Fine and Performing Arts CSU performs in the Dayton Opera’s season premier
Members of the Central State Uni- versity chorus joined a community wide collaboration to sing with the Dayton Opera for their season opener of Porgy and Bess.
Professor William Henry Caldwell, Chair of the Depart- ment of Fine and Per- forming Arts also a member of the Porgy and Bess cast played the role of Jim.
The professional cast of singers included, Pro- fessor and Chair of the CSU Department of Fine and Performing Arts William Henry Caldwell as Jim. Mr. Caldwell said, “The valuable experi- ence students received by
auditioning and being selected to perform with a
professional company speaks volumes to what the vocal and choral music program at Central State University has to offer the community, the state, the nation, and the world. When an academic program such as ours, being fully accredited and recognized nationally and internationally, attracts
the attention of the professional mu- sic community, then we have a great deal to be proud of in our students, faculty, administration, and institu- tion. Porgy and Bess was the vehicle that brought fame to Leontyne Price, CSU alumna. She was in the cast that travelled to Russia during the Cold War. Also, to be on the same stage as a per- former with the students and to see how professional they were in be- havior and overall preparation was a reward in itself for me as a performer/ educator.”
CSU students backstage of the theatre production of Porgy and Bess at the Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton.
The Central State University Chorus
Annual Spring Tour, March 19-28 Tuesday, March 22 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 19 11:00 AM Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church 291 Hamilton E Holmes Dr NW Atlanta, GA 30318 (404) 799-7288
Sunday, March 20 8:00 and 11:00 AM Cascade United Methodist Church 3144 Cascade Rd SW Atlanta, GA 30311 (404) 691-5770
Monday, March 21 7:30 PM Williams Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church 1198 Glover St Orangeburg, SC 29115
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Mt. Carmel Baptist Church 7237 Tuckaseegee Rd Charlotte, NC 28214 (704) 394-3525
Thursday, March 24 7:30 PM White Rock Baptist Church 3400 Fayetteville St Durham, NC (919) 688-1649
Friday, March 25 7:30 PM Bank Street Memorial Baptist Church 7036 Chesapeake Blvd Norfolk, VA 23513 (757) 857-0197
Professor William Henry Caldwell, Conductor (937) 376-6403
Sunday, March 27 10:30 AM and 4:00 PM Shiloh Baptist Church 185 Lincoln Ave New Rochelle, NY 10801 (914) 636-7505
Additional dates may be added.
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