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Feb 16, 2010
Wheeldon-Winger: No Pride in Prejudice
by San Francisco Classical Voice
Music News - San Francisco Classical Voice
Wheeldon-Winger: No Pride in Prejudice
By Janos Gereben
It's truth-telling time. When I first saw the name "C.F. Kip Winger" as the composer for Christopher Wheeldon's sensational new ballet, Ghosts, I thought: This will be blues or rock.
And then the piece began and there it was - 30 minutes of terrific dramatic, lyrical, Stravinsky-meets-Sibelius neoclassical music. Shame on me, prejudiced by a name!
And then I read the program. Classically trained (guitar and composition), C.F. - ready? - played bass with Alice Cooper's band in the 1980s, formed his own band in the '90s, recording two platinum albums, Winger and In the Heart of the Young. And now this.
