Roland Hayes’ "Life of Christ" Cycle: Frank Mathis & Jon DePeri at St John's In the Village Church

On Palm Sunday, the day of the moveable feast that commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, join us on a spiritual journey through Life of Christ and other spirituals that sings to the divinity that lies with each human being.Roland Hayes "Life of Christ" CycleI. Prepare Me One BodyII. Sister Mary Had-a But One ChildIII. Lit'l BoyIV. Live a-HumbleV. Hear de Lamb a-Cryin'VI. The Last SupperVII. They Led My Lord AwayVIII. He Never Said A Mumberlin' WordIX. Did You Hear When Jesus Rose?X. Were You There?Other Settings of Negro Spirituals by Roland Hayes & Harry BurleighABOUT THE ARTISTS:FRANK MATHIS, baritone was a soloist in the Roland Hayes Life of Christ song cycle performed at Carnegie Hall in 2016. He studied with Antonella Banaudi, among others. He has directed choruses and voice training in US and Germany. He has been a leading part of a program to expose public school children in NYC, Bronx, Harlem and Brooklyn to classical music and choral singing, and will direct the Foundation's 2018 summer music program. JONATHAN DePERI, Piano, is the Honorary Assistant Organist at St. Johns in the Village and had studied piano at the Manhattan School of Music before transferring to Columbia University. In 2013, he formed the Gotham Arts Salon, which creates artistic and musical gatherings that blur the line between private and public. https://www.facebook.com/GothamArts/