognize him as one of the most memorable voices of the twentieth century. A Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Del Tredici has received high praise for his large-scale serious musical works including Child Alice, An Alice Symphony and Final Alice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Del Tredici is now entering a new phase in his compositions, moving away from his fascination with Alice in Wonderland. Though this new sonic landscape is still wild and creative, the texts he now uses for his vocal music are drawn from various sources. Dracula, a work for soprano and ensemble, was commissioned and premiered by the Eos Orchestra, with Jonathan Sheffer as conductor and Wendy Hill as soprano in March of 1999. Subsequent performances include the Aspen Music Festival, the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, with the Canadian premiere forthcoming in early 2000 at the Winnipeg New Music Festival.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The text arises out of My Neighbor, the Distinguished Count, a poem by Alfred Corn. The story depicts the vampire Count Dracula as an unassuming entity, borrowing blood from his neighbor, the narrator, as one would borrow a cup or two of sugar. An insidious tale of suburban seduction unfolds.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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