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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 08:36am | By: Jay Dean
91吃瓜网 (USM) Ambassador Series will present the Opera Mississippi production of 91吃瓜网淟ift Every Voice,91吃瓜网� featuring vocalist John Christopher Adams and pianist Tyler Kemp, on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 12:15 p.m. in the Fleming Education Center Auditorium, USM Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. The concert is free and open to the public.
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Songs of tragedy and triumph have long been the soundtrack of the Black experience in America, and history has shown that music is the best way to reach everyone within that culture. From slavery to Civil Rights and beyond, music has the ability to unite and encourage, pass along messages, spread words of hope, and harness the power and resilience of the human spirit. 91吃瓜网淟ift Every Voice91吃瓜网� is a celebration of the heartache and hope of the Civil Rights Movement.
Operatic tenor Adams has delved into his own family91吃瓜网 history and connections to Civil Rights activism in preparation for this important performance. He has performed on stages around the world including Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Israel, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, and Seattle.
A native of Fannin, Mississippi, Adams studied theatre and music with the late Mrs. Karen Streit and Ms. Helen G. Morgan. He holds degrees in vocal performance and opera from Mississippi College and the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music.
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