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Jubilant Sykes (born 1960,
A Jubilant Voice: Classically Trained Singer Jubilant Sykes, in the Spotlight
Jubilant Sykes (born 1960, Los Angeles, California
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) is an American baritone. Norris, MicheleA Jubilant Voice: Classically Trained Singer Jubilant Sykes, in the Spotlight
National Public Radio
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, 16 December 2002
Biography
Sykes was raised in Los Angeles, where he sang soprano as a boy. He isAfrican American
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. He has performed with Christopher Parkening
Christopher William Parkening (born December 14, 1947) is an American classical guitarist. He holds the Chair of Classical Guitar at Pepperdine University under the title Distinguished Professor of Music.
Biography
Parkening was born in Los Angel ...
and other artists, and has appeared in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, London's Barbican Centre, the Apollo Theater, Hollywood Bowl, New Orleans Jazz Festival and hundreds of other major venues around the world.
Sykes performed the role of the Celebrant in the Grammy Award-nominated 2009 recording of Leonard Bernstein's ''Mass'', with the Morgan State University Choir and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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under Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop ( mɛər.ɪn ˈæːl.sɑːp born October 16, 1956) is an American conductor, the first woman to win the Koussevitzky Prize for conducting and the first conductor to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She is music director laureate ...
, for Naxos Records.
Discography
*''Jubilant'' (Sony Music
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, 1998)
*''Wait for Me'' (Sony, 2001)
*''Jubilation'' (Angel Records
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, 2007)
*''Jubilant Sykes Sings Copland and Other Spirituals'' (Ariola Records, 2010)
References
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