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Caroline G Gibson
| Webpage: http://www.TwinProductions.org |
| Location: Capitol Heights, Maryland, USA |
| Description: This classically trained artist's voice is expressive, warm, emotional and transcending. |
Biography: CAROLINE G GIBSON, Founder of TwinProductions, holds the distinguished CMP Artist Endorsement from Christian Music Presenters and is a featured Speaker and Musician in MinistryWomen.Net. Caroline G Gibson, Soprano, is an active independent artist, and has earned the Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) Degree from the University of Iowa School of Music in Iowa City, Iowa; and she holds the Master of Music (M.M) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degrees from The Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Washington, D.C. and the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, respectively.
Among the many honors and awards Ms. Gibson has received, her scholarly accomplishments include High School Class Valedictorian in Seat Pleasant, Maryland; Individual Artist Fellowship from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts; Music Scholarship from the Benjamin T. Rome Graduate School of Music, Catholic University of America; and a Doctoral Fellowship from the Graduate College of the University of Iowa. Performance highlights include debut solo recital at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater, Washington, D.C.; soprano soloist in Rossini's Stabat Mater with former Metropolitan Opera Tenor George Shirley; performing artist for the Honorable Michael N. Castle, former Governor of Delaware at the Governor's Mansion in Dover, Delaware; featured soloist with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra in Dover, Delaware; and First Place Winner in the Naomi Music Productions and Recordings in New York. In academia, Ms. Gibson served on the faculty of Delaware State College, Dover, Delaware, as the Director of Choral Activities.
The Soprano has been spotlighted twice in two hour-long concerts featured on Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) Television; WHMM Channel 32, "An Evening with Caroline Gibson" accompanied by The Chamber Orchestra; and "Caroline Gibson in Performance"; and has performed as a solo artist on Italian TV, Canale 3, Toscana, Siena, Italy. Ms. Gibson's first tour of Mexico as a solo concert artist was under the auspices of The State Government of the Yucatán, The Cultural Institute of the Yucatán, and the Center for International Research and Advancement in commemoration of the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Technological Institute with performances at the Teatro Daniel Ayala Pérez and the Salón de la Historia de Palacio de Gobierno in Mérida; the second concert tour of Mexico was under the auspices of the Cultural Institute of the Yucatán, Mexico for the Otoño Cultural festival and included performances at the Teatro Jose Peon Contreras. The Soprano has also been featured in recital "Spirituals in Concert" in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
To date, Ms. Gibson’s most memorable performances have been in two Verdi masterpieces, Abigaille in Verdi’s Nabucco with Constanta Opera in Constanta, Romania and the Soprano Soloist in Verdi’s Requiem.
A most important milestone for Ms. Gibson as both Founder of TwinProductions and as an independent artist has been this year’s release of the CD “On Ma Journey Now” Negro Spirituals In Concert and companion DVD “The Making of On Ma Journey Now,” available at www.TwinProductions.org.
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SOPRANO CAROLINE G GIBSON RELEASES
“ON MA JOURNEY NOW” CD AND “THE MAKING OF ‘ON MA JOURNEY NOW’” DVD
Inspiring milestone collection of beloved songs celebrates the beauty, inspiration and historical significance of the Negro Spiritual art form
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD, Accomplished professional soprano, educator, speaker and TwinProductions founder Caroline G Gibson, DMA, announces the release of two milestone works: “On Ma Journey Now,” a collection of 12 Negro Spirituals; and “The Making of ‘On Ma Journey Now,’” a breathtaking inside look at the recording session.
The album, recorded in February 2006 at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Virginia, features the vocals of Caroline G Gibson accompanied by pianist Francis Conlon.
Twelve classic Negro spirituals are featured on the milestone collection: “On Ma Journey;” “Give Me Jesus;” “City Called Heaven;” “His Name So Sweet;” “Steal Away;” “Honor, Honor;” “My Soul's Been Anchored in de Lord;” “Po' Mo'ner Got a Home At Las';” “Ride On King Jesus;” “Witness;” “This Little Light O' Mine;” and “He's Got the Whole World In His Hand.”
The companion DVD, “The Making of ‘On Ma Journey Now’” was produced with four cameras and enables the viewer to fully experience the emotion and power of the songs, Gibson’s artistry, and the simple beauty of the concert venue.
Both items are available for sale on Gibson’s website, www.twinproductions.org, where sample tracks and video are available. She founded Twin Productions in January 2006 to introduce and reacquaint the general public with the beauty, inspiration and historical significance of the Negro Spiritual art form.
Ms. Gibson has performed on PBS and in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and internationally in Toscana, Siena, Italy; Constanta, Romania; the Teatro Daniel Ayala Pérez and Salón de la Historia de Palacio de Gobiermo in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico; and the Otoño Cultural Festival at the Teatro Jose Peon Contreras, also in Yucatan, Mexico.
She has also performed two Verdi masterpieces: as Abigaille in Verdi’s “Nabucco” with the Constantine Opera in Constanta, Romania; and as the soprano soloist in Verdi’s “Requiem.”
About Caroline G Gibson
Caroline G Gibson is an active performer and earned the Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) Degree from the University of Iowa School of Music in Iowa City, Iowa; and she holds the Master of Music (M.M) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degrees from The Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Washington, D.C. and the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, respectively.
About TwinProductions
TwinProductions was founded in January 2006 by soprano Caroline G Gibson. It is a musicpreneurship dedicated to promoting awareness of the African Diaspora experience through presentation of musical genres originated by African Americans from the seventeenth century to the present. TwinProductions offers audiences the opportunity to experience the liberating and inspirational power of Black art songs and the historical contributions of Blacks in America, through lecture recitals, master classes, concerts, CDs, DVDs, booklets and pamphlets.
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