WHAT IS SHARED VOICES?
Shared Voices is an unprecedented collaboration between historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), top conservatories, and schools of music in the United States. This initiative is designed to address belonging, access, and inclusion in a groundbreaking way. Through classes, individual lessons, coaching, rehearsals, performances, and peer-to-peer exchanges, participants will have access to expand their cultural horizons, develop networks, and gain new insights into potential opportunities for a fulfilling career. These singers take ownership of their career trajectories in a classical vocal arts landscape; one that reflects the diverse world in which we live.
PROGRAM
FUSION SHOWCASE
Shared Voices Concert
September 13, 2025
7:00 PM
Morehouse College: Ray Charles Performing Arts Center
Featuring the MEMBERS OF THE DENYCE GRAVES FOUNDATION SHARED VOICES COHORT
and
THE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB
With pianist, Elena Kholodova
WELCOME
Terry N. Eberhardt, Executive Director
REMARKS
Denyce Graves-Montgomery, Founder & Artistic Director
I.
LAUREN RANDOLPH, MEZZO-SOPRANO
The Juilliard School
Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno! from L'Italiana in Algeri | G. Rossini
SHIDDHARTH CHAND, TENOR
San Francisco Conservatory
O Waly Waly | B. Britten
ELLIOTT BROWN, TENOR
Allen University
Make them hear you from Ragtime | L. Ahres & S. Flaherty
KAYTIE JEFFRIES, SOPRANO
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
The Way We Were | M. Hamlisch
NICOLE DiPASQUALE, SOPRANO
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Gold is a fine thing from The Ballad of Baby Doe | D. Moore
CUBA STELLENBERG, TENOR
Morehouse College
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz | F. Lehár
SAMONE BUTLER, SOPRANO
The Juilliard School
City Called Heaven | City Called Heaven arr. Hall Johnson
DAISHA VENSON, SOPRANO
Fisk University
Strange Fruit | arr. L. Allan & B. Holiday
DANIELLE ANGRAND, MEZZO-SOPRANO
Morgan State University
Blues in the Night | H. Arlen
JUNYI HU, SOPRANO
Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
Guan Ju | Jiping Zhao
KERRIGAN BIGELOW, SOPRANO
The Juilliard School
Youkali | K. Weil
GABRIEL LUGO, TENOR
Oakwood University
My Land | G. Lugo
DE'ONTA NEWBORN, TENOR
Tennessee State University
The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha | R. Kiley
VALENTINE UMEH, TENOR
New England Conservatory
Climb Every Mountain from The Sound of Music | R. Rodgers & O. Hammerstein
ELLA VAUGHN, SOPRANO
Oberlin Conservatory
Here's Where I Stand | M. Gore
II.
Morehouse Glee Club
Dr. David Morrow, Director
MEET THE ARTISTS
WHY DGF MATTERS
The programs of the Denyce Graves Foundation (DGF) promote access and inclusion in American classical vocal arts by championing the hidden musical figures of the past while uplifting young artists of world-class talent from all backgrounds and preparing them for a successful future.
Hidden Voices uncovers and celebrates the contributions of our nation’s outstanding musicians of color whose achievements are not widely known but have an important place in our evolving American cultural identity.
Generational Voices addresses the often missed vulnerability in the careers of emerging artists; offering mentorships, advocacy, and access to top industry professionals, preparing these singers to take ownership of their career trajectories.
Shared Voices, DGF’s initiative to promote belonging, access, and inclusion, invites elite historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and conservatories to participate in a relationship that strives to create and encourage meaningful connections between consortium members – students, faculty, and administrators – that result in a greater awareness of the diversity within the classical vocal arts and culminate in a meaningful collaboration.
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