An Evening of Comfort and Joy
The Roswell Music Club invites you to celebrate the joy of the season with friends, music, and good cheer.
This performance will bring together three exceptional artists whose warmth and artistry capture the very heart of the holidays. We’re delighted to share this special evening with you in the comfort of a magnificent Roswell home filled with the spirit of the season.
Soprano Tiffany Uzoije, cellist Denielle Wilson, and pianist David Troy Francis invite you to share in the magic of the holidays through a luminous program of timeless carols, classical treasures, and festive favorites.
The evening will be hosted at the gorgeous home of Michael Cavanaugh and Michael Zeno near the Leita Thompson Memorial Park in Roswell GA.
Let the music of the season fill your heart and home with joy.
About the Artists
Soprano Tiffany Uzoije has gained attention as a“tonally and technically impressive performer”. She has been praised for her “authentic and rich tone” as well as her “engaging stage presence”.
Ms. Uzoije studied at Belmont University under the training of soprano Jocelyn Fisher. During her time at Belmont, she performed with Nashville Opera and was featured in a recording of Porgy and Bess as the Strawberry Woman with the Nashville Symphony conducted by John Mauceri for the Decca label. Ms. Uzoije studied opera and vocal performance at The Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Currently Ms. Uzoije lives in Atlanta, Georgia and regularly appears in productions at Atlanta Opera. She has been featured in roles such as Mrs. Charlton in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, Handmaiden in Turandot and most recently, Annie in Porgy and Bess. Ms. Uzoije has performed two solo concerts with the Rome Symphony Orchestra in Rome, Georgia. She is featured regularly in recitals and other performances in Georgia.
Denielle Wilson is a freelance cellist and educator based in Atlanta, Georgia. She recently completed three seasons as a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and previously played in the cello sections of the Charlotte and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras.
Her undergraduate degree was completed at Northwestern University in 2017, where she double-majored in cello performance and music education. She performed as cello fellow and co-principal in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and received her master's degree as a diversity fellow with the Cincinnati Symphony and the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. Her musical mentors have included Hans Jørgen Jensen, Alan Rafferty, Wei Yu, Joel Dallow, Abraham Feder, Robert DeMaine and Nan Kimberling. She has spent summers at the Meadowmount School of Music, Bowdoin Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and School and the Grant Park Music Festival. Wilson is an alumna of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Development Program, where she studied with ASO cellist Joel Dallow for five years.
Recent solo performances include appearances with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. She has been a string orchestra teacher, sectionals coach, and taught privately at elementary, middle and high schools in the metropolitan Chicago, Charlotte, and Atlanta areas. She is currently an instructor at the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) Summer Festival, and a cello and piano instructor at the Lovett School. She plays in a piano trio with her siblings, Danya and Cliff Jr. (called the Wilson Trio), and they enjoy sharing a variety of music with their local community. deniellewilson.com
David Troy Francis, piano
Two time Pulitzer Prize winning composer Ned Rorem says of Mr. Francis: He plays the right note with the right tone at the right time. (what more can you ask of any performer?) And with this, he adds that indefinable element of himself, which is the magic of all true interpreters.
Mr. Francis has enjoyed a 50+ year career of musical excellence and performs in recital throughout America and Europe. He has ten cds available including the world premiere recording of Mr. Rorem's Eight Etudes for Piano on the cd entitled The Americans. The Los Angeles Times raves of Mr. Francis’ playing: consistently absorbing whether in lyrical repose or propulsive fury. Two of his best selling CDs include his unique and compelling arrangements of American Hymns.
Mr. Francis is the recording pianist for such films as Pursuit of Happyness, Elegy and Fame. He has composed music for film and television.
Mr. Francis is the creator, composer, musical director and executive producer of the runaway smash hit musical BARK! - the 3rd longest running production in Los Angeles theatrical history. The wildly successful show has been mounted in theatres from Florida to Alaska and internationally in Brazil and Scotland. BARK! has been selected critics’ choice by the Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune.
David Troy Francis was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and is best known for his steadfast championing and performance of contemporary American music. Now living in Roswell, Georgia, he is an esteemed concert pianist and recording artist as well as a respected composer, arranger and accompanist.
