Randye Jones: 'Interpreting Spiritual Art Songs' at Singing Symposium, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, July 10-13

[Randye Jones]

Our longtime acquaintance Randye Jones sends AfriClassical this information:

“Soprano Randye Jones has been selected to present a lecture-recital at The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium VIII in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Her topic, 'Interpreting Spiritual Art Songs'--featuring works by H. T. Burleigh, Hale Smith and John Carter, was one of approximately 80 proposals from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia, Finland, Spain, Ireland, Indonesia, United States, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Argentina and Germany selected for the July 10-13, 2011, symposium program. Jones is a doctoral student in Vocal Literature at the University of Iowa in Iowa City and serves on the library staff at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa. More information about the symposium is available at http://www.festival500.com. [H.T. Burleigh (1866-1949) and Hale Smith (1925-2009) are profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a comprehensive Works List for each composer, compiled by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma of Lawrence University Conservatory]