John Grimmett News

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) announces the release of two new episodes of HGOco's web opera series Star-cross'd: "Now" and "A Rose." These works invite audiences to explore 21st-century opera viewing in a new streaming series of short opera films based on true personal experiences with Romeo and Juliet themes. Each episode includes a line from Shakespeare's play about star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet.

Fort Worth Opera (FWOpera) announced today the names of the eight composer and librettist teams whose unpublished works have been selected for the company's fifth annual, critically acclaimed new works series, Frontiers - funded in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Washington National Opera (WNO) today announced full programming details for the fifth season of the American Opera Initiative, its comprehensive commissioning program that brings contemporary American stories to the stage while fostering the talents of rising American composers and librettists. For the first time, all of the program's world premiere operas will be presented during an American Opera Initiative Festival weekend, January 13-15, 2017 in the Kennedy Center Family Theater.

CDP: Collaborative, Development, & Production is thrilled to announce its 5 Year Anniversary Concert at Joe's Pub! Come Celebrate 5 years of new musicals in this concert of songs highlighting 14 shows that have been developed through CDP in collaboration with NYU's Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and Undergraduate Drama.  Come see an eclectic evening of madness, missing parents, and mosquitos featuring current and alumni actors from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. 

A preview concert for Love Life, the sophomore album for soprano Ann Moss and friends, will be held tonight, July 17, 2015 at 8:00pm at Old First Church (1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94109). The concert will feature songs and song cycles included on Love Life by composers Jake Heggie and Liam Wade, as well as a sneak preview of a new song cycle by composer John Grimmett. Joining Moss in performance will be pianist Steven Bailey, cellist Emil Miland, violinist Mads Tolling, and composer­pianist Jake Heggie.

A preview concert for Love Life, the sophomore album for soprano Ann Moss and friends, will be held on Friday, July 17, 2015 at 8:00pm at Old First Church (1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94109). The concert will feature songs and song cycles included on Love Life by composers Jake Heggie and Liam Wade, as well as a sneak preview of a new song cycle by composer John Grimmett. Joining Moss in performance will be pianist Steven Bailey, cellist Emil Miland, violinist Mads Tolling, and composer­pianist Jake Heggie.

CMASH will present Currents as a part of its 2014 Winter Tour in concert celebrating the album's release at the National Opera Center tonight, February 6, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.

CMASH will present Currents as a part of its 2014 Winter Tour in concert celebrating the album's release at the National Opera Center on February 6, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.

Prompted by the September 16 release of Currents, a new album featuring the creative output of many of its members, CMASH is taking its unique and informative concert programming on the road.

CMASH, the new music repertory group dedicated to establishing long-term collaborative relationships between composers and performers and welcoming new audiences to the genre of contemporary chamber music, is proud to announce and welcome John Grimmett in the newly created position of Managing Director. Mr. Grimmett's responsibilities include overseeing marketing and fundraising campaigns, designing and implementing educational initiatives in the communities the company serves, and developing a national audience that further promotes CMASH's mission statement.

Max Crumm (Grease, F#%king Up Everything), Daniel J. Edwards (Anything Goes), Sevan Greene, Adam Halpin (Dogfight, Glory Days), Patty Nieman, Eileen Patterson, Aaron Riesebeck, Katie Thompson (Giant, Big Fish) and Carrington Vilmont (Phantom of the Opera) will be joining the concert cast of 22@54.

22@54, on May 22nd, will present original songs by emerging writers from NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program's class cycle 22, at a late night concert to benefit Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP).

Washington National Opera (WNO) will present the world premieres of three new 20-minute operas today, November 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater: The Game of Hearts by composer Douglas Pew and librettist Dara Weinberg, Part of the Act by composer Liam Wade and librettist John Grimmett, and Charon by composer Scott Perkins and librettist Nat Cassidy. The three operas, each highlighting American culture and themes, are the first new works created under the auspices of the American Opera Initiative, WNO's new commissioning program.

Washington National Opera (WNO) will present the world premieres of three new 20-minute operas on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater: The Game of Hearts by composer Douglas Pew and librettist Dara Weinberg, Part of the Act by composer Liam Wade and librettist John Grimmett, and Charon by composer Scott Perkins and librettist Nat Cassidy. The three operas, each highlighting American culture and themes, are the first new works created under the auspices of the American Opera Initiative, WNO's new commissioning program.

OBAMARAMA Songs for Justice! fundraiser cabaret, tonight, September 22nd, will present original material from emerging writers, with proceeds going to the Obama 2012 campaign.

OBAMARAMA Songs for Justice! fundraiser cabaret, on September 22nd, will present original material from emerging writers, with proceeds going to the Obama 2012 campaign.

Washington National Opera (WNO) today announced initial plans for the first season of its American Opera Initiative, a comprehensive new commissioning program first announced in January.