Experience Talks host Dr. Connie Corley wants to share with you an invitation to a concert event and reception with the artists; there is no charge to attend this event, only suggested donations.
Deep Melodies One Harmony
A benefit for Emergency USA’s efforts to aid victims of war, poverty, and natural disasters around the world
Presented by Orpheus For Peace Inc.
Wilshire United Methodist Church
4350 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA. 90005
7:00 P.M. May 28th, 2015
Featuring . . .
KB Solomon is one of the most prominent basso profundo singers, having performed principal roles with major opera companies worldwide for over twenty years. KB possesses a true bass voice that is a hybrid of rare ability. In 2009, KB was a recipient of the KPFK Peace Award. KB is currently touring 3 shows, which he wrote and produced; “Almost A Cappella”, his one-man musical “Speak Of Me As I Am” a drama base on the life of Paul Robeson and his most recent reality documentary, “Halos For Humanity.”
Lili Haydn is a child prodigy classical violinist/actress turned rock violinist, singer recording artist, and composer. She has collaborated with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Roger Waters, Sting, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Robert Plant and Jimi Page for whom she opened on their entire last US tour, and George Clinton, who called her “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin.”
Brooks Almy has performed On Broadway, Off Broadway and in other New York performances including Beauty and the Beast, Grand Hotel, The Little Prince, Sweeney Todd, and Nunsense. She has guest starred on numerous TV series such as CSI, Without a Trace, Everybody Loves Raymond, West Wing, ER, The Practice, Nip/Tuck, and Dexter. She is senior faculty in the Musical Theatre Department at AMDA.
Norton Wisdom is a live painter who attended Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and has performed around the world at venues as varied as the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, to the Butu Dance Company in Japan, and locally at the Walt Disney Hall. His works can be found in the permanent collections of notable museums including the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, the Milwaukee Art Center, Wisconsin, and the Orange County Museum of Art.
James Lent is an award-winning pianist and keyboardist. As a concerto soloist, Mr. Lent made his Alabama Symphony debut performing Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2 to critical acclaim on 24 hours’ notice to replace Andre Watts. James is currently Lecturer and Coordinator in Accompanying and a vocal coach at UCLA, and a coordinator, pianist and musical director at AMDA, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Hollywood.
Listed on Eventbrite here. Here’s a brief video.
