Song Cycles by African Heritage Composers – 02/24/23
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...
¡Celebracion! – 10/13/22
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
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...
NOA Conference Presentation: The Case for Zarzuela in Collegiate Opera and Voice Programs – 01/06/22
Many universities include Spanish art song in standard voice training repertoire, but few offer operatic options en Español. The United States’ Hispanic population is growing rapidly, and it is estimated that by 2050, the US could have more Spanish speakers than any...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
