Jackie O

Jackie O is a celebration of musical life in the late sixties, a pop opera that explores the interplay of musical idioms associated with high and popular culture in America. Composer Michael Daugherty drew on his background as a musician who came of age during the sixties, playing in rock and jazz ensembles, performing in avant-garde improvisation groups, and paying his dues as a cocktail pianist in nightclubs while also being trained as a composer of concert music in the symphonic tradition.