Jubilant sykes biography of barack

JUBILANT SYKES

Jubilant Sykes isn’t a large man, but he can rattle the rafters of a cavernous concert hall–his limpid, exuberant high baritone is unspoiled by the artifice or timidity that bedevils so many other classically trained vocalists when they stray from opera.

Jubilant sykes biography of barack

Sykes thrives in traditionally African-American genres: he played Jake in the Met’s 1990 production of Porgy and Bess; he delivers stirring renditions of hymns and spirituals; and his 1998 debut CD, Jubilant, a collaboration with trumpeter Terence Blanchard, blends jazz and gospel.

But he’s also sung classical heavyweights like Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9 and Mozart’s Requiem Mass, done light holiday shows with the Boston Pops, and taken on supporting roles in operas like Bizet’s Carmen and Cavalli’s Calisto.

The California native’s first concert with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra was last July a