Renowned baritone Robert Honeysucker to perform at Wheaton
February 21, 2006
The internationally renowned baritone Robert Honeysucker will perform in Wheaton's Cole Chapel at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, as part of this year's Mary Bloor Loser (pronounced low-zhure) '42 Music Series. He will be accompanied by pianist John Moriarty.
Complimentary tickets for the concert are available in advance by calling 508-286-3515. Any remaining tickets will be available on the night of the performance when the doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Robert Honeysucker has thrilled audiences in recital, concert and opera. His operatic roles include Iago, Amonasro, Ecamilio, Rigoletto and Germont. He has performed with the Boston Symphony, the Opera Company of Boston, the Boston Lyric Opera and the Handel and Haydn Society, in venues across the United States, and in New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Japan and the Persian Gulf.
In addition to his operatic roles, Honeysucker has performed as the baritone soloist in compositions by Beethoven, Charles Ives, Winton Marsalis, Aaron Copland and Vaughn Williams. He is the co-founder of the Jubilee Trio, which presents American art songs, including those by under-performed African-American composers. In 1995, Honeysucker was named ''Musician of the Year'' by Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe.
Pianist John Moriarity has been chairman of the opera departments of New England Conservatory and Boston Conservatory, and he has served in various artistic and administrative capacities for opera companies in Washington, Santa Fe, Boston and several other cities. He is the former artistic director and principal conductor of the Central City (Colorado) Opera, where he is now artistic director emeritus.
The March 8 program at Wheaton will feature works of Handel, Schubert, Debussy, Liszt, Hoiby and Price, as well as traditional songs arranged by Roland Hayes, J. Rosemond Johnson, Margaret Bonds and Betty Jackson King. A reception in the Mars Arts and Humanities building in honor of the performers will follow the concert.
Honeysucker and Moriarity come to Wheaton through the Mary Bloor Loser '42 Musical Series, established in honor of Wheaton graduate Mary Bloor Loser by her friends and family. For the past 18 years, this musical performance fund has brought many acclaimed artists to campus, including the King's Singers, Empire Brass, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Christopher Parkening, Alicia De Laroccha, and the Boys Choir of Harlem.
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