Guest Artist – Page 18 – Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Floyd Thomas McBee

Floyd Thomas McBee is a film and projections artist who has been a contributor and collaborator for “The Way of the Rain” since the summer of 2010.

With millions of albums sold, five national public television specials, and two No. 1 Billboard-charting CDs, composer, producer, and performer Tim Janis has worked with some of the top artists in the music and entertainment business—from Sir Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Ray Charles, Dick Van Dyke, Andre Previn, and Sarah McLachlan to George Clooney, Kate Winslet, Jane Seymour, Maya Angelou, Emanuel Ax, and James Earl Jones.

Sibylle Szaggars Redford

Sibylle Szaggars Redford is a German born multimedia environmental artist whose artwork has been exhibited throughout Europe, Monaco, Peru, Singapore, Japan, Suriname and the United States.

Take 6

10 Grammy Awards! 10 Dove Awards! Gospel Music Hall of Famers and More!

Take 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley), heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!,” is the quintessential a cappella group and the model for vocal genius.

Mervyn Warren

Canadian Brass

The original challenge was to develop an audience for an ensemble of brass players that, at the time, had no standing in the concert world. What set Canadian Brass apart from all other performing artists in 1970 was the relentless search for repertoire that was both loved by its performers and embraced by a growing brass audience.

Albion Josiah

Blessed with a vocal gift that awakens the ears of his listeners to the message of song, Albion Josiah captures the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide. The Midwest native has been deemed a vocal prodigy among many. His musical inclination is inherited from a family line rich with musical gifts and talents of vocalists, musicians, and musical directors. His direct musical inspirations began with his mother, Sherri L. Lewis, and his grandmother, Dr. Juanita Evans.

Sara Jakubiak

Praised by the New York Times as a “plush-voiced, impressive soprano,” Sara Jakubiak has won international acclaim as an artist of great quality. Commanding a large repertoire she has been heard in roles as diverse as Chrysothemis in Elektra, the title roles in Francesca da Rimini and Ariadne auf Naxos, Heliane in Korngold’s Das Wunder der Heliane, Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, and Marta in Weinberg’s The Passenger.

Hailey Clark

Hailed by OPERA NEWS for her “warm” and “effortless” soprano and widely recognized for her vibrant interpretations, American lyric soprano Hailey Clark is quickly making her mark in Europe and North America, not only for her shimmering portrayals of Mozart heroines, but also for her versatility in operatic and concert repertoire spanning nearly three centuries.

Miriam Clark

German – American soprano Miriam Clark is one of the most promising dramatic coloratura sopranos of our time. She was born in Frankfurt am Main and studied opera singing at the University of Music and Theater Munich with Prof. Fenna Kügel – Seifried and Maria Fitzgerald.