2nd Place winner of The American Prize for Art Song Performance

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In The American Prize VOICE (art song/oratorio division), 2024—The Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Awards of 2024, Cherry Duke won second place. Watch the videos that won here. More about the prize:...

An Afternoon of Song – 04/23/23

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Together with acclaimed pianist Dr. Casey Robards, Cherry and her husband, tenor Brian Downen, present a recital of works for voice and piano. The concert at Central Christian Church in Decatur, Illinois, also features Millikin University conductor and professor...

Song Cycles by African Heritage Composers – 02/24/23

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Cherry presents excerpts from her program Life & Death: Art Songs of African American and African Diaspora Composers at the 3rd Annual Sam Houston State University Art Song Festival. Admission is free; click the “Buy Tickets” link below for virtual...

Radio Broadcast: Life & Death Recital

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Listen here LIFE & DEATH: Art songs by African American & African Diaspora composers is a performance by Cherry Duke, accompanied by Esequiel Meza, Jr. on piano. It was recorded by the UTEP Department of Music and produced by KTEP for broadcast. This show...

¡Celebracion! – 10/13/22

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Cherry Duke produces and directs Opera UTEP’s annual Hispanic Heritage concert, with headlining guest artist baritone Levi Hernandez. Additional guest performers include UTEP faculty Oscar Macchioni (piano), Hiram Rodriguez (guitar), as well as Opera...

LIFE & DEATH: Art songs by African American & African Diaspora composers – 11/10/22

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NATS member Cherry Duke and Esequiel Meza, Jr., piano, were selected from a competitive pool to perform their recital at the 2022 Texoma NATS Conference Artist Series. The National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS) was founded in 1944 and is now the...