The Vallejo Choral Society is delighted to present our annual Concert & Gala, Shine on Those Who Dwell in Darkness, on Sunday, March 15. Set against the stunning views from Vallejo’s Springbrook Masonic Temple, guests will enjoy live music, fine wine, hors d’oeuvres, and an exciting Silent Auction before settling in for a moving choral performance.
The afternoon’s concert will feature I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes, a powerful cantata by acclaimed American composer Adolphus Hailstork—a work of depth, hope, and luminous beauty, conducted by Artistic Director Julia Morris and featuring acclaimed tenor Sidney Ragland. The other titles on the program speak to this same journey and finding the strength to move through times of trouble.
ABOUT OUR SOLOIST
Sidney Ragland is an accomplished tenor and native Californian praised for his “exquisite voice” and “precisely textured, warm and rich vibrato” (Medium, 2023). He recently appeared as a tenor soloist in Adolphus Hailstork’s cantata I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes with Soli Deo Gloria, under the baton of Julia Morris.
Mr. Ragland’s other recent performances include Bastien in Pocket Opera’s production of Bastien und Bastienne, Strabone in Ars Minerva’s production of La Flora, Prince Ramiro in Pocket Opera’s production of La Cenerentola, Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas and Azaël in L’Enfant Prodigue both with the Handel Opera Project. He made his European debut in 2022 at the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar in Germany, where he sang the role of Eisenstein in its production of Strauss’s Die Fledermaus. Mr. Ragland is an alumnus of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and resides in the Bay Area.