Renee' Baker
Henry Lewis
John Malveaux of
writes:
The score for Roy Harris Bicentennial
Symphony includes orchestra,
chorus, solo male and solo female narrator parts. The Los Angeles premiere is scheduled
January 17, 2015 as centerpiece of the concert to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the
13th Amendment to the US Constitution Ending Slavery at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex. The composition is chorus driven with text from the Preamble to the
Constitution, the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation and
original text. Maestro Renee’ Baker will conductor the Los Angeles premiere performance; Bass-Baritone Donnie Ray
Albert is the solo male narrator and Soprano Renee’ Baker is the female narrator.
Maestro Baker prior
credits include composer, painter, poet, and violinist/violist. The
roles of conductor and female narrator by Maestro Baker for the Los
Angeles premiere of the Bicentennial Symphony may not have a precedence in music annals. Maestro Baker will
receive the inaugural Henry Lewis Conducting
Award during a special dinner honoring composer Roy Harris on a date to be announced before the premiere.
The Concert is a co-production of CSULA Department of Music, Theater, Dance and MusicUNTOLD with support from Employee Community Fund of the Boeing Company and Colburn Foundation.
Thanks
John Malveaux
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