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Akela Franklin
Soprano
Vocal Teaching Artist
Progressive Performing Artist
Alexander Technique Teacher in Training
Live Performances
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
From Roberta (1933)
Music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Otto Harbach
Akela Franklin, soprano. Scott Koljonen, piano. Cambridge, MA. 2022
Mvt. V: Ye Now Are Sorrowful
From Ein deutsches Requiem
Johannes Brahms
V: Ye Now Are Sorrowful (in English)
Mvt. VII: Libera Me
From Messa da Requiem
Giuseppe Verdi
VII: Libera Me (Verdi)
Both pieces were performed live with face masks as part of the November 6, 2022 service at Park Avenue Congregational Church in Arlington, MA.
Akela Franklin, soprano soloist
Jeffrey Brody, organist
PACC Chancel Choir
Recorded Performances
"Mary"
From The Star of Bethlehem
Josef Rheinberger
Akela Franklin, soprano. Jeffrey Brody, organ.
Park Avenue Congregational Church. Arlington, MA. 2022
O Holy Night
Adolphe Adam
Soprano soloist Akela Franklin & PACC Chancel Choir
Jeffrey Brody, conductor
J. Scheinfeldt, piano.
Park Avenue Congregational Church. Arlington, MA. 2022
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