Evenings in Quarantine: “The Zombie Opera
The Zombie Opera is an original multimedia, musical and theatrical production co-created by Elizabeth Rishel and myself. Conceived in 2009, EIQ had three successful runs; Greybox Theater (Fall 2010), Chatham’s Eddy Theater (Spring 2011), and Kelly-Strayhorn Theaters (Fall 2011). Studio Album and Premiere “Bootleg” Album now on iTunes and Amazon.com. Twitter – facebook
Super Smash Opera
Super Smash Opera is a classical opera and video game mashup/parody which premiered on January 23rd, 2015 at MAGfest. “A legendary cast of characters sing their way through a fighting tournament that determines the hero of the next game franchise in this comic cabaret of opera’s best-known songs, performed by a troupe of classically-trained game lovers.” We have since performed at Confluence (July 25, 2015), Replay FX (August 1st, 2015), and are returning to MAGfest Feb 19th, 2016 with our new “Orchestra Edition” featuring a community orchestra and chorus to back us up! Twitter – facebook – Youtube – Soundcloud
C4: Choral Conductor Composer Collective
I have performed with and arranged compositions for C4: The Choral Conductor Composer Collective, an online vocal ensemble, since Summer of 2020. In a response to quarantine and Covid19, C4 has made great strides in the choral community in pursuing technologies that support live streaming remote concerts. Here are posts, with view and info links, to the past two concerts I have been involved in: “Night/Light” and “Restricted Movement” (featuring the world premiere of my vocal and puppet work, “Fish Bowl”)
The Bwak Choir
During the first The Materia Collective (see next section) I arranged “Waltz de Chocobo” for a fictional group of puppet chickens. We called them “The Bwak Choir” and soon demand grew for more! We made a teaser music video, then a real full music video, followed by more video game music arrangements. The Bwak Choir has a mind of its own now, and therefore they have a website, a Twitter, and a Facebook presence:)
The Materia Collective
The Materia Collective is a community of performers and cover artists arranging soundtracks. So far I have been an arranger and performer on 26 albums, including the following 20 Community albums (available on itunes, spotify, bandcamp, and amazon)
My Materia bio page and list of published credits
Cryptic Canticles: Dracula Radioplay
May 3rd is the beginning of Jonathan Harker’s journey in Bram Stoker’s classic novel, Dracula. Follow along with us as we tell the story in ‘real time’, each episode posted on the date that it happens in the book! Starring a fab cast of voice actors who I am honored to call my friends and colleagues:)Follow our #DraculaRadioplay podcast series via The Cryptic Canticles ‘Dracula’ page, itunes, and more for this unique auditory experience.
Don Giovanni the Bram Stoker Dracula Edition
Mozart’s classic opera Don Giovanni is coming to Undercroft Opera, but with a vampire twist! I worked hard for two months with Liz Rishel, Michael Greenstein, Gwendolyn R. Schmidt and Mary Beth Sederburg crafting a new libretto based on the story and characters from Bram Stoker’s Dracula! In addition to helping write the show, I am also covering the role of “Zerlina” (aka. “Lucy” from the book) and playing one of the “Three Vampire Brides”. WORLD PREMIERE of our new libretto will be May 26th-29th at the Antonian Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA. Tickets currently on sale
Video Games and Interactives
Bonnie has worked on soundtracks and sound design for a variety of video games and interactive experiences. To learn more see the Video Game Audio and Vocal Performance sections.
Other…
Older works including “Cusswords and Fire”, “Sushi There Is None”, the “Sweet Tooth Stratagem”, “Geeks IRL” and more coming soon!
Awards
- Game Audio Network Guild Awards – Winner – Best Game Music Cover or Remix (2020)
- Game Audio Network Guild Awards – Finalist- Best Original Vocal Song – Pop (2017)
- Heinz Small Arts Initiative Grant – for “The Zombie Opera” (2010)
- Sprout Fund Seed Award – for “The Zombie Opera” (2010)
- Duquesne University Outstanding Music Tech Student Award (2004)
- Vladimir Bakaleinikoff Scholarship (2003)
- EDSF Board of Directors Scholarship (2003-2004)