A Night At the Opera in Anderson

This exclusive event will feature these amazing performers!

JULIE LOWRY

Soprano Julie Lowry is a versatile artist and teacher. She has been heard as a featured soloist in such works as: Grand Mass by Amy Beach, Messiah by G.F. Handel, Easter Oratorio by J. S. Bach, Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross by Franz Joseph Haydn, Choral Fantasy by Ludwig van Beethoven, and other major works by Mendelssohn, Liszt, Faure, Mozart, and Rossini. Past engagements have been with St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Russia; Chiesa de Santa Maria, Venice, Italy; Verona International Choral Festival; The National Cathedral, Washington, DC; St. Paul's Chapel and The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC. Ms. Lowry holds degrees in Vocal Performance fro the former Shorter College and the University of Alabama. She has held academic positions at Shorter College and the University of West Georgia where she taught applie voice as well as diction, vocal pedagogy, vocal literature, and History of American Musical Theater. During her time at the University of West Georgia, she was featured as the title role in Puccini's Madame Butterfly. Currently Ms. Lowry is the Choral Director and International Baccalaureate Music Instructor for Carrolton City Schools and is the Director of the Trojan Trebles Women's Ensemble. Also an active church musician, Ms. Lowry can be heard as soloist throughout the southeast. She lives in Carrolton, Georgia and has two beautiful daughters. Ms. Lowry is trilled to be reuniting with college friends this evening to help raise money for such an important cause.

LOGAN WEBBER

Tenor Logan Webber continues to make his mark in the American operatic landscape. His singing was described as, "rich - powerful, yet tender and endearing" (American Record Guide) when performing Jonathan Dale in Piedmont Opera's Silent Night. Webber was deemed "a strong comedic actor" as Danny Buchanan in Kurt Weill's Street Scene (Virginia Opera). In Piedmont Opera;'s production of Slow Dusk "Webber's singing recalled that of Anthony Rolfe Johnson... project(ing) a warm, lyrical timbre with reserves of strength" - Joseph Newsome.

Webber is a native of Colorado Springs, Colorado. After completing an undergraduate degree at UNCSA and a Master's degree at the UMD Opera Studio, he performed with the Charlottesville Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Opera Orlando, Hawaii Opera Theatre and Virginia Opera.

Notable main stage debuts include: Hawaii Opera Theatre as Dickon in The Secret Garden, Pacific Opera Project as Ercole in Ercole su'l Termondonte, Princeton Festival as Reverend Adams in Peter Grimes, Opera Theater of the Rockies for Rinuccio in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, and Rememdado in Carmen for Richmond Symphony. Logan also performs in the ensemble and portrays the Father in The Indianapolis Symphony's Yuletide.

TIMOTHY KELLEY

Called an up and coming "Verdian Bass" with rich low tones combined with a top register filled with timbre and color, Timothy is originally from Walhalla but resides in Anderson County.

When not performing with his home church choir, St. John's United Methodist Chancel Choir, or Foothills Community Chorale, Tim can be found on a stage somewhere near or far. His credits include Javert in Les Miserables, The Engineer in Miss Saigon, Sarastro in The Magic Flute by Mozart, and many other vocally demanding roles at The Atlanta Opera, Blue Lake Opera Company. He premiered on the opera stage at Opera Southwest's production of Gounod's Romeo and Juliet as Count Capulet.

Timothy is a frequent soloist for Handel's Messiah and can be found singing the Bass solos for Mendelssohn's Elijah in March 2024 in Roanoke, Virginia. Timothy is currently studying with Jacob Wright but has formerly studied with John Rasaur, Russian baritone Vladimir Chernov, Dr. Amber James, and MaryBeth Garrett.

Timothy counts singing for this event raising money for the Cancer Association of Anderson as a huge blessing. Being reunited with Julie Royal Lowry and Indra Thoma, is a huge blessing. Adding Logan Webber to our cast has been a true honor for us.

INDRA THOMAS

Known for her lush and warm voice, Ms. Thomas has performed at many of the world class opera houses and venue, such as the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna State Opera; she has performed at prominent venues here in the US, France, Germany, Spain, and England, including the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. Among numerous top orchestras with which she has appeared are the New York Philharmonic, the London Symphony and Leipzig's Gewandhous Orchestra - as well as leading orchestras in Paris, Spain, Brazil, the Netherlands, Japan, Finland, South Korea, Malaysia, and Abu Dhabi. Ms. Thomas has graced several famous music festivals such as the Bregenz Festspiele in Bregenz, Austria, Choregies, d'Orange in France and the Proms Summer Festival in London.

Her movie credits are "The Upside" and the Academy Award-winning film "Driving Miss Daisy". Whe was Emmy nominated for her performance of the "Porgy and Bess Suite" on the New Year's Eve Broad cast Live from Lincoln Center, Grammy Nominated for her recording of Michael Tippett's "A Child Of Our Time" with the London Symphony Orchestra and multiple Off-Broadway nominated opera Intimate Apparel.

Ms. Thomas is from Atlanta, Georgia. She has a BM from Shorter College and an Artistic Diploma from the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, She serves as Artist in Residence in Voice at Berry College in Rome, GA.