Baritone Ralph Cato and Countertenor Darryl Taylor in 'Akhnaten' of Opera Long Beach

[ABOVE: Ralph Cato BELOW: Darryl Taylor]

John Malveaux of MusicUNTOLD sends this news:

“Baritone Ralph Cato was cast in Opera Long Beach production of AKHNATEN to sing the role of Aye, Father of Neferttiti and advisor to the Pharaoh. The March 27, 2011 performance also included countertenor Darryl Taylor replacing Jochen Kowalski in the role of Akhnaten. Congratulations to Cato and Taylor.”

The website of Ralph Cato tells us:

“A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Cato moved to southern California to attend Northridge State. He went on to the University of Southern California and then to the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree.”

Darryl Taylor is Founder of The African American Art Song Alliance. His many CDs include a January 2011 release: How Sweet the Sound: A Charm of Spirituals; Darryl Taylor, countertenor; Brent McMunn, piano; Albany Records Troy1244 (2011).”

Countertenor Darryl Taylor Live Online in 'iSing' in Irvine, California on May 8, 2010

[Darryl Taylor]

AfriClassical has received news of a recital by the highly accomplished countertenor Dr. Darryl Taylor, founder of The African American Art Song Alliance:

“Please join me for the live online streaming of my concert "iSing" taking place on Saturday, May 8th, at 8pm pst. Information can be found at

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137039739523&ref=ts. The event will continue to be streamed online after the affair, so come and join the fun!”

Darryl Taylor, countertenor
Brent McMunn, piano

Saturday, May 8, 2010

8:00pm - 10:30pm

Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Music Chamber Series

University of California, Irvine

Winifred Smith Hall

Irvine, CA

Description

Fresh from a 2009 Carnegie Hall performance as first place winner of the Alexander International Voice Competition, countertenor Darryl Taylor will once again collaborate with the outstanding maestro, Brent McMunn, this time in an evening co-sponsored by the National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA). This evening will present favorite works, alongside new ones, underscoring the vitality of the countertenor voice! Music by Handel, Ibert, Montsalvatge, and world premieres of "In the Palace of Time" by Persis Vehar, "Spiritual Songs" by Deon Price, and "Silk Dragons" by Alan Terricciano (for septet and voice, with video by John Crawford).

THIS EVENT WILL BE STREAMED LIVE, ONLINE at

http://cast.nacs.uci.edu/tltc/Webstream/tltcWebstream.html