{"id":147124,"date":"2025-02-19T20:29:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T02:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=147124"},"modified":"2025-02-19T20:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T02:29:37","slug":"angela-brown-headlines-university-of-mississippi-black-history-month-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/angela-brown-headlines-university-of-mississippi-black-history-month-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Angela Brown Headlines University of Mississippi Black History Month Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Annual showcase also features faculty performers, African drum ensemble and Concert Singers<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Renowned soprano Angela Brown<\/strong> will be the featured guest artist for the University of Mississippi<\/strong>‘s 20th annual Black History Month Concert<\/strong> on February 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown has performed in opera and symphonic settings across six continents. She made her Metropolitan Opera<\/strong> debut in the title role of Aida<\/em><\/strong>, sang the award-winning solo for composer Nkeiru Okoye’<\/strong>s When\u00a0the Caged Bird Sings<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and is a featured artist on the two-time Grammy Award-winning recording Ask Your Mama<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concert, dubbed “If Love Fails, Try Nothing Else,”<\/strong> is set for 7:30 pm<\/strong> in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts<\/strong>. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George W. K. Dor<\/strong>, professor of music, has organized the concert annually since it began in 2005, often featuring the\u00a0Ole Miss African Drum and Dance Ensemble<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and other ensembles from the\u00a0Department of Music<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ole Miss African Drum and Dance Ensemble is set to present a Ghanaian ethnic dance and two songs during the UM Black History Month Concert. The free performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Submitted photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“It not only allows us to perform repertoire with a focus on celebrating Black composers; it allows our students to be part of a larger celebration with a focus on the importance of Black culture in the arts and our society,” said Don Trott<\/strong>, professor of music and director of choral activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trott directs the\u00a0UM Concert Singers<\/strong><\/a>, who are slated to perform this year, accompanied by music professor and pianist Amanda Johnston.<\/strong> The Ole Miss African Drum and Dance Ensemble will present a Ghanaian ethnic dance and two songs on the themes of love and God’s grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am very excited to perform a recital with Angela Brown as part of the annual Black History Month Concert,” Johnston said. “In addition to being an accomplished dramatic soprano on the opera stage, she is also committed to showcasing the music of Black composers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our program promises to be compelling, including works by Richard Danielpour, Nkeiru Okoye, and John Daniel Carter.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown’s repertoire for the concert includes arranged spirituals, arias from operas penned by Black composers, and art songs commissioned and premiered by Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While on campus, the vocalist will conduct a Q&A session for music students at 4 pm February 24 in the choral rehearsal room of the music building. Students are invited to participate in a master class with the singer from 1 to 3 pm February 26 in Nutt Auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What students may gain depends on each individual student,” Dor said. “While the audience will experience sublime artistry, some music students may gain inspiration and motivation for their future career paths.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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