Diane Retallack
Diane Alice Retallack | |
|---|---|
 Diane Retallack in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Diane Alice Johnson |
| Born | 12 December 1952 La Salle, Ilinois |
| Website | http:// https://eugeneconcertchoir.org/ |
Diane Alice Retallack (born 12 December 1952) is an American choral conductor and musical director, who has been at the helm of the Eugene Concert Choir since 1985. The choir is a resident company of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Oregon.[2][3][4]
Early life[edit]
Retallack moved with her family from La Salle, Illinois at age 8. She grew up in Joliet, Illinois daughter of a High School Music Director Roy Johnson. She gained a BS from the University of Illinois, then MA from the University of Wisconsin, and DM from Indiana University. She joined the faculty of Seattle University in 1982-4. She has been director of the Eugene Concert Choir since 1985.
Career[edit]
The Eugene Concert Choir, a 120-voice oratorio chorus, has been a resident company of the Hult Center for Performing Arts in Eugene since 1997. She also founded a chamber chorus Eugene Vocal Arts in 1986. The Eugene Concert Orchestra was founded in 2015 to complete the forces of Eugene Concert Choir performing ensembles. Repertoire has ranged from the Britten War Requiem to David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus, from a staged and choreographed version of Mendelssohn’s First Walpurgis Night, to contemporary pops concerts including themes like The British Invasion and The Best of Broadway. The choir also presented madrigal dinners, and performed choir tours in Europe, Australia and China. Retallack has also commissioned and performed new choral works by Oregon composers Jon Sutton [5] and Joan Szymko. The late Jon Sutton’s “Family of man” was originally composed for a Martin Luther Day, and then reprised in celebration of archiving of his works ”.[6] The 16-movement oratorio “Shadow and light” by Joan Szymko is a tribute to the highs and lows of Altzheimer’s dementia.[7][8]
Discography[edit]
- 1986: “Holiday Joy”
- 1998: “American Spirit”
- 2010: "ACDA 2010 Northwest Conference Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble (Live)"
- 2016: "Shadow and Light”
Youtube videos[edit]
- 2018: "If you fall I will carry you" composed by Effisio Cross https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zvtfh8Rt6Q
- 2019: "The unarmed Child" composed by Michael Bussewitz-Quamm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta9DW8W0VTE
- 2020: "Coping with COVID" social distancing with a choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQgAK27r3E8
- 2020: "Holidays around the world" international Christmas favorites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn91w99hucs
Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Diane Retallack/City of Eugene | Bishop Arts and Letters Award | Won |
| 2016 | Diane Retallack/"Shadow and Light" | American Prize, Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music, Community division | Won |
| 2017 | Diane Retallack/"Shadow and Light" | Oregon Independent Film Festival/Best documentary | Won |
References[edit]
- ↑ Retallack, Diane Johnson (1987). "Conductor's study for performance of Mendelssohn's "Die erste Walpurgisnacht"". DM Dissertation, Indiana University, Bloomington. Bloomington, Indiana: 413.
- ↑ "Choir makes Walpurgis Night magical". The Free library. May 12, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Fauré Requiem program leaves audience in awe". The Register Guard. March 1, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Bollywood dreams". Bollywood Dreams Entertainment. May 28, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ↑ "John Sutton Papers 1917-1947". Archives West. 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Songs that seek peace and harmony". Eugene Scene. April 4, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ↑ VandenBosch, J. (2020). "Setting Alzheimer's to Music". The Gerontologist. 60 (3): 583–584. doi:10.1093/geront/gnaa010. PMID 32159749 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Menk, N. (2018). "Composers responding to tragedy: a conversation". The Choral Journal. 59 (4): 10–23.
External links[edit]
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_Zvtfh8Rt6Q
- https://eugeneconcertchoir.org/2019-20-season/holidaysaroundtheworld/#video
- https://www.klcc.org/post/celebrating-legacy-eugene-composer-and-artist-jon-sutton
- http://projects.registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/34968137-63/from-the-choir-to-the-dance-floor.html.csp
- http://projects.registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/30443262-74/retallack-choir-music-concert-conductor.html.csp
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8756803/
- https://www.registerguard.com/entertainmentlife/20190301/review-faurxe9-requiem-program-leaves-audience-in-awe
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/4779946
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/diane-retallack/1251025389?ign-gact=3&ls=1
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8756803/
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