What a joy to make music with my dear friends Sybil Cheesman and Lynn Raley in Jackson, Mississippi last week! I drove from Atlanta to Jackson on Monday and had…Continue readingMillsaps Masterclass and Recital
On Sunday, November 19, 2017, I had the privilege of performing a recital with John King Carter at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Family in Jasper, Georgia. The program…Continue readingBeau Soir Concert in Jasper
On Sunday, November 5, 2017, I performed the mezzo solos in the Mozart Requiem at St. James Episcopal Church with music director Peter Waggoner conducting his church choir and an…Continue readingMozart Requiem
Here’s a bootleg recording of “Ladies Who Lunch” from Steven Sondheim’s Broadway musical Company, performed live on Friday, October 6, 2017 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Sarah…Continue readingBroadway Review Concert
Dear Friends, I’m delighted to share many of the live recordings from our second annual MLK concert on Monday, January 15, 2017, 7 pm, at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church. With…Continue readingMLK Peace Like a River
Sarah Ellena Hogrefe, mezzo-soprano, and John King Carter, pianist, perform Elgar’s Sea Pictures, Opus 37. Recorded live in concert in Jasper, Georgia on September 18, 2016, and performed again at…Continue readingSir Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures, Opus 37
In two recent concerts, John King Carter, pianist and I, have sung five of the ten Biblical Songs, Opus 37, by Antonín Dvořák, originally composed in his native Czech. Here are the English…Continue readingBiblical Songs
Singing the World: Life, Loss & Love On our upcoming concert, John King Carter and I will perform arias from Bizet’s Carmen, Rossini’s Barber of Seville, and Verdi’s A Masked…Continue readingMarch 6 Concert Announcement
Today during communion I sang the spiritual “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,” arranged by composer Raymond K. Liebau. Here’s a truncated personal story about this superb arrangement: During my DMA…Continue readingChurch Soloist Liebau Spiritual
If you’re a musician, then the best thing about Christmas is the fantastic music! Usually, after singing from 12:00 – 2 p.m. and 6:00- 12:00 midnight on Christmas Eve, (yes…Continue readingChristmas Day 2015
