Oluwatoni “Toni” John is a graduating senior at WashU studying history with minors in music and applied linguistics. Although she grew up singing, she more concretely began her vocal journey in her sixth-grade choir class. Every year since then, she has sung in school and district choirs. At WashU, she has been a member of Concert Choir and has taken voice lesson with Tamara Campbell since her freshman year. Toni also founded, leads, and arranges for Unending Praise Gospel Choir, WashU’s premier a cappella gospel choir. The group has performed at events including Black Convocation, WashU’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations, and various others. After graduation, Toni plans to take a gap year before enrolling in a Ph.D. program in African studies.

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Oluwatoni John, Senior Minor Recital, voice

560 Music Center

Wolf Trap Opera alumnus John Holiday (’14) has established himself as “one of the finest countertenors of his generation” (Los Angeles Times). Holiday enjoys an international career singing with opera companies such as the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich), and Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Now, he returns to The Barns to sing works by Price, Bonds, Robert L. Morris, Gershwin, and more.

John Holiday, countertenor

The Barns At Wolf Trap

The dynamic Jason Max Ferdinand Singers has appeared at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center and collaborated with Coldplay and Jacob Collier, who has described the experience as ‘transformative to a life-altering degree’.

Making its UK debut, these powerful voices present an uplifting matinee, mixing classical, jazz and gospel. Its selection includes the jazz standard ‘Misty’ and Collier’s harmonically shapeshifting ‘World O World’ while exploring themes of faith and freedom, not least in Woody Guthrie’s gospel-influenced song that declares: ‘This land was made for you and me.’

Prom 64: Choral Day - Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

Royal Albert Hall

Join us for an enchanting evening of vocal performance as Jackson Pierzina, a talented bass-baritone from the Northwestern Bienen School of Music, presents his recital. This event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 8:30pm CDT, in the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. Under the tutelage of Stephen Smith, Jackson will showcase his versatility and depth as a vocalist with a diverse program that includes:

- Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Songs of Travel"
- Giuseppe Verdi's "Il lacerato spirito" from Simon Boccanegra
- W. A. Mozart's "O Isis und Osiris" from Die Zauberflöte
- Bernard Herrmann's "Man that is Born of a Woman" from Wuthering Heights
- Erroll Garner's "Misty"
- Victor Young's "When I Fall in Love"
- Harold Arlen's "It’s Only a Paper Moon"
- J. S. Bach's "Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150"
- John David arr. Peter Knight's "You Are the New Day"

This recital is a free event, open to all who wish to experience the power of voice and the beauty of music. No tickets are required for attendance. For those unable to join in person, a live stream of the event will be available, ensuring you don't miss this remarkable performance.

The Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, located at 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, United States, offers an intimate setting with stunning views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. The hall's acoustics, enhanced by undulating walls covered with African moabi wood, promise an auditory experience as breathtaking as the visual surroundings.

Don't miss this opportunity to support emerging talent and enjoy an evening of exquisite music.

Jackson Pierzina, bass-baritone

Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall

The opening American Concert of the 3rd year of the Classical Concerts at Werich’s music festival will feature American soprano Bree Nichols, "finger-style" guitarist Martin Homola and pianist Jan Mára.

Erroll Garner

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Oluwatoni John, Senior Minor Recital, voice · Washington University in St. Louis Department of Music

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