THSO Features Famous Soprano Angela Brown for Christmas Concert
David Bowden, THSO Artistic Director and Conductor
[Terre Haute] - David Bowden, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, is excited to announce that world-renowned soprano Angela Brown will join the orchestra for its A Symphony Christmas performance on December 2, 2023, at Tilson Auditorium on the campus of Indiana State University.
Angela Brown is a superb musician who captured international attention at the Metropolitan Opera with an astonishing New York Times headline: “At last, an Aida!” Dr. Bowden said, “I am so honored to present this amazing artist for the third time in Terre Haute after her international successes. She will be singing “Sweet Little Jesus Boy,” “O Holy Night,” and many other familiar favorites.” “This is a huge privilege for the THSO to present her again now at the peak of her career and a terrific opportunity for local audiences to hear one of the great artists of our time perform with our outstanding local professional orchestra.
Ms. Brown was most recently featured on NBC performing God Bless America at the Indianapolis 500 in May 2023 and performs regularly internationally.
Angela Brown, soprano
Soprano Angela Brown’s multi-genre career has been lauded on the front page of The New York Times, CNN, CBS, in Oprah Magazine, and Reader's Digest. She has graced the leading opera and symphonic stages on six continents including Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, National Opera of Paris, The Metropolitan Opera, and more. She has been presented in solo recitals throughout the United States, Canada, Spain, New Zealand, China, and Africa.
Angela’s vocal artistry is featured on the two-time Grammy Award® winning recording “Ask Your Mama” by Laura Karpman, and her voice is the inspiration for new works. Composer Richard Danielpour set the poetry of Dr. Maya Angelou to create “A Woman’s Life” that Angela premiered with Pittsburgh Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra and recorded for the Naxos label with Nashville Symphony Orchestra. The opera roles of Addie Parker in Daniel Schnyder’s Charlie Parker’s Yardbird and Cilla in Richard Danielpour’s Margaret Garner were both written for, premiered by, and reprised many times by Angela.
Drawing on the impact of her signature show, Opera…from a Sistah’s Point of View©1997, Angela founded Morning Brown, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to programming with multicultural role models to inspire and encourage the next generation of singers. She is the co-host of Melanated Moments in Classical Music, an award-winning podcast from Classical Music Indy with an audience in over 100 countries. She is featured in two PBS documentaries on the life of Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands from American Masters and Voice of Freedom from American Experience. The Willson Center for Humanities and the Arts of the University of Georgia named Angela the 2023 Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding.
Concert Tickets
Angela Brown, soprano
The THSO’s Christmas concert is likely to sell out! Patrons can purchase concert tickets now by visiting www.thso.org or calling the Hulman Center at (812) 237-3737. Ticket prices for adults start at $19. Student and youth tickets are $5, $11, and $15. Prices do not include facility and venue fees.
ISU Student Tickets
Indiana State University students receive FREE tickets to THSO concerts! Students can show their student ID at the Tilson Auditorium ticket window starting at 6:30pm before a concert to receive a free ticket. Only 100 tickets are available for ISU students. Students can get their tickets in advance by visiting the Hulman Center box office.