St. Matthew’s Music Guild to Present Upcoming Concert

By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor

St. Matthew’s Music Guild will present the next concert in its 39th season on Friday, February 2, beginning at 8 p.m.

The program will feature a recital by Raehann Bryce-Davis, dubbed a “striking mezzo soprano” by The New York Times.

“Bryce-Davis has most recently been heard in the role of Fricka in the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s production of Wagner’s ‘Das Rheingold,’” according to Music Guild. “Other notable recent performances include her Metropolitan Opera debut in Stravinsky’s ‘The Rake’s Progress’ and in Verdi’s ‘Il trovatore’ at the Glimmerglass Festival.”

Bryce-Davis will be accompanied by pianist Jeanne-Minette Cilliers in the program, “In Honor of Women.”

“In Honor of Women” will feature “Three Browning Songs” by Amy Beach, “Fi Mi Love Have Lion Heart” by Peter Ashbourne, Wagner’s “Wesendonck Lieder,” and songs by Margaret Bonds and Maria Thompson Corley.

Bryce-Davis is a 2018 recipient of the George London Award at the George London Competition, Audience Prize-winner of the Concorso Lirico Internazionale di Portofino competition and other accolades. She holds a Master of Music and Professional Studies certificate from the Manhattan School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Arlington.

“Additional credits include Leonora in Donizetti’s ‘La Favorite’ at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Marguerite in Berlioz’s ‘La Damnation de Faust’ conducted by Maestro John Nelson with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica, Ms. Alexander in ‘Satyagraha’ at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Kristina in ‘The Makropulos Affair’ at the Janáček Brno Festival, Wellgunde in Wagner’s ‘Die Ring-Trilogie’ at Theater an der Wien, Madeline Mitchell in Heggie’s ‘Three Decembers’ at Opera Maine, and Nezhata in Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Sadko’ at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen,” according to Music Guild.

The February 2 concert will take place at St. Matthew’s Church in Pacific Palisades, located at 1031 Bienveneda Avenue. Tickets are $45.

A free pre-concert lecture will be offered by Music Guild President Tom Neenan, beginning at 7:10 p.m.

For tickets, season subscriptions or additional information, visit musicguildonline.org or call 310-573-7422.