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 31, 2019 | Article, Breaking News, Featured
A Christmas to Remember: Enjoying the festivity of the holidays, a local man shares a chance encounter with the great soprano Leontyne Price. (PHOTO: Patrick Porter and his aunt Holly Gordon (left) join the soprano for a picture at The Four Seasons in Baltimore.)...
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 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,...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Dec 6, 2019 | Article, Featured, News, Reviews
GLIMPSES OF AN ENGLISH CHRISTMAS: Just ahead of their England tour, Anthony Blake Clark led Baltimore Choral Arts in a festive program of holiday music in the great cathedral tradition. by Patrick D. McCoy On Tuesday night at the Baltimore Basilica, Baltimore Choral...
