Historical May 1980 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Robert Brewster, tenor, will be presented in concert at 3:30 p.m. on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11 at Grace United Methodist Church, corner of Skinker and Waterman.
Dr. Brewster, who considers St. Louis his home, returns for this special event from the University of Miami in Florida where he serves as Chairman of the Voice Dept.
Because of his commitment to Grace Church and to the community it serves, he is volunteering his talent for this concert so that the proceeds from ticket sales may go to help Grace Church continue to financially support a neighborhood ministry.
Grace Church, along with other churches in the vicinity and with the support of neighborhood groups, has involved itself with an on-going program directed toward youth and others who live in the community.
Acclaimed throughout America, Europe and Asia as a singer of opera, oratorio and lieder, Dr. Brewster received a PhD from Washington University in St. Louis, and was granted a Fulbright Fellowship for vocal study at Stuttgart, Germany.
Concert and operatic appearances have taken the young singer to Hati, India, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, and the United States.
The University of Miami recently announced a Sabbatical leave for Dr. Brewster so that he may study with Ettore Campogalliano, the teacher of Pavarotti in Mantova, Italy, and also do research and writing on the art songs of H.T. Burleigh, one of the first black composers.
Ticket prices include a family plan for $7.00, adults $3.00, and children under 12 one dollar. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
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Tenor Robert Brewster. The Paper, May 1980, page 3. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1980.
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