About the Performance
Performers
Damien Sneed, curator, composer/arranger, and piano (faculty)
Julia Ernst, soprano
Kate Johnson, soprano
Su Hyeon Park, soprano
Emily Amesquita, mezzo-soprano
Cierra Byrd, mezzo-soprano
Estefani Lopez, mezzo-soprano
Cydney Marie, mezzo-soprano
Élida Rocha, mezzo-soprano
Ilanna Starr, mezzo-soprano
Ricky L. Owens Jr., countertenor
Wonjin Choi, tenor
Rodrick Dixon, tenor and coach (faculty)
Edward Ferran, tenor
Chandler Benn, baritone
Boheng Shen, bass-baritone
Justice Yates, bass-baritone
Guest String Trio:
Khelsey Zarraga, violin
Vannia Phillips, viola
Lindsey Sharpe, cello
Program
1:30 PM – Bennett Gordon Hall
God Bless America
All Fellows; Rodrick Dixon, tenor
Oh, Freedom
Boheng Shen, bass-baritone; Damien Sneed, piano
Down by the Riverside
Rodrick Dixon, tenor; Damien Sneed, piano
Sinner, Please Don’t Let This Harvest Pass
Wonjin Choi, tenor; Damien Sneed, piano
Heaven
Cydney Marie, mezzo-soprano; Damien Sneed, piano
The Lord's Prayer
Ilanna Starr, mezzo-soprano; Damien Sneed, piano
All Night All Day
Edward Ferran, tenor; Damien Sneed, piano
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Cierra Byrd, mezzo-soprano; Justice Yates, bass-baritone; Damien Sneed, piano
Amazing Grace
Su Hyeon Park, soprano; Damien Sneed, piano
Give Me Jesus
Ricky L. Owens Jr., countertenor; Damien Sneed, piano
–Intermission–
Choral Response
All Women
To America
Wonjin Choi, tenor; Damien Sneed, piano
Beauty That Is Never Old
Kate Johnson, soprano; Damien Sneed, piano
Gift to Sing
Edward Ferran, tenor; Damien Sneed, piano
The Earth Sings: A Song Cycle 1. I Hear the Stars
Estefani Lopez, mezzo-soprano; Damien Sneed, piano 3. The Awakening
Emily Amesquita, mezzo-soprano; Damien Sneed, piano 2. Prayers at Sunrise
Élida Rocha, mezzo-soprano; Damien Sneed, piano; string trio
The Vows of Love
Kate Johnson, soprano; Chandler Benn, baritone; Damien Sneed, piano; string trio
There Is a Balm in Gilead
Julia Ernst, soprano; Damien Sneed, piano; string trio
I Dream a World
Justice Yates, bass-baritone; Damien Sneed, piano; string trio
Doxology
All Fellows; Rodrick Dixon, tenor
Program and featured artists are subject to change.