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  A new composition by Jon Arterton for chorus, narrator, and chamber orchestra. 
  Text by First World War poet Wilfred Owen - "Dulce et Decorum Est"


JON ARTERTON began his musical journey as a choirboy at Washington's National Cathedral. He was twice a Tanglewood Vocal Fellow at the Berkshire Music Festival, and holds a Master's Degree in Choral Conducting from The New England Conservatory of Music. He also holds an MFA in Acting from Smith College, and has performed in hundreds of plays and musicals, including one night on Broadway in The Utter Glory of Morissey Hall. He was the founder and musical arranger of The Flirtations, the proudly gay a cappella group seen on HBO and in the film Philadelphia. He also serves as the Director of Music at The U.U. Meeting House in Provincetown and gives periodic Singing Workshops. He and his husband James Mack have begun touring with their two-person musical about gay marriage in America, called “Just Married! (the Musical).” He recently took fifth place in a national online competition to collaborate with cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a performance of Dona Nobis Pacem.

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