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Jubilant Sykes
Saturday - November 19, 2005 - 8 p.m.
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The American singer Jubilant Sykes adds a new dimension to his artistry with his
latest recording for Sony Classical Wait For Me (SK 89107), featuring classic contemporary pop songs by
Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson and others, a collaboration with acclaimed pop
producer Craig Street. A classically trained baritone whose career has already taken him to the
Metropolitan Opera, the great music festivals of Europe and concert halls across the U.S., Sykes
has created a diverse and personal approach to singing in his distinctive career.
Jubilant (SK 63294), the singer's first recording under an exclusive contract with Sony Classical, brought him
together with jazz trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard in innovative arrangements of spirituals and hymns. The
recording was released in the spring of 1998.
Much in demand as a classical soloist with orchestras, Jubilant Sykes has performed under the direction of
such noted conductors as Lorin Maazel, Raymond Leppard, David Zinman, Andrew Litton and Christoph Eschenbach.
He has given critically acclaimed performances of Mendelssohn's Elijah, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Brahms' A
German Requiem and Mozart's Requiem, as well as performances of orchestral song cycles of Mahler, including Kindertotenlieder
and Rückert Lieder. He was also the featured soloist in the world premiere of American composer Libby Larson's Coming Forth
Into Day, set to a text by Jehan El Sadat, the widow of Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat.
Following his 1995 debut at a Boston Pops concert at Tanglewood under John Williams, Sykes was immediately
reengaged to accompany the Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart on their 1995 and 1997 holiday tours. He
appeared on the Pops' Christmas special, broadcast on PBS, and with the Boston Symphony Orchestra on the 1996 "Salute to Symphony"
telecast.
Sykes was also featured as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl.
Jubilant Sykes won first place in the regional Metropolitan Opera auditions in Los Angeles and went on to make his Met debut
as Jake in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess during the company's 1990-91 season. In addition to his work at the Met,
Sykes has appeared with both the Deutsche Opera Berlin and the Houston Grand Opera, as well as other U.S.
opera companies. In concert performances, he has sung in Cavalli's Calisto with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and in Bizet's
Carmen (as Escamillo) with the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra |
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