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| Ssggbb@aol.com | Height:
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home:
270-762-0124 (machine) |
Eyes:
Brown/Black |
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| cell: 270-226-9546 | Hair:
Dark Brown |
FEATURED ROLES |
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| Soprano Soloist | A TRIBUTE TO KURT WEILL | (Weill) | Opera Roanoke |
| Monisha | TREEMONISHA | (Joplin) | Opera Roanoke |
| Lady Billows | ALBERT HERRING | (Britten | Florida State Opera |
| Countess Almaviva | LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | (Mozart) | Florida State Opera |
| Mimi partial | LA BOHE`ME | (Puccini) | Bel Canto Foundation |
| Aida | AIDA | (Verdi) | Amato Opera |
| Elisabetta | DON CARLO | (Verdi) | Opera
Music Theatre Intl. |
| Donna Anna | DON GIOVANN | (Mozart) | Opera Music Theatre Intl. |
| Pinotta U.S. Premiere | PINOTTA | (Mascagni) | Ars Musica Chorale |
| First Lady | DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE | (Mozart) | Yale School of Music |
| Minstrel Premiere | THE DAWN OF THE POOR KING | (Orrego-Salas) | Indiana University |
SOLO
ENGAGEMENTS |
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| In the Beginning (Copland) | Carnegie Hall | Michael Tilson Thomas |
| Ninth Symphony (Beethoven) | Paducah Symphony | Jordan Tang |
| Elijah (Mendelssohn) | Florida State University; FL | Robert Shaw |
| Martin Luther King Day Tribute | Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts, Bellarmine College | |
| Magnificat (Rutter) | James Madison University, VA | Dr. Susan Reid |
| Magnificat (Bach) | James Madison University, VA | Dr.
Kevin Fenton |
| Ninth Symphony (Beethoven | Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai; China | David
Connell |
| Gloria (Poulenc) & Gloria (Bernstein) | Yale Summer Chorus; CT | Marian Dolan |
| Requiem (Fauré) & Cantata #106 (Bach) | Ars Musica Chorale; NJ | Italo
Marchini |
| Yale Alumni Chorus
tour to Moscow; Performances at the Kremlin and the U.S. Ambassador's
residence |
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| For Thee We Sing: The Historical Implication of Marian Anderson’s 1939 Easter Concert, a multimedia lecture recital presented at various locations in the United States and Canada | ||
| Public recitals: Locations including Sardinia, Italy, Albany, NY, Charleston, WV, HaverfordCollege, PA; often featuring American and African-American art songs as well as standard song and operatic selections | ||
“Soprano
Sonya Gabrielle Baker sang the Pie Jesu with richness of tone married
to spiritual conviction…” -- Paul Somers The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ |
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RECORDINGS |
SHE
SAYS: Featuring Art Songs of American Composers Florence Price, Margaret
Bonds, |
| TRAINING |
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D.M. |
Florida
State University School of Music |
Voice/Opera (Univ. Fellow) |
| Artist's Diploma Program | Yale
University School of Music |
Opera |
| M.M. | Indiana University School of Music | Voice Performance |
| B.A. | Yale University | American Studies |
| VOICE
TEACHERS: Rita Patané, Lili Chookasian, Virginia Zeani, Nicola
Rossi-Lemeni, Yvonne Ciannella |
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| COACHES: Douglas Fisher, Craig Rutenberg, Gary
Kudo, Ann Lewin, Franz Hasl, Glenn Morton |
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| FELLOW: Opera Music Theatre International; Newark,
NJ; Jerome Hines, Director |
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| SUMMER
PROGRAMS: Stean's Institute,
Ravinia Festival; Bel Canto Foundation, Northwestern University |
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Children's theater - yoga - power
walking -
vocal coaching soul music
- NCAA
Basketball |
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Sonya Gabrielle Baker, Murray, Kentucky.
Webmaster: Wayne Bates
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