Inauguration Features HT Music Faculty, Concert Choir, Guest Pianist Jenny Cruz
Friday Nov, 06 2015
The public is invited to the four-days of inauguration activities to welcome the new president and share in the celebration of the institution’s music, faith, and community components. The Huston-Tillotson University Board of Trustees announced Colette Pierce Burnette as the institution’s sixth President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2015. Pierce Burnette becomes the first female president of the merged Huston-Tillotson University and only the second female president in the institutions’ 140-year history.
On Friday, November 6, 2015, at 6 p.m. in King-Seabrook Chapel, the Huston-Tillotson University Concert Choir, under the direction of Gloria Quinlan; the Elite Combo, under the direction of Javier Stuppard; pianist and organist Stephen Burnaman; guest pianist Jenny Cruz, from Central State University; composer Roland Carter; and bass baritone Donnie Ray Albert will perform exciting, thrilling notes of optimism as a musical tribute to the President. Cruz received her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Indiana University-South Bend, Manhattan School of Music, and University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music, respectively. Cruz has worked with the Boys Choir of Harlem School and taught at the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University. She has played on the international stage including recitals in Israel, the Czech Republic, Guam, Italy, Serbia, and in many cities in the United States. Carter is a distinguished composer, conductor, educator, and pianist. Albert is a regular guest of opera companies and symphony orchestras around the world.
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