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Swan at Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery (photo by Mary Ellyn Hutton)
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Cincinnati's experimental chamber group concert:nova scored a bullseye with its "Carnival of the Animals" May 23 in the studios of Cincinnati Ballet on Central Parkway in Over-the-Rhine. The multi-media work interleaves Saint-Saens' beloved classic with newly composed pieces by 15 composers. Conducted by Annunziata Tomaro, it was performed in collaboration with members of Cincinnati Ballet, including retiring principal dancer Kristi Capps. Composers who contributed to the project: Juan Campoverde, Danny Clay, Charles Coleman, George Flynn, Ellen Harrison, Mara Helmuth, Joel Hoffman, Jennifer Jolley, Douglas Knehans, Inez McComas, Douglas Pew, Jeff Silva, Jerod Sommerfeldt, Kurt Westerberg and Wenhui Xie.
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