One of “the finest, most sky-scraping bel canto tenors in the world today.”—The New York Times
Hailed by The New York Times as “an international star in the bel canto operatic repertory,” tenor Lawrence Brownlee brings a recital program of poetry from the Harlem Renaissance in song. The songs revolve around themes of joy, empowerment, faith, love, and strength in the face of challenge.
Texts by Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Claude McKay, James Weldon Johnson, and others are set to music by recent and living composers, five from whom Brownlee commissioned these settings: Damien Sneed, Brandon Spencer, Jasmine Barnes, Joel Thompson, and Shawn E. Okpebholo. Brownlee also collaborated closely with Dr. Louise Toppin, soprano and vocal professor at the University of Michigan, to revive select works from composers Margaret Bonds and Robert Owen; in addition to including works from composer Jeremiah Evans. The project was also recently released in a recording from Brownlee, titled RISING.
Lawrence Brownlee is accompanied by Grammy Award-nominated Myra Huang, “a coloristic tour de force” (The New York Times) and “among the top accompanists of her generation” (Opera News).
The Titus Family Recital will be held at the Moody Performance Hall.
Tickets: $15-$50
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Running Time
The program will be approximately 2 hours including one intermission.