Black Culture 365 Lunchtime Concert
St Alfege Church, Greenwich
THU 25 NOV 13.05
Jared Michaud Baritone
Christina Koti Piano
Many genres of American music can accredit black artists for their creation and development, and art song is one such genre that is often overlooked. In this piano and voice concert, Christina Koti (Piano, MMus 2) and Jared Michaud (Baritone, MAMEP 2) will perform works by four pioneering composers: Margaret Bonds, Robert Owens, Florence Price, and William Grant Still. Interspersed with narratives of these composers' relationships, triumphs, and trials, the programme will highlight the profound impact that black Americans have made to art song and black culture at large.
PROGRAMME:
Florence Price The glory of the day was in her face
William Grant Still Song for the Lonely
Robert Owens Drei Gesange fur Bariton, Op. 20
Fremde Stadt
Eine Geige in den Gärten
Im Nebel
Florence Price Resignation
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Margaret Bonds No Man Has Seen His Face
Florence Price Song to the Dark Virgin
Florence Price To My Little Son
Florence Price A White Rose
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Florence Price Hold Fast to Dreams
Margaret Bonds 3 Dream Portraits
Minstel Man
Dream Variations
I, Too (sing America)
William Grant Still Plain Chant for America
Jared Andrew Michaud is a London-based American baritone and a current Kathleen Roberts Vocal Scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance. After graduating cum laude from Yale University, Jared served as an Assistant Conductor and Dialogue Facilitator for the Jerusalem Youth Chorus and sang under Zubin Mehta, Stanley Sperber, and Dan Ettinger in the Jerusalem Academy of Music & Dance Chamber Choir. He previously studied in Vienna with Michele Friedman, Anna Ronai, and Chihiro Gordon, and he has trained and performed with companies such as the College Light Opera Company, Quisisana Resort, and Berkshire Choral International. As a soloist, Jared is at home in opera, song, and musical theatre with recent credits such as the Count (The Marriage of Figaro), Georg (She Loves Me), Le médecin (La chute de la maison Usher). He is also currently a SongEasel Young Artist with his duo partner, Christina Maria Koti.
Christina Maria Koti is a London-based Greek pianist currently pursuing an MMus in Piano Performance under Professor Deniz Gelenbe-Arman at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance with the Trinity College of Music scholarship. Christina Maria graduated from the University of Glasgow with a first class honours Bachelor of Music degree, and she has taken part in international music festivals and competitions such as the Gnessin Academy Summer Festival, the Concorso International Pianistico citta Villafranca di Verona, the Glasgow Music Festival, and the Dinu Lipatti International Piano Competition. She has appeared in collaborative piano recitals and concerts in the UK, France, Italy, Russia, and Greece. Christina Maria has participated in masterclasses with Pascal Rogé, Paul Roberts, Aaron Shorr, Natalia Mihailidou, Petras Geniusas, and Tatiana Svistunova. She is passionate about art song and is currently a SongEasel Young Artist with her duo partner, baritone Jared Andrew Michaud.
