Michael Paul Smith, baritone
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http://michaelpaulsmith.info
Sheila Yvette Judson, soprano
writes:
Mezzo Soprano
Denyce Graves sang the title role in the 2005 premiere of the opera MARGARET GARNER
with libretto by Toni Morrison. The
opera is loosely based on actual events in the life of runaway slave Margaret
Garner. Margaret kills her two children
to prevent them being returned to slavery.
MusicUNTOLD selected Denyce Graves to sing a recital to celebrate Juneteenth and the 150th
Anniversary of the Civil War in
2011 at Long Beach Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, Ca. The
MusicUNTOLD Chorale opened the program with Ulysses Kay 'A Lincoln
Letter' and Rosephanye Powell 'I Dream A World' from Langston Hughes
poem.
MusicUNTOLD has scheduled a Free FREEDOM CONCERT
to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of END of CIVIL WAR and 13th
Amendment to ABOLISH SLAVERY on May 24, 2014, Hall of Liberty-Hollywood Forest
Lawn with preconcert lecture 6:00PM and 7:00PM Concert.
The concert celebration will include Baritone Michael
Paul Smith singing the aria, Many Colors, from Ulysses Kay opera FREDERICK
DOUGLASS and Soprano Sheila Yvette Judson singing the aria, I am Moses the
Liberator, from Nkeiru Okoye opera HARRIET TUBMAN: When I Cross That Line To
Freedom. Pianist Polli Chambers-Salizar will accompany both singers.
MusicUNTOLD is dedicated to arts and educational
program that promote diversity and human dignity. The Free FREEDOM CONCERT of May 24, 2015 is sponsored
in part by Employee Community Fund of the Boeing Company, Colburn Foundation,
and Rainey/Pierson Property Management.
John Malveaux
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