Davóne Tines and John Bitoy – October 15, 2023 LiveEvents October 9, 2023 861 Bourgie Hall presents Davóne Tines, bass-baritone & John Bitoy, piano – Recital No.1: Mass “In a matter of minutes, we had traversed multiple centuries and worlds, yet all the music was filtered through the taut resonance of one voice: a timbre at once grand and fraught, potent and vulnerable.” – The New Yorker. Artist-in-residence at the Michigan Opera Theatre, Davóne Tines challenges classical conventions by bringing together music of various cultures and aesthetic currents, transporting us on a collective spiritual quest. Artists Davóne Tines, bass-baritone “The immensely gifted American Bass-Baritone Davóne Tines has won acclaim, and advanced the field of classical music.” – The New York Times This “Next generation leader (Time Magazine) is a path-breaking artist at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, his work blends opera, spirituals, gospel, and anthems, as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance and human connection. John Bitoy, piano John Bitoy is an Afro-Dominican pianist and composer originally from Chicago, where he enjoys a multi-faceted career as a soloist and collaborative pianist. His recent solo engagements include performances of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the South Loop Symphony and Symphony of Oak Park. He has performed in esteemed halls such as the Eastman Theatre, Chicago Symphony Center, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millenium Park, Perelman Theater, Edward Pickman Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, The American Repertory Theater, Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, and the Copernicus Center. Program Tyshawn SOREY Songs for Death: After Were You There Margaret BONDS To a Brown Girl Dead Moses HOGAN Give Me Jesus Julius EASTMAN Prelude to the Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc Igee DIEUDONNÉ (in collaboration with Matthew AUCOIN and Davóne TINES) Chorale 1. Darkness Caroline SHAW Kyrie, Credo, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei J.S. BACH « Wie Jammern Mich », from the cantata BWV 170 « Mache dich, mein Herze, rein », from the St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 Bourgie Hall Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 2:30pm To purchase your tickets visit: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/bourgie-hall/