An Evening with Denyce Graves October 3, 2009

The incomparable mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves will join the Oakland East Bay Symphony and Music Director Michael Morgan for a Gala concert, dinner and reception benefiting the Symphony's education and outreach programs. OEBS has garnered national recognition for its education programs, which serve more than 24,000 East Bay students annually. Graves will sing a range of musical selections from popular favorites to moving spirituals to her signature role as Carmen. The event's sponsors are James & Beryl Potter and Del Monte Foods, and Owen & Erma Smith.

Denyce Graves is recognized worldwide as one of today's most exciting vocal stars, and has received critical acclaim in performances on four continents. She recently starred in a concert honoring the 70th anniversary of Marian Anderson's historic performance at Washington's Lincoln Memorial. USA Today identifies her as "an operatic superstar of the 21st Century," and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution exclaims, "if the human voice has the power to move you, you will be touched by Denyce Graves."

$60/$90/$125 per person for concert ($125 ticket includes post-concert reception and dancing).

Official Website: http://www.oebs.org