Jessye Norman fundraiser concert will have hometown flavor 061809

Jessye Norman fundraiser concert will have hometown flavor

By Steven Uhles | Staff Writer

Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:17 a.m.

Jessye Norman’s July 31 fundraiser concert at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be a homecoming for the opera legend and for some of the artists she has invited to share the stage.

Among the guest artists are John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School graduate Damien Sneed, today an in-demand composer, conductor and pianist; and jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, a native of Waynesboro, Ga.

Other artists scheduled to perform are Tony-nominated actress/singer De’Andre Aziz (Passing Strange), and Ms. Norman’s regular performance partner, pianist Mark Markham.

The concert, benefiting the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 31. Tickets are $100 general admission and $35 for high school and college students. Jessye Norman School students and one parent or guardian will be admitted free. Admission includes a champagne reception after the performance. For more information, call (706) 877-0411 or e-mail info@jessyenormanschool.org.

Reach Steven Uhles at (706) 823-3626

or steven.uhles@augustachronicle.com.

Reach Steven Uhles at (706) 823-3626 or steven.uhles@augustachronicle.com

From the Thursday, June 18, 2009 online edition of The Augusta Chronicle

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