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Mark Markowich Warshawsky

Melody Lord

Willard Thomen

Georg Friedrich Händel, 1748. Detail, portrait by

Thomas Hudson

Carl Orff

Lon Dehnert

Jerry Bock

Clara Geller

George Gershwin

Sam Magrill

Charles Ives

Michael Wilson

Abraham Goldfaden

Stuart Leitch

Hugo Wolf

Joseph Cisar

Shirley Anne Seguin

Franz Schubert, age 24,

1821, Drawing by

Leopold Kupelwieser

Paul Vander Weele

Max Janowski

Stephen Blackwelder

Giuseppe Verdi, 1875

Albert E. Moehring

COMPOSERS AND COLLABORATORS

Pictures are unavailable for

Mark Cogley and Michael Cullen

Saeri and Brent Warren at their wedding

June 2, 2012. Look at Saeri’s

triumphant grin! Now for some babies!

Noah Geller, violin, Aram Demirjian, conductor, and the Kansas City Symphony

performing the Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in a minor, opus 28,

by Charles Camille Saint-Saëns, in Helzberg Hall, March 21, 2013.

To dress up this website I thought I would add some beautiful pictures of my beautiful children, Saeri and Noah.

Noah and Sarah in 1988, aged 4 and 6, lifted out of a family portrait, with other family members removed by computer magic.

“Extraordinary vocal means...
phenomenal expressive and creative power...
faultless interpretation...an unclouded joy.”
Rundschau, Cologne

“Triumph...
unanimous acclaim...
a beautiful and warm timbre...
enormous ability...fascinating artistry.”
Westdeutsche Zeitung, Düsseldorf

Ian Geller as Giorgio Germont
in La Traviata:
“Ciel! che discopro!”
(Heavens! What a discovery!)
Giorgio Germont has just discovered that Violetta has been selling her
belongings to support his son,
her lover, Alfredo.

Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Lochinkopf
of Chelm:
“Wherever you go, whatever you do,
always be sincere,
even if you don’t mean it.”

Sex, Drugs, & Violence
in Grand Opera
Don Carlo in La Forza del destino:
“O joy! He is saved! He will live
so now I can kill him!”

Dear friends -- This is Ian's daughter Sarah writing to let you know the unfortunate news that Ian passed away at the age of 70 of complications from diabetes in Troy, New York on May 21, 2013.

The memorial service will be held at Oak Park Temple, B'nai Abraham Zion, at 1235 N. Harlem Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302, on Tuesday June 25, 2013 at 11:00am. A light luncheon will follow where we will continue celebrating Ian's life with stories and memories. If you have a story or memory you wish to share, but are unable to attend the memorial, you may email it to me at saeri.geller@gmail.com or send it to the temple's address if you don't use email. In lieu of flowers, please send donations and memorials to Noah Geller, 380 W. 22nd St., #812, Kansas City, MO 64108. These will be used to offset the costs of cremation and other related personal and legal affairs. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Ian is survived by his daughter Sarah/“Saeri” (Brent), son Noah, previous wife Malkah, sister Noni (Jim), sister Lisa (Charlie), brother Steven (Jean), and many loving aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. Born in Chicago, Ian lived most of his life in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, but loved to hike and camp in wilderness areas with his family. Driving across the country in his van, he never missed an opportunity to explore a new trail. Ian received his BM and MS degrees in voice from Juilliard School of Music, his BM in composition from the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and his DMA in voice from the University of Southern California. A lovely baritone as well as an accomplished pianist, Ian was a cantor, voice and composition teacher, and a choral conductor. He served at many of the Chicago area synagogues as cantor, including Temple Chai in Long Grove; B'nai Torah in Highland Park; North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe; Temple Shir Shalom in Buffalo Grove, Oak Park Temple/B’nai Abraham Zion in Oak Park and Congregation Kol Ami in Chicago. He developed an extensive repertoire of opera roles and sang in many oratorios. He performed with opera companies and gave numerous recitals across the US and Germany, often accompanied by his mother, Clara Geller, a gifted concert pianist. Ian loved to explore all genres of music from his classical roots through jazz and musical theatre to contemporary classical songs. His most beloved repertoire were his German lieder and Jewish liturgical music, both art forms which he sang with great sensitivity. He made recordings of these and also appeared as a guest on a variety of radio programs on Chicago stations. One of his more ambitious endeavors was Chelm!, a one man musical show for which he wrote the text and music as well as performed across the country including at the Northlight Theater at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, IL. Aside from the concerts, his family and friends most enjoyed the music shared in intimate settings with colleagues and musicians in the family. His love for his family and his music was inspiring and he is greatly missed.

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DOWNLOAD OF THE MONTH

It Ain’t Necessarily So from Porgy and Bess:

George Gershwin;

Ian Geller as Sportin’ Life; Sam Magrill, piano.

Recorded live, Clubhouse Three, Laguna Woods Village,

Laguna Woods, CA, 1-7-2011

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Dear Friends,

Thanks for visiting my website. The menus at the top and bottom of each page on this website will guide you in your quest to find out all the dirt about me.

All my contact information is on these menus, but here it is again:

Ian Geller, baritone

YBA Music

2 Prout Avenue, Suite 6

Troy, NY 12180-6829

Telephone: 917-439-1563

E-mail: iangeller@email.com

Website: http://www.iangeller.com

DOWNLOADS: There are twenty-six of them below on

this page. Click here to go down and get loaded!

CDs: Click here for more information on the page: CDs.

• Ian Geller Sings Art Songs

• Franz Schubert: Die Winterreise

• Ian Geller Sings Jewish Music!

• Ian Geller Sings Songs from CHELM! and Encores

CONCERTS: Click here to go to the Concerts page.

It lists forthcoming appearances and several recent performances.

PROGRAMS: Click here to go to the Programs page.

Find out about the various classical, operatic, Jewish, and popular programs I do.

TRUE STORIES! / HUMOR:

Click here to go to the True Stories! / Humor page.

Read about how my costume came apart onstage and much more:

• My Favorite Disasters

• What Is Experience?

• My Favorite Auditions

• Some Memorable Moments

• Humor Some selected favorite (bizarre but clean) jokes.

There are also several of:

• My Favorite Pictures

Some day I’ll get much more stuff on this website, but it will have to wait because I do have to spend a little time practicing. It wouldn’t be wise to let the neighbors get used to the quiet.

And remember, fame is fleeting, but obscurity endures forever!

Best wishes,

Ian

P.S. “Be careful what you pretend to be because

you are what you pretend to be.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

P.P.S. I can resist absolutely anything, except temptation.

CREDIT: Most of the non-operatic-performance portraits of me which appear on this website were taken by Abraham Geller, my nephew, a superb photographer, who may often be found photographing weddings at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, NV, (with real genuine Elvis impersonators as officiants!). Check out Abe’s website for Geller Photography: http://www.abegeller.wordpress.com/author/abegeller.

IAN GELLER, baritone • YBA MUSIC • 2 Prout Avenue, Suite 6 • Troy, NY 12180-6829

E-mail: iangeller@email.com • Telephone: 917-439-1563 • Website: http://www.iangeller.com

| Programs: CHELM! • Sex, Drugs, & Violence in Grand Opera • Ian Geller Sings! • Art Songs • Contemporary Music • Master Classes |

| True Stories! / Humor |

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