by Patrick D. McCoy | Feb 11, 2020 | Article, Breaking News, Featured, News
IN GREAT COMPANY: Liverman joins the ranks of recent recipients such as Soloman Howard, J’Nai Bridges, Ryan Speedo Green, Janai Brugger, John Holiday, Lawrence Brownlee, among others as the 2020 Marian Anderson Award recipient. by Patrick D. McCoy In the...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Jan 24, 2020 | Article, Featured, Interviews, News
Hymns and Spirituals Songs: This Saturday at 5 PM, soprano Simone Z. Paulwell will present a special sacred recital at Metropolitan Baptist Church. by Patrick D. McCoy Many of our great singers of the opera and concert stage get their early beginnings singing the...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Jan 1, 2020 | Article, Featured, News
CONCERTS, INTERVIEWS AND MORE: A look back at special moments in the arts in 2019. A GLORIOUS RETURN #1 After nearly 30 years, George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess” saw its return to The Metropolitan Opera House. The cast featured many star...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Dec 19, 2019 | Article, Featured, News, Reviews
GALA NIGHT: In its annual series of concerts for the holiday, on Monday night The Choral Arts Society of Washington celebrated with its 39th Annual Concert and Gala featuring mezzo-soprano Kristina Nicole Lewis. (Photo Credit: All photos courtesy of Shannon Finney...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Dec 13, 2019 | News, Reviews, Trends, Uncategorized
SOARING HIGH Presented in her Washington recital début by Vocal Arts DC, soprano Michelle Bradley sang an impressive recital in The Terrace Theater on Wednesday evening. by Patrick D. McCoy With the advent of social media, the musical talents of an artist can be...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Dec 12, 2019 | Featured, News, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tradition With A Purpose: Marking its 81st annual tradition of presenting George Frideric Handel’s oratorio “Messiah,” The Senior Choir of Historic Shiloh Baptist Church under the direction of Thomas Dixon Tyler mounted a purposeful experience,...