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Houston’s Ebony Opera Guild continues long standing legacy developing African American singers
Read full article: Houston’s Ebony Opera Guild continues long standing legacy developing African American singersHOUSTON – The mission of Houston Ebony Opera Guild is to provide performance and on-going professional development opportunities for African-American choral and opera singers from Houston and the nation; to foster, in broad-based audiences, an appreciation of opera and concert music including the African American Spiritual; and to sustain and expand the African American presence in voice-associated classical music in general. The guild was founded by the late Dr. Robert A. Henry (1916–1996) and presented occasional concerts in Houston and elsewhere during the late 1980′s. Through its parent body, Houston Ebony Music Society, Inc., Ebony Opera Guild became a formal, tax-exempt organization in 1992 and produced Porgy and Bess, its very first opera. AdTo celebrate Black History, the guild has organized a concert saluting African American women as composers, singers, conductors, and instrumentalists. Featuring solo, piano, and choral works titled the 2021 Virtual African American Gala where you can finds tickets to by clicking here to help support the guild and it’s talent.