>  
HOME
>   ABOUT US
  Mission
History
>  
SCHEDULE
  Past Programs
>  
TICKETS
>  
SUPPORT US
>  
NEWS /
PRESS RELEASES
HOUSTON EBONY OPERA
HOUSTON EBONY MUSIC SOCIETY, INC.
P.O. Box 300996
Houston, TX 77230-0996
713-335-3800
© 2009-2017 Houston Ebony Opera
News Flash
July 28, 2008
For Immediate Release—Houston Ebony Opera Announces August 17 Annual Opera Gems Concert. Click here to download a PDF of this news release.

Houston Ebony Opera
Houston Ebony Music Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 300996 / Houston, Texas 77230-0996

www.houstonebonymusic.org

Release Date: July 28, 2008
Contact: 713-335-3800
713-591-6439

Houston Ebony Opera to Perform Ellington, Joplin, other American Composers
Annual Concert at the Hobby Center on August 17

Houston Ebony Opera proudly announces the continuation of its summer concert series. Scheduled for August 17, the next program will be Rediscovered Gems: A Concert of Masterpieces from Opera, Broadway and the Great American Songbook. Works for chorus and solo voices will be featured. Highlights of the program will include selections from Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha, Kern & Hammerstein’s Showboat and other masterworks of American music.

Included also will be music from Run, Jimmy Run, a work written by Houston composer John Cornelius in 1995. The plot of this timely and topical work concerns the trials and tribulations of a fictional African American presidential candidate.

The Rediscovered Gems concert will take place at 5 p.m., Sunday, August 17, 2008 at the Hobby Center which is located at 800 Bagby Street in Houston’s Theater District. Tickets are available at the Hobby Center Box Office. Tickets may be secured 1) by going to the box office in person during business hours; 2) by calling 713-315-2525 to order by phone and get more information; 3) online at www.thehobbycenter.org.

This concert performance by Houston Ebony Opera is co-directed by Jason Oby and Vicki Seldon. A. Jan Taylor is choral director. The roster of principal soloists includes Imani Anderson, Dorceal Duckens, Marion Moore, Jason Oby, Leon Turner, and Brenda Wimberly. Piano accompaniment will be provided by Vicki Seldon and John Cornelius.

For more comprehensive information, visit www.houstonebonyopera.org or inquire by e-mail at ebonymusic92@earthlink.net

Rediscovered Gems is a part of the Hobby Center’s Uniquely Houston series

###

 

Archives
Houston Ebony Opera Guild's African American Music Gala on February 26.
Press Release February 15, 2017.

  Houston Ebony Opera Guild will present Christmas Concert on December 11.
Press Release December 2, 2016.

  Houston Ebony Opera Guild presents "Lost in the Stars".
Press Release October 1, 2016.

  June 26th Concert Celebrates Centennial of Founder of Ebony Opera Guild.
Press Release June 15, 2016.

  "My Lord, What A Morning": African American Music Gala 2016. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release February 1, 2016.

  African American Music Gala 2015 - Duke Ellington's sacred works for chorus among concert's highlights. Press Release February 12, 2015.

  Houston Ebony Opera Guild announces auditions for 2014/2015 season. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release August 13, 2014.

African American Music Gala 2013 - Concert features works of eight Black women composers including Houstonian Lela Anderson. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release February 13, 2013.

Spirituals, Art Songs, and Symphonies: Works by Black Women Composers - Houston Ebony Opera Guild announces Black History Month focus. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release January 29, 2013.

Houston Ebony Opera Guild announces soloists for October 7th concert Opera Gems: Staged Scenes from American Operas. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release October 3, 2012.

Arias, Art Songs and Spirituals to be featured in Ebony Opera’s Concert. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release November 3, 2009.

Houston Ebony Opera Guild’s Summer Concert: An American Tapestry Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Riverside United Methodist. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release May 26, 2009.

  Ebony Opera Guild to Hold Annual Concert of Works by Black Composers on February 21 and 22, 2009. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release February 9, 2009.

Houston Ebony Opera brings PORGY AND BESS back to Miller Theatre. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release August 24, 2008.

HEO to Perform Ellington, Joplin, other American Composers. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release July 28, 2008.

Celebrating Juneteenth. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release May, 2008.


Annual African American Music Gala on March 9. Click here to download a PDF of this news release. Press Release January 8, 2008.



For additional information, just watch the mail or call us at 713-335-3800 or
via email at info@houstonebonyopera.org