Event
Date: August 10,
2008
AREA
TENOR
AT
HISTORIC PEACE CHURCH

Christyan Seay
will be at Historic Peace Church on
Sunday,
August
12, 2007 at
3p.m.
Mr. Seay will be
accompanied by Mr. William
Ingraham. The program
entitled: “Spirit Song: A Sacred
Recital” will
consist of sacred vocal selections composed by G.F.
Handel, W.A. Mozart, and J.S. Bach as well as hymn
arrangements by various composers and selections from
“The Sacred Concerts” of Duke
Ellington”
Christyan
Seay is a
graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and a resident of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
He has studied with
Dr. Anthony Leach of State College and Dr. Thomas Houser
of New Holland, PA while coaching with noted vocal
coaches in the central Pennsylvania and Philadelphia
areas.
Active in recital,
oratorio and opera, Mr. Seay has performed extensively
throughout central Pennsylvania and abroad, including
performances at the Whitaker Center for Science & the
Arts (Sunoco Theater), Fulton Theater (Lancaster), Weill
Recital Hall in New York City and in Europe singing
contemporary operatic works, Negro Spirituals,
African-American Gospel and excerpts from Porgy &
Bess where his travels have taken him to many prestigious
venues in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
He has performed with several regional orchestras
including the Harrisburg and Lancaster Symphony Orchestras and
has performed chamber music with such ensembles as the Eaken
Trio and has collaborated with several instrumentalists.
Mr. Seay has made numerous appearances as oratorio
soloist performing the works of Handel, Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi,
Beethoven, Haydn and Rossini.
He was the tenor
soloist in the central Pennsylvania “Rolling [Mozart]
Requiem” to commemorate the First Anniversary of the 9/11
tragedy and has appeared with renowned organist Diane
Bish where he performed two hymn settings arranged and
accompanied by Ms. Bish.
Mr. Seay has appeared
in principal roles with regional opera companies
including the Harrisburg Opera Association, Lancaster
Opera Company, the Pennsylvania Academy of Music Opera
Workshop, the Municipal Opera Company of Baltimore (MD)
and the Delaware Valley Opera Company and Concert
Operetta Theater of Philadelphia.
Among his
accomplishments, he was awarded “Honorable Mention” as a
finalist in the 1994 Bel Canto Foundation National Opera
Competition and is a three-time recipient of the
Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts Grant Award for which
is has coordinated musical presentations entitled –
“Ride The
Chariot: Music of African American
Composers.”
During this past Spring, Mr. Seay took part in the “4
Tenors” concert at the Forum Auditorium sponsored by The
Wednesday Club.
He currently serves
on the Board of Directors of the Capital Area Music
Association (CAMA) and the Harrisburg Opera
Association
William
Ingraham is known
throughout central Pennsylvania as a very capable and versatile
musician having performed in many musical genres during his
career.
He currently serves
as organist/pianist at the First United Methodist Church
in Mechanicsburg as well as organist at the Otterbein
United Methodist Church in Boiling
Springs.
Mr. Ingraham is
sought after as accompanist for many vocalists and
instrumentalists in the region.
He has maintained
affiliations with several musical organizations including
the Susquehanna Chorale and Lebanon Valley Alumni
Chorale.
He is frequently
called upon to perform for productions given by Theater
Harrisburg, Capital Dinner Theater, Allenberry Playhouse
and The Wednesday Club for the Performing
Arts.
He is employed by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Social Security
Administration.
The concert is free to the public. No
reservations are required; however, seating is limited to
225 people. Peace Church is a 208 year old limestone sanctuary
located on the corner of St. John’s Church and Trindle Roads near Camp Hill. It is
maintained as a museum by the Pennsylvania Historic and
Museum Commission and is open on Sunday Afternoons from June
through September for free tours and cultural events.
Parking is available in the office lot directly
across St. John’s Church
Road; handicapped
parking is available behind the Resource Center (formerly the Gift Shop). For more
information contact 717-422-5486
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