This concert, “Songs of Love and Justice”, was themed for Black History month, and featured soprano Maria Clark, pianist Trey Clegg, cellist Ismail Akbar, as well as Spelman English professor and poet Sharan Strange, and poetry reader and Spelman student Nadya Lopez. It featured songs with music set to the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther…
Month: March 2023
Review: Soprano Bethany Mamola takes spotlight at Dekalb Symphony concert
ArtsATL’s Jordan Owen reviews a local performance of two of Emory’s faculty, Soprano Bethany Mamola and Conductor Paul Bhasin. The concert was a pleasant surprise from a conceptual standpoint as the orchestra dug deep into the concept of “love finding,” as musical director and conductor Paul Bhasin noted in his post-intermission remarks, that love is…
Master Class with Tenor Lawrence Brownlee
On March 16, 2:30 – 4 p.m., in Emmerson Hall at the Schwartz Performing Arts Center, famed tenor Lawrence Brownlee worked with Emory student Evelyn Sload, among others. This opportunity was made possible in part by the Schwartz Artist-in-Residence program. I am so grateful to have been a part of the master class with Lawrence…