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Show Poet, composer, singer, guitarist par excellence, Richard Dyer-Bennet is today's outstanding troubadour whose amazing repertoire of 600 songs ranges from the 13th to 20th centuries. This distinguished artist has appeared in more than a dozen recitals in Town and Carnegie Halls, on radio and television, and on frequent cross-country tours, bringing fresh interest in the ballad and folk songs to rapt audiences. The exciting DePaur Opera Gala, featuring a mixed chorus of twenty-five members and a symphony orchestra, presented a unique concert opera program of excerpts from three Broadway hits, including Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." Starring baritones Lawrence Winters of New York City Center Opera, soprano Inez Matthes and tenor Luther Saxon of "Carmen Jones" fame, this top-rated company is directed by Leonard DePaur, conductor of the popular DePaur Infantry Chorus. Topping the 1957-58 season was the first performance of the famous Roger Wagner Chorale in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. This brilliant 24-voice chorus conducted by the dynamic Dr. Roger Wagner is undertaking its third cross-country tour. Besides their large number of appearances on the stage, screen, and radio, they have recorded many popular albums from the music of Palestrina to that of Stephen Foster. |