Angela Brown
Angela Brown personifies the ideal soprano: sheer vocal power; luxurious finesse; and shimmering, high pianissimos. With a charming personality larger than life, she unites opera, pops, and gospel in one sensational voice and has graced the leading opera and symphonic stages across six continents. A featured artist on the twotime Grammy Award® winning recording “Ask Your Mama,” Angela’s international reputation continues to grow.
Her highly successful Metropolitan Opera debut in the title role of Aida captured instant attention from international print and broadcast media and catapulted Angela onto the world’s prestigious opera and symphonic stages. Headlines from The New York Times read: “At last an Aida,” and CBS Weekend News proclaimed: “the future of opera has arrived!” followed by features on the front page of The New York Times, on CNN, in Oprah Magazine, Essence Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Classical Singer, Reader’s Digest, and Psychology Today.
Courtesy of angelambrown.com
Agenda:
Opening Remarks
Maya Shrivastav, iliad Writing Director
Introduction of Featured Guest
Benjamin Campbell, Music student
Performance
“Nothin’ Beats a Failure But a Try” by Angela Brown Q&A
Kaija Gilbertson Hall, iliad Editor-in-Chief, Benjamin Campbell, music Student and Salai Diekumpuna, iliad Outreach Director
Closing Remarks
Ollie Hendershot, iliad Social Media Coordinator
the University of Georgia Willson Center for Humanities & Arts
The mission of the Willson Center is to promote research, practice, and creativity in the humanities and arts. It supports faculty and students through research grants, lectures, symposia, publications, visiting scholars, visiting artists, collaborative instruction, public conferences, exhibitions, and performances. It is committed to academic excellence and public impact.
iliad literary-art magazine
The iliad literary-art magazine is an annually published, student-produced literaryart magazine. The magazine features art, photography and writing created by members of the Clarke Central High School community. Each issue is an open public forum for student expression under the guidance of a student-led Editorial Board and adult faculty adviser.
Fine Arts Department
The Clarke Central HS Fine Arts Department is dedicated to providing enriching arts educational experiences across music, theater, and visual arts disciplines. We strive to instill in all students a lifelong love for the arts because engaging with art is essential to the human experience.
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special thanks to
Nicholas Allen, Dave Marr, Angela Pendley, Winnie Smith, David Ragsdale, Naomi Craver, Kellsey Vogel, Dr. Eunice Kang, Dr. Swade Huff, and the Willson Center for Humanities & Arts.
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