Black Splendor: Mezzo-soprano Jasmine Johnson (on-demand)
Free
Jasmine Johnson, mezzo-soprano
Maria Thompson Corley – "The Fox and The Stork" from Four Foxy Fables (world premiere)
Jasmine Johnson, mezzo-soprano, is a 2020-2021 Portland Opera Resident artist that made her professional debut with Opera Parallèle in San Francisco in the world premiere of their original opera, Amazing Grace, in 2015. She is committed to bringing opera and other genres of music to her community. Jasmine’s singing career started in Houston, Texas where she was in the Houston Grand Opera high school voice studio when she was in 12th grade. She was also a YOUNGARTS first place winner in classical voice in the 12th grade. Jasmine has been on stage seen performing all genres of music. She collaborated with many opera and musical theatre companies in the Bay Area. She received her Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Postgraduate Diploma in Vocal Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
About the series: Black Splendor is a 10-part weekly virtual series, part of Lakewold Garden's "Music from Home" concert series. Each episode showcases an artist performing a song of their choosing, followed by a question and answer portion. Led by Creative Director Joe Williams, Black Splendor marks an opportunity to show Black musicians beyond their expected roles.
The broadcast will become available at 2pm Pacific. Black Splendor videos will be uploaded to and viewable at their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aazWlIvCmB1X53KrK6KWA
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