THE FOX AND THE COOKIE – world premiere – 03/23
This semester, Opera UTEP will present the world premiere of an opera for young audiences with words and music by Maria Thompson Corley. THE FOX AND THE COOKIE is a 30-minute work based loosely on Aesop’s Fables. It addresses themes of bullying, forgiveness,...
LIFE & DEATH: Art songs by African American & African Diaspora composers – 11/10/22
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...
LIFE & DEATH: Art songs by African American & African diaspora composers – 10/08/22
Cherry Duke is joined by Esequiel Meza, Jr., piano, to perform songs in English, Italian, German, French, and Spanish by African American and African Diaspora composers on the University of Texas at El Paso Faculty Recital Series. The contributions of Black classical...
EL PASO REQUIEM – World Premiere – 10/22/21
El Paso Requiem* [World Premiere] by Cuban American composer Jorge Martin *Commissioned by Communities for Peace; a historic partnership of El Paso Pro-Musica, El Paso Opera, El Paso Symphony Orchestra, and the University of Texas at El Paso Music Department, in...
Music of John Berners – 01/26/20
Composer John Berners visits UTEP for a master class and a public concert of his works. Featuring Stephen Jones and John Dillon Bowles at the piano with UTEP faculty singers Cherry Duke, Diana Esparza, Phillip Hill and Alexander Kariotis, as well as UTEP student...Original Cast Album
Original Cast Recording, available on VIA Records.
City Center Encores! Cast Album
Cherry Duke teaches voice and opera at the University of Texas at El Paso
