Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra (YSO) welcomes mezzo-soprano Dr. Kristin Clark
YPSILANTI — Music Director Adam C. Riccinto and the Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra (YSO) will be joined by celebrated guest artist, mezzo-soprano Dr. Kristin Clark, as the orchestra takes the stage at the Lincoln High School Performing Arts Center for a concert of classical masterworks on Sunday, February 12 at 3:30 p.m.
The family-friendly concert will highlight selections for orchestra and mezzo-soprano, showcasing Dr. Clark’s vocal gifts. These include the famous “Habanera” from the Carmen Suite No. 2—one of two suites compiled posthumously of music from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen—and Edward Elgar’s exquisite1899 song cycle Sea Pictures. The YSO will also perform Mikhail Glinka’s popular Overture to the 1842 opera Ruslan and Ludmilla and Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 5.
““The Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra is excited and honored to share the stage with an artist as exceptional as Kristin Boggs Clark,” said Music Director Adam C. Riccinto. “Audiences are in for a very special performance, and this program of classical masterpieces is one everyone is sure to enjoy.”
Kristin Clark, mezzo-soprano, has been lauded for her “technical prowess” and “approachability” (classical.net). She can be heard in the role of Electre on the 2015 GRAMMY nominated recording of Milhaud’s L’Orestie d’Eschyle, for which Opera News described her voice as “slicing the air unassailably.” In 2015, Dr. Clark made her solo debut in Carnegie Hall, singing Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Blue Period Ensemble. Dr. Clark has appeared as a guest soloist with organizations such as the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the Toledo Symphony, the Bozeman Symphony, the Oakland Choral Society, the University Musical Society, and the Adrian Symphony. Other notable concert appearances include the world premiere of Susan Botti’s Tagore Madrigals at the American Academy in Rome and a Canadian Tour of Aaron Copland’s In the Beginning. Opera audiences have seen Dr. Clark on stage with Michigan Opera Theatre, Arbor Opera Theatre, The Metropolitan Baroque Ensemble, the University of Michigan Opera Theatre, and the Blue Lake Summer Arts Festival.
Dr. Clark completed her doctorate in vocal performance at the University of Michigan, where she also received Master’s degrees in vocal performance and choral conducting. Dr. Clark is currently Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Performing Arts at Adrian College. In the summer, she has taught on the voice faculty at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, MPulse Vocal Arts Institute and Musical Theatre Workshops, and the Interlochen Adult Choir Camp. Former students of hers have gone on to perform leading and supporting roles on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in national tours, and to pursue graduate studies in opera.
The YSO will perform with Kristin Clark on Sunday, February 12 at 3:30 p.m. at Lincoln High School’s Performing Arts Center, 7425 Willis Road, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for students/seniors/children, and $30/ per family, and can be purchased at the door or online at A2Tix.com.
About the YSO
The Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra (YSO) is proud of its unique and significant cultural contribution to the Ypsilanti area. The YSO’s mission is “to share our passion for music through innovative programming, creative collaboration, and arts advocacy,” and to “actively contribute to the music appreciation and education of our musicians, organizational members and audience.” Led by Founder and Music Director Adam C. Riccinto, the Symphony marks its 24th anniversary with the 2022-23 season. More information about the Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra can be found at www.ypsilantisymphony.org, Facebook, instagram, tiktok, and youtube.
