About
Enjoy inspirational music and gospel from Canadian Mezzo Soprano, Melissa Davis. As a dynamic concert soloist, she has played principal roles in many concert and opera productions throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. Expect a moving program of gospel songs, hymns, and Spirituals like “Changed”, “I Go to the Rock” and “Going Up Yonder”.
About Melissa Davis
As the Canadian premiering artist of Peter Ashbourne’s Jamaican classical art song cycle, “Fi Mi Love Have Lion Heart,” Melissa Davis released her live solo debut album, City Called Heaven: An Evening of Songs and Spirituals, including the cycle in 2015. A concert soloist, vocal professor, choral director and vocal clinician, Melissa Davis is the Canadian premiering artist of Peter Ashbourne’s Jamaican classical art song cycle, “Fi Mi Love Have Lion Heart.” Awarded the distinguished Debut Artist Award by the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Illinois, Davis has guest soloed with Grammy and JUNO Award-winning choirs and orchestras including the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. She has toured internationally singing in France, Wales, the Caribbean and throughout North America in concert and opera productions. In 2015, Ms. Davis released her live solo debut album, City Called Heaven: An Evening of Songs and Spirituals, with gospel and classical favourites, and continues her work in these genres as Assistant Professor and Head of Vocal Performance at York University.
Set List
Come Thou Fount
Praise Him
I’ll Trust
Changed
Instruments of Peace
What Can Separate You
I Go to the Rock
Thankful
That Name
Going Up Yonder
Dates & Times
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