Highly Ornamented - Trio Sonata
DOC - PIA - RKT
The honor of your presence is requested...
Featuring
DOC - Dr. Quincy Dobbs : Maestro
PIA - Pia Broaden - Williams : Soprano
RKT - Richard Kerry Thompson : tenor
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Dr. Quincy Dobbs
Dr. Quincy Dobbs is Piano Department Chair at the Flint School of Performing Arts and has been on the faculty for 16 years. He currently serves as Minister of Music/Organist for historic First Congregational Church of Saginaw and has been there for 4 years. Previously, he served Woodside Church for over 10 years as Minister of Music/Organist, where he directed the choirs, played for services and provided outreach to the community.
He moved to Flint after receiving his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Arizona State University in Phoenix. His Master of Music is from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music and his Bachelor of Music is from Valdosta State College in Valdosta, Georgia. All of his degrees are in Organ Performance.
While in Flint, he has become one of the area’s most sought out accompanists, collaborator, and musical director, taking him all over the state. He is the Dean of the Flint Chapter of the Guild of Organists, President of the Flint Theatre Organ Club and is a member of the Local musicians union and has served on many denominational member boards.
At the Flint School of Performing Arts, he teaches piano, organ, harpsichord, and accordion, plus piano classes for children and adults.
Email: quincydobbs@hotmail.com
Website: https://www.smore.com/65hmw-dr-quincy-o-dobbs
Phone: 810-252-1255
Twitter: @quincy_dobbs
Pia Broden-Williams
With a voice described as "enchanting" and possessing a "sheer beauty of sound" (Syracuse Post-Standard), soprano Pia Broden Williams, Flint native, completed her studies at the University of Michigan – Flint and Michigan State University, where she received her Bachelors and Masters Degrees in vocal performance, respectively. She has since gone on to sing with the Flint Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theatre, and others.
In concert, she has performed various recitals, oratorio, and other works. She made her European debut in France where she sang highlights from Bernstein’s Westside Story and Candide, and the Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Villa-Lobos; and in Austria where she captivated concert audiences with her interpretation of Olympia from Les Contes D’Hoffman, Giulietta’s aria from Bellini’s I Capuleti e I Montecchi, and as a semi-finalist in the annual international Meistersinger Vocal Competition.
Ms. Williams has sung the roles of Olympia, Adina (cover), Serpina, and Lauretta. Additionally, she has appeared in theatre productions and with various jazz ensembles and jazz festivals. Ms. Williams currently resides in Orion Township with her husband and three children.
Email: PiaAntoinette@yahoo.com
Phone: (810) 348-5475
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Richard Kerry Thompson
Richard Kerry Thompson is currently the Dean of GearUp2Lead Academy, an alternative high school program in Flint, Michigan. He has worked with youth in Ireland, Boston, and Michigan. He has been considered a “charismatic and visionary leader” wherever he has been.
Richard is the father of six children and serves as "adopted father" of numerous youth throughout his career.
RKT is an advocate for at-risk youth on a national level as he serves on the National Alternative Education Association Board of Directors.
He is continuing his education in Psychology at Rochester College and holds a State of Michigan Certification in K-12 Administration.
He is a church cantor and music ministry director at St. Mary Queen of Angels Church in Swartz Creek, MI. USA
RKT is a pure Irish tenor and belonged to The Flint Male Chorus for years.
He also is part of the renowned Brother 2 Brother duet with life long friend Dr. Matthew Packer who has served music ministry for over 10 years.
Richard has studied in Ireland, Belgium, Boston and at the Flint Institute of Music.
Doctor Quincy Dobbs and RKT have worked together for years and welcome Pia Williams to their group "Highly Ornamented."
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
Nelson Mandela
Email: rktcarpediem@gmail.com
Twitter: @RKT_HOPE
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RKT Song Selctions
1- Ave Maria - Schubert
2- Caro Mio Ben -
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Ave Maria (Schubert)
"Ellens dritter Gesang" ("Ellens Gesang III", D. 839, Op. 52, No. 6, 1825), in English: "Ellen's Third Song", was composed by Franz Schubert in 1825 as part of his Opus 52, a setting of seven songs from Walter Scott's popular epic poem The Lady of the Lake, loosely translated into German.
It has become one of Schubert's most popular works, recorded by a wide variety and large number of singers, under the title of Ave Maria (after Ellen's song, which is a prayer to the Virgin Mary), in arrangements with various lyrics which commonly differ from the original context of the poem.
Ave Maria Latin Text
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Ave Maria English Translation
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and in the hour of our death. Amen.
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Caro Mio Ben - Giuseppe Tommaso Giovanni Giordani
Giuseppe Tommaso Giovanni Giordani (December 19, 1751, Naples – January 4, 1798, Fermo)[1] was an Italian composer, mainly of opera.
Giordani's parents were Domenico Giordani and Anna Maria Tosato.[1] He studied music in Naples with Domenico Cimarosa and Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli. In 1774 he was appointed as music director of the chapel of the Duomo of Naples. His first opera (L'Epponina) was released in 1779. His sacred drama La distruzione di Gerusalemme was a notable success at the Teatro San Carlo of Naples in 1787. He became maestro di cappella at the Cathedral of Fermo in 1791.
Until recently, the popular aria Caro Mio Ben (1783) was ascribed to Giuseppe Tommaso Giovanni Giordani. However, scholars now consider Tommaso Giordani, or his father Giuseppe Giordani senior, more likely to be the aria's composer.[2][3]
Caro mio ben, - My dear beloved,
Credimi almen, - Believe me at least,
Senza di te languisce il cor. - Without you my heart languishes.
Il tuo fedel - Your faithful one
Sospira ognor. - Always sighs;
Cessa, crudel, - Cease, cruel one,
Tanto rigor! - So much punishment!
Caro mio ben, - My dear beloved,
Credimi almen, - Believe me at least,
Senza di te languisce il cor. - Without you my heart languishes.