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News Harris-Stowe State University For Immediate Release Contact: Courtney McCall (314) 340-3391 mccallc@hssu.edu Harris-Stowe to Host an Intimate Evening with Kendall Gladen ST. LOUIS, MO (April 13, 2012) - Harris-Stowe State University will host an intimate evening with the young American mezzo soprano, Kendall Gladen, April 26, from 7-8 p.m. in the Emerson Performance Center Bank of America Theatre. The event will include a couple of selections by Gladen and a Q-and-A session with the audience. Kendall Gladen is quickly earning a reputation as thriving young artist and has been heard throughout the United States with the Washington National Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Los Angeles Opera and Florida Grand Opera, among others. Her role as the title character in "Carmen" gained rave reviews at the Florida Grand Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre and Saratoga Opera. Her Los Angeles Opera debut was in the role of Mercédès in "Carmen," where she also assumed the title role for two performances. On the concert stage Gladen has recently been heard with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall and Carnegie Hall in Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9." Gladen has served as a member of the Opera Theatre of St. Louis as a young artist, during which she received the Richard Gaddes and Wedgewood and Kenneth Billups awards. She is a past recipient of the Career Achievement Award from the Monsanto Fund and the Gunther & Isle Kern Award by the Sarasota Opera Endowment Fund. Harris-Stowe State University is proud to welcome Gladen to its campus for an evening of musical enjoyment and enrichment for its students. Harris-Stowe State University, located in midtown St. Louis, is a four-year institution that offers 14 degree programs in the areas of Accounting, Business Administration, Biology, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Health Care Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Information Sciences and Computer Technology, Mathematics, Middle School Education, Professional Interdisciplinary Studies, Secondary Education and Urban Affairs. Ranked by U.S. News as one of America's Best Colleges in the Midwest, the university, which has been in existence for more than 150 years, offers the most affordable bachelor's degree in the state of Missouri. ### Courtney Z. McCall Assistant Vice President Communications, Marketing, Alumni Affairs & Development Harris-Stowe State University Ofc: (314) 340-3391 I mobile: (314) 280-9964 I fax: (314) 340-3575 web: www.hssu.edu <http://www.hssu.edu/> **********************Harris-Stowe State University********************** This e-mail is confidential and sent only to specified recipient(s). However, all e-mail is subject to possible interception by third parties. *************Contact postmaster@hssu.edu to report problems**************