Portland Columbia Symphony: Spiritual Moments
$33-$55
- Titus Underwood, oboe
- Leroy Bynum Jr., narrator
Nigel Westlake — Spirit of the Wild: Concerto for Oboe (West Coast premiere)
Joseph Schwantner — New Morning for the World ("Daybreak of Freedom")
An emotional and moving New Morning for the World: Daybreak of Freedom by Joseph Schwantner, incorporating excerpts from the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., caps off a thrilling musical experience in November. Featuring the west coast premiere of a work by critical darling Anna Clyne, and Titus Underwood's first ever appearance with PCSO in a work revealing incredible virtuosity, the moments we share in this concert fuel our appreciation for the power of music at its finest.
2 performances:
- Saturday, November 11, 7:30pm at Portland First Methodist Church
- Sunday, November 12, 3pm at Reynolds High School in Troutdale
About Titus Underwood, oboe
About Leroy Bynum Jr., narrator
Lyric tenor Leroy Bynum, Jr. joined the academic leadership team of Portland State University in August of 2017 as Dean of the College of the Arts and Professor of Voice. Bynum holds degrees from the University of Georgia, where he studied with David Stoffel; the University of South Florida, where he studied with Annetta Monroe; and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, having studied with Joel Carter. Bynum’s studies abroad include the Mozart Conservatory in Salzburg, Austria, where he studied with Werner Krenn; and the Berlin Conservatory in Berlin, Germany, having studied with renowned baritone, Dietrich Fischer Dieskau. Bynum’s other voice teachers include Bennie Middaugh, Bill McGraw, Richard Hughes, and Richard Cassilly. Leroy is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lambda, and the Blue Key National Honor Societies and was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for vocal study in Germany from 1990-92.
Active as a performer, Leroy has appeared as a recitalist, and soloist throughout the United States, South America, and Europe. Bynum has sung operatic roles with the Opera Company of Bahia, in Salvador, Brazil, the Munich Opera Company, the German States Opera in Berlin, the Lyric Opera of Salzburg, the St. Petersburg (FL) Opera, Orlando Opera, North Carolina Opera and the Godovsky Opera Workshop.
Dr. Bynum has been a professor of voice and opera for over 30 years, and has directed opera productions in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. Graduates from Bynum’s voice studio have been accepted in graduate programs all over the country, and many are currently maintaining active performance careers.
https://pcsymphony.org/people/leroy-bynum/