Albany Records: Blurred Lines

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Stunning performances by Sequina DuBose of new vocal works.

This recording of hybrid vocal selections highlights the works of seven prominent 21st century composers who blur the lines between opera, classical art song, and other musical genres. This is music that is as appropriate to major concert halls as it is to nontraditional spaces. Sequina DuBose is a stunning performer most noted for her engaging stage presence — whether performing operatic roles, or as soprano soloist in Wynton Marsalis' work, All Rise. She has toured internationally as a soloist with The American Spiritual Ensemble and with Damien Sneed and Chorale Le Chateau. Dr. DuBose is on the faculty at UNC Charlotte. She is joined by pianist Gregory Thompson, known for his work as a solo and collaborative artist in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Tania León, composer
from Scourge of Hyacinths
Sequina DuBose (soprano); Gregory Thompson (piano); Mira Frisch (cello)

B.E. Boykin, composer
If I Had Known
Sequina DuBose (soprano); Gregory Thompson (piano)

Maria Thompson Corley, composer
The Aftermath
Sequina DuBose (soprano); Gregory Thompson (piano)

Leonard Mark Lewis, composer
A Jelly-Fish
Sequina DuBose (soprano); Gregory Thompson (piano)

Peter Hilliard, composer
Notes from a Town Hall Meeting
Sequina DuBose (soprano); Gregory Thompson (piano); Daniel Ferreira (percussion); Mira Frisch (cello); Kari Giles (violin); Jessica Lindsey (clarinet); Robert Linton (bass guitar)

Nkeiru Okoye, composer
Inside is What Remains
Sequina DuBose (soprano); Gregory Thompson (piano)

Douglas Tappin, composer
from I Dream
Sequina DuBose (soprano); Gregory Thompson (piano); Daniel Ferreira (percussion); Robert Linton (bass guitar); David Hughey (tenor)

Douglas Tappin, composer
from DIVA
Sequina DuBose (soprano); Gregory Thompson (piano)

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