Adam Sentoni's Bio

ADAM SENTONI

Theatrical Production

The Tempest – from the play by William Shakespeare; music and adaptation by Adam Sentoni (2006)

The Garden – Book, Music & Lyrics by Adam Sentoni; one-man play with music (2003)

The Traveler’s Eye – Book, Music & Lyrics by Adam Sentoni, based on the poems of Ellen Kelley, and texts from sacred traditions around the world; “theatrical madrigals” for 5 voices and piano (1998, 2001, 2004)

Etudes-Tableaux – Book, Music & Lyrics by Adam Sentoni; reading at La MaMa studio, NYC (1992)

Wicca’s Bard – Book by Andrew Reed, Music & Lyrics by Adam Sentoni; reading at 98 Greene Street, NY (1991)

Characters – Book, Music & Lyrics by Adam Sentoni; staged reading at Theatre 138, Salt Lake City, UT (1986)

Adam has been involved in many aspects of music and theatre for the past 23 years. He started out as an actor in regional theatre in 1985, performing in many productions, including Sweeney Todd (Tobias), Chicago (Emcee), Evita (Magaldi u/s), 42nd Street (Billy) and She Loves Me (Arpad), and later performed in his original musical theatre productions including The Garden (2004) and The Traveler’s Eye (1998–2001). From 1991 to 1994, Adam attended The Mannes College of Music in their certification program, majoring in Composition with additional studies in Early Music. He had several premieres of his work in New York, including, his song cycle One Life/Many Lives, based on the poetry of Sandra Cisneros, The Queen’s Garden, a chamber work for 8 instruments, and Fight the Forgotten, (string quartet).

His concert performances include the NY premiere of the 17th-Century cantata “L’anima del Purgatorio” by Stradella at St. Ignatius directed by Bradley Brookshire; “Departure” and “Bassoon Suite” of David Tcimpidis at Music Under Construction in NY, and an all Chopin/Rachmaninoff solo concert with Phillip Dieckow. He arranged Tarquinio Merula's great Curtio Precipitato for soprano, baritone and harpsichord and performed it with Kimberly Hobson and Louis Scarpa at Waterfront Hall in Hoboken, NJ.

As an independent record producer, he has been engineer, editor and producer of five audio recordings, including J. Nelson Ramsey’s “Exposure,” and the new release of Anonymous 4 member, Ruth Cunningham’s “Light & Shadow.” He has produced two short promotional films for the artist Dorothy Black, “Blue Alpha,” and “Horizon” – for which he also wrote and performed the score. He continues to perform both in concert and in theatre, while working as a vocal coach and voice teacher. Over the past 6 years he has worked at The Hudson School in Hoboken, NJ, where he teaches Music Theory, Music History, World Music and Drama.

Compositions:
The Tempest	2006	Theatre	Musical adaptation; libretto by William Shakespeare
Horizon	2005	Soundtrack for short film	Film premiere at the Black Studio, New York
The Garden	2003	Theatre
Winter Round	2003	Chorus
The Coming of Winter	2003	Chorus
Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli	2003	Orchestration
Red Smoke	2002	Violin Duet
The Traveler's Eye	2000 & 2004	Theatre	Performed at St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran, Hoboken, NJ
The Queen's Garden	1994	Octet	Performed at Mannes Concert Hall
5 Rachmaninoff Solos	1994	Orchestration
Fight The Forgotten (String Quartet No. 1)	1993	String Quartet	Performed at Mannes Concert Hall
One Life, Many Lives	1993	Song Cycle for Soprano Poetry of Sandra Cisneros	Performed by Carol Bevan; St. Michael's Parish Hall, NYC
Brotherhood	1992	Song Cycle for Tenor Poetry of Octavio Paz
3 Strange Preludes	1992	Solo Piano
Etudes Tableaux	1991	Theatre	Reading at La MaMa studio space, NYC
Wicca's Bard	1989	Theatre	Reading at 98 Greene Street, NYC
Characters	1986	Theatre	Reading at Theatre 138, Salt Lake City, UT

Recordings: (Produced by Adam Sentoni)
Light & Shadow Chants, Prayers & Improvisations	Ruth Cunningham
Horizon	Short Film Soundtrack
Harp Modes: Journey for Voice and Harp	Ruth Cunningham
Exposure	J. Nelson Ramsey
The Traveler's Eye	Studio Recording
The Garden	Cast Recording
Curtio Precipitato	Studio Recording

Theatre performance:
The Garden	Hudson Theatre	Matthew Clye	(Composer, actor)
The Traveler's Eye	St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Parish Hall; Hoboken, NJ	The Traveler	(Composer, actor)
Sweeney Todd	Babcock Theatre	Tobias	Also served as assistant Musical Director
Chicago	Babcock Theatre	Emcee	Also served as assistant Musical Director
Saturday's Voyeur	Salt Lake Acting Company	Brother Johnson
Sweet Charity	Lagoon	Big Daddy
Evita	Kingsbury Hall	Magaldi (understudy) / Chorus
The Mikado	Kingsbury Hall	Chorus
She Loves Me	Salt Lake City	Arpad
42nd Street	Symphony Hall (SLC)	Billy

concert performance:
Curtio Precipitato	Soloist, Harpsichord, Music Director	Waterfront Hall, Hoboken, NJ
Solo Messiah The Complete Arias	Music Director	St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church, Hoboken, NJ
Chopin and Rachmaninoff	Pianist	St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church, Hoboken, NJ
Zefiro Torna Madrigals from the 16th Century	Tenor II, Music Director	St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church, Hoboken, NJ
Departure by D. Tcimpidis	Pianist	Music Under Construction, New York
One Life, Many Lives	Composer	St. Michael's Parish Hall, New York
L'Anima del Purgatorio by Alessandro Stradella	Chorus	St. Ignatius, New York
Bassoon Suite by David Tcimpidis	Pianist	Mannes Concert Hall and Music Under Construction, New York
All Monteverdi Concert	Tenor II, Soloist	Mannes Concert Hall, New York
Madrigal Concert	Tenor II	Amsterdam Hall, New York