Blue Badge Style ‘Mix’ Concert is only a few weeks away now so we thought we’d share some information with you about the musicians who will be playing at the concert. The BBS ‘Mix’ Concert is on the April 14 2015, 7.30pm at St George’s Bloomsbury, London. Howard Goodall is a broadcaster, composer and writer who is supporting concert;
“I applaud the efforts of Blue Badge Style in establishing this scholarship. Musicians with Disabilities often incur extra costs in following their dreams and nurturing their talent. The celebration of such an inclusive and eclectic concert supporting the scholarship, will certainly go some way to helping with such cost.”
Cristina Jones:
Cristina is a highly respected and beloved soprano hailing from Southern California. She has performed recitals, oratorio and operatic works in the United States, England, and Scotland. Highlights include Fauré’s Requiem, John Rutter’s A Mass for the Children, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, as well as scene work from Verdi’s Rigoletto and Falstaff, Bernstein’s Candide, Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Der Schauspieldirektor, and more recently, Jonathan Dove’s Flight and Handel’s Rodelinda. She also portrayed the role of Lauretta in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi in Spring of 2013.
Born with Retinopathy of prematurity, an eye condition which has left her blind, Cristina began her musical training at the age of eight upon joining the Johnny Mercer’s Children’s Choir at the Braille Institute. She has since taken private voice lessons, which led her to her studies at California State University, Fullerton – School of Music. In 2013, Cristina received her Bachelors of Music from CSUF, where she studied with Linda Leyrer, Mark Salters, and Janet Smith. Currently, Cristina is pursuing a Master of Arts in Vocal Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studies under Julie Kennard and Iain Ledingham.
Cristina has had two guide dogs to assist in her daily mobility – Astoria (2007-2011) and Kingsley (2011 to present) – through Guide Dogs for the Blind in Southern California. Cristina is a member of Mu Phi Epsilon.
It will be a concert of inclusion where no genre is left out and no physical ability is excluded – the BBS Mix! From jazz to folk, funk, classical, soul and beyond, the concert will have something for everyone. If you want to come along to our BBS ‘Mix’ concert, please register here Or contact info@bluebadgestyle.com.