Courtney's Stars of Tomorrow: Celebrating a King concerts featuring Grace Bumbry
Legendary mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in special concerts
PRLog - Nov. 17, 2014 - NEW YORK -- On January 17 and January 19, 2015 Courtney’s Stars of Tomorrow (CST), legendary mezzo-soprano and 2009 Kennedy Center honoree Grace Bumbry, rising talents Marquita Raley, Kali Wilder, Martin Woods, and conductors Ted Taylor and Ramon Bryant join forces to pay tribute to the life and singular achievement of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “CST is thrilled to be able to present these concerts honoring Dr. King,” said CST Founder/Artistic Director Courtney Carey. “We are equally excited about the opportunity to bring to the US for an all too rare appearance, a living legend, icon, humanitarian, and extraordinary artist- Grace Bumbry.”
Grace Bumbry will sing Johannes Brahms’ Rhapsody for Alto (Op. 53) with alumni members of the Morehouse College Glee Club, members of the Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church Chancel Choir, and the Brooklyn Ecumenical Choir of Bedford Stuyvesant. The program will also include spiritual classics sung by Ms. Bumbry and the roster of ingénue operatic artists.
Celebrating a King Events
Saturday, January 17 and Monday, January 19
Who: Grace Bumbry, Marquita Raley, Kali Wilder, Martin Woods, Ted Taylor, Ramon Bryant, Morehouse College Glee Club Alumni, Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church Chancel Choir, Brooklyn Ecumenical Choir of Bedford Stuyvesant
What: Media are invited to cover Courtney’s Stars of Tomorrow: Celebrating a King concerts, featuring works by Brahms, Carey, Smith, and Brown
When: 7:00 p.m.
Where: United Palace Theater 4140 Broadway, New York, New York
Tickets: For ticket information, call Brown Paper Tickets Box Office at 1-800-838-3006 or visit: www.cstarsoftomorrow.com
$100, $75, $50, $35, $25
About Courtney’s Stars of Tomorrow
Courtney's Stars of Tomorrow is an arts conduit committed to promoting and presenting classical musicians of the highest caliber, and will be a vehicle to feature them in concert, recital, and opera. Additionally, Courtney's Stars of Tomorrow's will target a multi- generational, ethnically diverse audience of both classical music lovers and those who have never been exposed to the medium.
Further, through various education initiatives and partnerships, Courtney’s Stars of Tomorrow will extend opportunities to school-age children to study, create, present, and attend classical music performances.
Our mission is to: Educate, Cultivate, Present, and Inspire!
Courtney Carey, Courtney’s Stars of Tomorrow
cstarsoftomorrow@gmail.com
315-670-1278
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