FULL GIVING VOICE Houston 2024 Marietta Simpson, Latonia Moore, Limmie Pulliam, Justin Austin

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Giving Voice  
• Composer: various  
• Libretto: various  
• Venue & Opera Company: Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, Houston Grand Opera  
• Recorded: March 8, 2024
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: Marietta Simpson, Latonia Moore, Limmie Pulliam, Justin Austin, Renée Richardson, Demetrious Sampson, Jr.
• Conductor:   
• Orchestra:
• Chorus: WABC, the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, HGO Chorus, Voices of Houston  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: HGO  
• Date Published: 2024  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

On Friday, March 8, 2024, Houston Grand Opera will stage the fifth annual Giving Voice concert in partnership with Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church. The concert will be presented at the historic Third Ward church for the second year running.

This year the Giving Voice concert series, created in 2019 by American tenor Lawrence Brownlee, will highlight the artistry and contributions of Black women in opera and the Houston community. The event, to be held on International Women’s Day, will also mark Women’s History Month, celebrated throughout March.

Hosted by ABC13 journalist and WABC congregant Melanie Lawson, Giving Voice will feature arias sung by operatic soloists including mezzo-soprano and HGO honoree Marietta Simpson; Grammy Award-winning soprano Latonia Moore; tenor Limmie Pulliam; baritone Justin Austin; and two current members of HGO’s Butler Studio, soprano Renée Richardson and tenor Demetrious Sampson, Jr.

The concert will feature choral works by a mass choir of singers from WABC, the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, and HGO, as well as a special performance from Houston’s emerging spiritual ensemble, Voices of Houston. It will also bring the world premiere of songs by HGO Composer in Residence Joel Thompson. WABC will be honoring the First Ladies of the Church & Women’s Group from its Founding Congregation.

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