TCU’s fourth annual Festival of American Song features American Grammy Award-winning soprano Dawn Upshaw

Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 22, 2017 -- Texas Christian University’s School of Music presents the fourth annual Festival of American Song Oct. 1-3 to celebrate American music. This year’s distinguished guest artist is Dawn Upshaw, world-renowned, Grammy Award-winning soprano.

The highlight of the festival will be Upshaw’s recital, when she is joined by celebrated pianist Gil Kalish, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 2, in Ed Landreth Auditorium, 2800 S. University Dr. on the TCU campus. Tickets are $10 and are available at https://ci.ovationtix.com/34830.

Other festival events include a master class taught by Upshaw at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, and a conversation with Upshaw, led by pianist Shields-Collins Bray, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, both in PepsiCo Recital Hall in the Mary D. and F. Howard Walsh Center for Performing Arts, 2800 S. University Dr., on the TCU campus.

“This is a rare opportunity for our students and the Fort Worth community to experience the performance of an iconic soprano who is known for her intellect and musicality,” said Angela Turner Wilson, founding director of the festival. “Dawn Upshaw is the muse for several great American composers, and she is the quintessential interpreter of American song.”   

Joining a rare natural warmth with a fierce commitment to the transforming communicative power of music, Upshaw has achieved worldwide celebrity as a singer of opera and concert repertoire ranging from the sacred works of Bach to the freshest sounds of today. In 2007, she was named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation, the first vocal artist to be awarded the five-year “genius” prize, and in 2008 she was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

A five-time Grammy Award winner, Upshaw is featured on more than 50 recordings. She is artistic director of the Vocal Arts Program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and the head of the Vocal Arts Program at the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. Her full bio may be found on the artist’s website.

Texas Christian University College of Fine Arts

TCU’s College of Fine Arts comprises the Schools of Art, Classical & Contemporary Dance and Music, and the Departments of Graphic Design, Interior Design & Fashion Merchandising and Theatre. Each offers distinctive programs that enable students to work closely with stellar faculty. Graduates are well prepared to pursue their professional aspirations through innovative curricula, pre-professional training opportunities and mentorship.

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Holly Ellman
Texas Christian University
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