Baritone Bradley Kynard of San Francisco, a former IT worker who began his singing career after a teacher suggested he had talent, will narrate and sing the role of Sportin' Life in the symphony's concert version of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" opera on April 20 and 21 in the Empress Theatre.
Praised for his “delicate keyboard touch and rich expressivity, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, Jeffrey LaDeur will perform the third concert of the International Piano Series 33rd season at
Todd Palmer, 63, of New York City, once again in a long music career, will perform the 1948 piece, by turns melancholy and meditative, at others lively and dance-like, that was commissioned by Benny Goodman.
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