ANGELA RICE
The National Chorale, directed by Everett McCorvey, performing works of Angela Rice at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall
After years of studying voice and piano, teaching others, and tirelessly supporting the arts, Angela Rice decided to turn her considerable talents to composing.
That decision has thrilled audiences and performers alike.
Her oratorio Thy Will be Done was hailed by Rich Copley, music critic for The Lexington Herald-Leader, as “sterling” and “an ideal hit in the...choir world."
Metropolitan Opera tenor Gregory Turay, who premiered in the role of Jesus, raved about Rice’s “very singable, beautiful music.”
And audiences have been packing performances since the work for choir and soloists was first performed by The Bluegrass Opera.
The work also received national attention when it was selected to be part of the Music Reading Session at the 2013 Montreat Music Conference in Montreat, N.C.
While Rice has composed in many genres, she is perhaps best known for her vocal music, which runs the gamut from soaring opera to children’s songs.
Getting to this point in her musical career has been a long journey.
A gifted singer and pianist from an early age, Rice studied piano under Robert Harris of the Julliard School, and voice at the New England Conservatory under Sahar Hassan after graduating from the University of Louisville.
While raising three children in Lexington with her husband Tom, a radiologist at Baptist Health, Rice continued her studies at workshops at the Tanglewood Music Center and under Phyllis Jenness, the founder of the Lexington Singers who also directed the voice program at the University of Kentucky until the early 1990s.
Composing and performing haven’t been her only passions. She also has a long and distinguished history in Lexington’s arts community.
She was co-founder and executive director of the Ashland School of Music, where she also taught piano, and she has been an active member of the Executive Committee of the Lexington Opera Society.
Her work in the community also includes service on the Lexington Philharmonic board, including two years as Vice President of Education. She was on the founding board of the UK Friends of Music and has been a past president of the UK Library Associates. She currently serves on both the UK Libraries National Advisory Board and the Chrysalis House Board.
Rice is also president of Melodia Music, a publishing and production company that specializes in large-scale works for voices and instruments, as well as compilations of shorter works in the vocal and choral genres.
That decision has thrilled audiences and performers alike.
Her oratorio Thy Will be Done was hailed by Rich Copley, music critic for The Lexington Herald-Leader, as “sterling” and “an ideal hit in the...choir world."
Metropolitan Opera tenor Gregory Turay, who premiered in the role of Jesus, raved about Rice’s “very singable, beautiful music.”
And audiences have been packing performances since the work for choir and soloists was first performed by The Bluegrass Opera.
The work also received national attention when it was selected to be part of the Music Reading Session at the 2013 Montreat Music Conference in Montreat, N.C.
While Rice has composed in many genres, she is perhaps best known for her vocal music, which runs the gamut from soaring opera to children’s songs.
Getting to this point in her musical career has been a long journey.
A gifted singer and pianist from an early age, Rice studied piano under Robert Harris of the Julliard School, and voice at the New England Conservatory under Sahar Hassan after graduating from the University of Louisville.
While raising three children in Lexington with her husband Tom, a radiologist at Baptist Health, Rice continued her studies at workshops at the Tanglewood Music Center and under Phyllis Jenness, the founder of the Lexington Singers who also directed the voice program at the University of Kentucky until the early 1990s.
Composing and performing haven’t been her only passions. She also has a long and distinguished history in Lexington’s arts community.
She was co-founder and executive director of the Ashland School of Music, where she also taught piano, and she has been an active member of the Executive Committee of the Lexington Opera Society.
Her work in the community also includes service on the Lexington Philharmonic board, including two years as Vice President of Education. She was on the founding board of the UK Friends of Music and has been a past president of the UK Library Associates. She currently serves on both the UK Libraries National Advisory Board and the Chrysalis House Board.
Rice is also president of Melodia Music, a publishing and production company that specializes in large-scale works for voices and instruments, as well as compilations of shorter works in the vocal and choral genres.
Available for purchase below, Rice's Emily Dickinson songs, recorded by
Metropolitan Opera tenor Gregory Turay
and pianist Tedrin Blair Lindsay
arranged by Daniel Arnold
Click here to listen to sample recordings.
Also see the site for Thy Will Be Done, Rice's Easter oratorio.
Metropolitan Opera tenor Gregory Turay
and pianist Tedrin Blair Lindsay
arranged by Daniel Arnold
Click here to listen to sample recordings.
Also see the site for Thy Will Be Done, Rice's Easter oratorio.
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The story of the transformation of a man's life due to his actions to save a red bird from its doom, including a journey across the Pacific and a variety of birds from Papua New Guinea to California.
Stage musical for soloists and orchestra.
Featured song: "One Small Act of Kindness"
Stage musical for soloists and orchestra.
Featured song: "One Small Act of Kindness"
Matthew Brookoff, choreographer, setting selections from the 47 songs in "Homestead" to ballet.
Three Dickinson Poems from Matthew Brookoff on Vimeo.