Korean American mezzo-soprano Alice Chung is recognized for her “operatic tonal glamour” (Parterre). Ms. Chung has been an honored recipient of numerous grants as well as a winner of various competitions including, the William Matheus Sullivan Foundation Award, Cooper-Bing Competition, Shoshana Foundation, and the Loren L. Zachary Society Competition. “…mezzo-soprano Alice Chung’s captivating Amneris, who…
American-born Singer Sewing Machine heiress Winnaretta Singer hosted the most famous salon in Paris in the early 20th century, curating and commissioning ground-breaking works from the greatest artists of her era. A trailblazer and philanthropist, she lived life as a gay woman on her own terms and ahead of her time. This is her amazing…
Presented by PCMS, this performance is included in LF Season Subscription. Single tickets must be purchased through PCMS. Visit www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts Timed to honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, LF presents a sweeping program on the life of Benjamin Franklin. This musical and historical retrospective weaves the music of Colonial America…
George Gershwin’s larger-than-life personality and dazzling ability at the piano is highlighted in a program with concert pianist and composer Logan Skelton. Working with the Gershwin Estate, Skelton creates musical re-creations of Gershwin’s songs, based on historic recordings of Gershwin playing his own music. Pianists Logan Skelton and Laura Ward, joined by Devony Smith and…
Rollo Dilworth, Artistic & Music Director for Singing City, is a prolific composer and arranger, renowned conductor, and master educator. He is an active clinician and frequent guest conductor of all-state, honors, festival, community, church and professional choirs. He has researched, lectured, and presented extensively on various topics including African American choral music, composing/arranging for…
Lyric Fest partners with Singing City to present a Langston Hughes program of song, poetry, and narration, featuring Charlene Canty, Kenneth Overton, pianist Laura Ward, and narrators/readers Charlotte Blake Alston and Rev. Chaz Howard, and Singing City Choir, brought together to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of poet and social activist Langston Hughes….
Charlene is also a classically trained singer and enjoys an active performing career. She regularly collaborates and performs with various organizations throughout the city, including the Pittsburgh Camerata, Resonance Works, the Pittsburgh Opera, and the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh.
George Gershwin’s larger-than-life personality and dazzling ability at the piano is highlighted in a program with concert pianist and composer Logan Skelton. Working with the Gershwin Estate, Skelton creates musical re-creations of Gershwin’s songs, based on historic recordings of Gershwin playing his own music. Pianists Logan Skelton and Laura Ward, joined by Devony Smith and…
Puerto-Rican American baritone Brian James Myer has earned accolades for his “richly detailed characterization (Opera Today) and “delightfully resonant” sound (Broadway World). This season, he joined Brooklyn Art Song Society for a recital featuring selected sacred songs from Hugo Wolf’s Spanische Liederbuch, and sings Youssef Biboldo in Llantos 1492 with Opera Southwest and title role…
Logan Skelton is a much sought after pianist, teacher and composer whose work has received international critical acclaim. As a performer, Skelton has concertized widely in the United States, Europe and Asia and has been featured on many public radio and television stations. He has recorded numerous discs for Centaur, Albany, Crystal, Blue Griffin, and…
Lauded for her “honey-colored tone” and “the most radiant solo singing” by Opera News, Soprano Jessica Beebe is steadily gaining international attention as an affecting interpreter of repertoire spanning from the early renaissance to contemporary American opera
Praised by Opera News as a “vocally charismatic” performer with a “golden tenor”, Martin Bakari continues to distinguish himself as a dynamic artist in a wide array of musical and theatrical genres. A 2018 George London Competition award winner, Mr. Bakari’s 2023-24 season included Charlie Parker in Charlie Parker’s Yardbird (Indianapolis Opera).
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