Ayanna Freelon is a classically trained Soprano from Grenada, Mississippi. She began her formal studies as a music student and theater minor at Texas Southern University. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, she was afforded many opportunities to travel the world. One of her proudest accomplishments includes being selected as a young artist in the Lingua e’ Canto summer program in St. Angelo in Vado, Italy. Some highlights of her undergraduate career included being cast as Lorell understudy in Dreamgirls, and the role of Madame Goldentrill in The Impresario. After graduating with honors, she went on to pursue her Masters of Arts Degree in Music from Morgan State University. While attending Morgan, she was afforded the opportunity to sing as the soprano soloist in Bach’s Magnificat, as well as Mary Leila Wright in the opera Lyrics Of Sunshines and Shadows, composed by Steven Allen. Upon graduating from Morgan State in the spring of 2018, she attended the summer program “Singing in Sicily,” curated by world renowned pianist Mark Markam. Aside from singing in Italy, Ms. Freelon has sung in China and Spain. Miss Freelon also takes pride in curating recitals and concerts in the Baltimore/ DMV area. Her most recent curation included a collaboration with the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts, where she paid homage to Women Suffragists by performing music composed by African American Women. Other collaborations include the ENA Ensemble, Free Library of Philadelphia and the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms.Freelon is currently a faculty member of Baltimore School for the Arts, and project manager for the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts, a non profit organization dedicated to supporting local artists of color in the DMV area, as well as the Program Coordinator for DC Strings Workshop.
