Griffey, Jones, Maultsby, Futral

Henry Ingram Memorial Concert

Elizabeth Futral, soprano, Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano,

Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor, Warren Jones, piano

Friday, March 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Dana Auditorium, Guilford College

Tickets: $25 General Admission, $20 Senior, $10 Student,

$10 with Season/Master Ticket

Our music community has a rare opportunity to hear four stellar performers known the world over as they gather for a concert in memory of Henry Ingram, who, with his wife Lucy, founded Music for a Great Space and served as its Artistic Director. All of the artists have ties to this region: Elizabeth Futral now resides in Roanoke; Nancy Maultsby is a native of Burlington; Anthony Dean Griffey calls High Point home; and Warren Jones grew up in North Carolina.

Anthony Dean Griffey is indisposed and will not be able to perform on this concert.

Anthony Dean Griffey has captured critical and popular acclaim on opera, concert, and recital stages worldwide. The combination of his beautiful and powerful lyric tenor voice, along with his gift for exceptional communication and excellent musicianship, have earned him the highest praise. In February of 2009, Griffey won two Grammy Awards, Best Classical Album and Best Opera Recording, of Kurt Weill’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogonny. In demand around the globe, Mr. Griffey has performed in leading roles at major opera houses. Orchestra engagements have included appearances with major orchestras of the world. In 2005, Musical America honored him as one of twelve exceptional singers of distinction.

Elizabeth Futral has established herself as one of the major coloratura sopranos in the world today. With her stunning vocalism, vast dramatic range, and great beauty, she has embraced a diverse repertoire that includes Vivaldi, Handel, Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Glass, and Previn. She has sung major roles in opera houses in the United States, Germany, and Greece under the world’s most prestigious conductors. Her extensive discography appears on such labels as Deutsche Grammophone, Opera Rara, Chandos, and Euphorbia Records. She has been featured on Live from Lincoln Center and A&E’s Breakfast With the Arts.

Nancy Maultsby is in demand by opera companies and orchestras throughout the world. Her unique vocal timbre and insightful musicianship allow her to pursue a repertoire extending from the operas of Monteverdi to recent works by John Adams. She regularly performs the major heroines of nineteenth-century French, Italian, and German opera as well as the great symphonic works. Her operatic career has taken her to the world’s most prestigious houses. She has regular collaborations with America’s leading orchestras and has sung at every major festival in the United States. The particularly rich quality of her vocal timbre is a natural fit with the music of Gustav Mahler. She has numerous recordings to her credit as well as awards.

Warren Jones frequently performs with many of today’s best known artists. These collaborations have earned consistently high praise from many publications. For example, The San Francisco Chronicle calls him the “single finest accompanist now working.” He has performed at many festivals and in famous venues all over the world. Some of his numerous recordings have received nominations for Grammy Awards. Currently a member of the Manhattan School of Music in New York, he teaches and performs at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, in the summer. Recently he was honored with the Outstanding Alumni Award from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, from which he graduated with honors.