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Baritone Kenneth Overton won a GRAMMY Award for his performance in the title role of Richard Danielpour’s The Passion of Yeshua with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by JoAnn Falletta; and can be heard as soloist on Chamber Works of Adolphus Hailstork with The Harlem Chamber Players. In addition to his international career in opera and concert, Overton his renowned for his advocacy and championing of Black voices in classical music. For his fourth solo album, Overton and pianist Elizabeth G. Hill presents 23 spirituals arranged by 23 living Black composers including Terence Blanchard, Damien Geter, Jasmine Arielle Barnes, and Uzee Brown Jr.

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