Far more serious was his (Chessa's) opening selection, "Titanic Blue," composed by Dean Santomieri in 2003. This began with an announcement made through an electronic megaphone, whose circuitry (presumably) garbled the spoken text while making it sound highly official. This was followed by a piano solo with all dampers lifted from the keys. This provided an opportunity to experience the full reverberation qualities of the piano while also making the instrument sound as if it was being played under water, yet another casualty when the Titanic sank.

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His composition was entitled "Facebook, the Opera." If the technology was "old school," the composition could not have been more contemporary. The libretto amounted to an extensive tour through all of the many ways in which "social networking" has devolved into the inchoate chatter of texts too trivial to even hint at the possibility of semantics. Petersen and Clausen served as a chorus, responding to Santomieri's petty observations with typical Facebook reactions, such as "Like," "LOL," and, of course, "OMG." Santomieri's deadpan delivery made the result as hilarious as it was perceptive.

Smoliar, Stephen. The different sounds of voice at Pamela Z's ROOM Series concert." Review. 27 July 2013: Arts & Entertainment. SF Examiner. http://www.examiner.com/article/the-different-sounds-of-voice-at-pamela-z-s-room-series-concert