<div style="overflow-wrap:break-word;margin:0px auto 1em;padding:0px;font-family:Raleway, sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:justify;line-height:1;font-size:16px !important;color:rgb(81, 81, 81) !important;box-sizing:inherit">The new Virtual Chicago songSLAM remains open through May 31st at 5pm. Online audience members will vote with their dollars, starting at just $1, for their favorite team to win. The winning team’s composer will receive the first ever Chicago songSLAM commission prize: $1,000 commission from Fourth Coast Ensemble The funds that each team raises during the virtual event will be split 50/50 with the team and Fourth Coast Ensemble, who will use their portion to reinvest in future competitions and new art song initiatives.  On May 31st, total funds raised will be announced on our website and social media, including the $1,000 commission prize.</div>TEAM #6Brian Rasmussen, composer & vocalistNicholas Guetterman, pianist Bashing PoppiesI smashed the stained glass windows of the church I was prisoner to “To Hell with the fag” they cried! I ran, my hands bloody with the pain with the glass from the window My hands bloody and embedded with the shards But like a vagrant in a hotel they were unregistered As I looked down the blood from my hands dripped to the ground and bloomed fields of poppies. I stopped in my tracks, fell to my knees, then to the ground. Suddenly surrounded by red blooms. Suddenly without a care, suddenly free. I was Dorothy. I had to wake. And as the thought came, I heard faint sounds. Beeps. Drips. Drops of poppy juice. Drops of morphine. I knew where I was, I knew what happened. I wasn’t Dorothy. Drip. Drip. Drip. BASH! ---- Critically acclaimed composer Brian Rasmussen has been making a splash in Chicago! He recently premiered Twihard: A Twilight Musical Parody, which the Chicago Tribune hailed as “musically gorgeous.” With a flair for drama, and a propensity for vocal music, Rasmussen aims to communicate complex emotions and stories to his audiences. BrianRasmussenMusic.com  Nicholas Guetterman is an American pianist based in Chicago, where he specializes in piano collaboration and music education. Nicholas received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in piano performance at the DePaul University School of Music. He is looking forward to upcoming performances, including “PlayOut!” at Chicago Symphony Center this June.

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<div>The new Virtual Chicago songSLAM remains open through May 31st at 5pm. Online audience members will vote with their dollars, starting at just $1, for their favorite team to win. The winning team’s composer will receive the first ever Chicago songSLAM commission prize: $1,000 commission from Fourth Coast Ensemble The funds that each team raises during the virtual event will be split 50/50 with the team and Fourth Coast Ensemble, who will use their portion to reinvest in future competitions and new art song initiatives.  On May 31st, total funds raised will be announced on our website and social media, including the $1,000 commission prize.</div>TEAM #6Brian Rasmussen, composer &amp; vocalistNicholas Guetterman, pianist Bashing PoppiesI smashed the stained glass windows of the church I was prisoner to “To Hell with the fag” they cried! I ran, my hands bloody with the pain with the glass from the window My hands bloody and embedded with the shards But like a vagrant in a hotel they were unregistered As I looked down the blood from my hands dripped to the ground and bloomed fields of poppies. I stopped in my tracks, fell to my knees, then to the ground. Suddenly surrounded by red blooms. Suddenly without a care, suddenly free. I was Dorothy. I had to wake. And as the thought came, I heard faint sounds. Beeps. Drips. Drops of poppy juice. Drops of morphine. I knew where I was, I knew what happened. I wasn’t Dorothy. Drip. Drip. Drip. BASH! ---- Critically acclaimed composer Brian Rasmussen has been making a splash in Chicago! He recently premiered Twihard: A Twilight Musical Parody, which the Chicago Tribune hailed as “musically gorgeous.” With a flair for drama, and a propensity for vocal music, Rasmussen aims to communicate complex emotions and stories to his audiences. BrianRasmussenMusic.com  Nicholas Guetterman is an American pianist based in Chicago, where he specializes in piano collaboration and music education. Nicholas received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in piano performance at the DePaul University School of Music. He is looking forward to upcoming performances, including “PlayOut!” at Chicago Symphony Center this June.

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Team 7: "Bashing Poppies" (Music By Brian Rasmussen | Text by Bethany Joanne Jett)

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