KENNY OVERTON Kenneth Overton is lauded for blending his opulent baritone with magnetic, varied portrayals that seemingly “emanate from deep within body and soul.” Kenneth Overton’s symphonious baritone voice has sent him around the globe, making him one of the most sought-after opera singers of his generation. Kenneth is a 2020 GRAMMY AWARD WINNER for Best Choral Performance in the title role of Richard Danielpour’s The Passion of Yeshua with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by JoAnn Falletta. ​ This season, Overton will lead two productions for the Welsh National Opera’s new season. The new work Migrations , and in the world premiere of The Shoemaker . Overton will reprise his most celebrated role in Porgy and Bess as Porgy, co-produced by Opera Carolina and North Carolina Opera. Concert engagements will include Handel’s Messiah at the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel, a concert staging of Porgy and Bess with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg, a solo recital for the African American Music Festival at Pennsylvania State University, a solo recital with the Howland Chamber Music Circle, Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen for the Spartanburg Philharmonic, and a return to The Kennedy Center with The Washington Chorus as the soloist for Duruflé's Requiem and Undine Smith Moore’s Scenes from the Life of a Martyr .​ ​ Mr. Overton is quickly becoming a champion of new works, returning to San Francisco Opera in “the most eagerly anticipated new opera of the season”; the World Premiere of John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West . He also created the role of Ralph Abernathy in the World Premiere of the Rhythm & Blues opera I Dream by Douglas Tappin for Opera Grand Rapids, Toledo Opera, and Opera Carolina and performed the role of Stephen Kumalo in Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars for Union Avenue Opera. ​ Previous engagements also include Amonasro in Aida with Boheme Opera, a return to The New York City Opera performing the role of Jake Wallace in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West , and Sharpless in Madama Butterfly for Opera Idaho. Additionally, Kenneth thrived in his Hungarian debut as the title role in Porgy and Bess in the Margaret Island Open Air Theatre’s production where he was heralded as one of “America’s most renowned Opera singers.” ​ Alongside the New England Symphonic Ensemble, Kenneth took Carnegie Hall by storm in his soloist performances of Faure’s Requiem and the New York Premier of Michael John Trotta’s Seven Last Words of Christ with Mid America Productions. In addition, he returned to David Geffen Hall with the National Chorale in Mozart’s Requiem , and Vesperae Solennes de Confessore . He also starred in the significant World Premiere of Upon This Handful of Earth by Norwegian Composer Gisle Kverndokk, commissioned by the New York Opera Society. ​ Kenneth’s ever blossoming career has allowed him to perform with some of the most prestigious Opera Companies and Orchestral Organizations in the world, highlights include his 2017 New York Philharmonic debut, and his San Francisco Opera debut as Lawyer Frazier in Porgy and Bess and a return to the company as Sid in La Fanciulla del West . As a leading baritone, Kenneth has performed with Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Opera Memphis, Sacramento Opera, Nashville Opera, Connecticut Opera, Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, Houston Ebony Opera Guild, Toledo Opera, Opera Delaware, Shreveport Opera, Opera Tampa, and Opera Carolina. Kenneth has been seen as Germont in La Traviata , Michele in Il Tabarro , Papageno in Die Zauberflöte , Sharpless in Madama Butterfly , Leporello in Don Giovanni , Marcello and Schaunard in La bohème , Ping in Turandot , Angelotti in Tosca , as well as Bello and Sid in La Fanciulla del West . ​ Kenneth’s interpretation of the title role in Porgy and Bess has been proclaimed as “breathtaking.” He has performed the role over 100 times at international houses such as the Deutsche Oper Berlin in the critically acclaimed production from South Africa’s Cape Town Opera, Palacio Bellas Artes in Mexico City, L’Opera Montreal, and he triumphed in Tony Award Winning Director John Doyle’s new staging for The Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen and debuted the role at various houses on tour throughout the British Isles. Kenneth has also portrayed Porgy in concert with the Traverse City Symphony, the Springfield Symphony, the National Chorale at David Geffen Hall – Lincoln Center, the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, the Paducah Symphony, the Richmond Symphony, the Sopot Festival in Poland, and the Klangvokal Festival in Dortmund. Kenneth has also sung Porgy on stage in the USA at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Opera Memphis, Opera Carolina, and the Lexington Opera Society. ​ Kenneth is widely recognized for his concert work, having performed as soloist with Phoenix Symphony, Norwalk Symphony, National Chorale, Harlem Chamber Players, Duluth Superior Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Yonkers Philharmonic, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Oratorio Society of New Jersey, Lexington Philharmonic, Bach Choir of Pittsburgh, Mineola Choral Society, Summit Chorale Festival, New York City Opera’s Schomberg Series, Sarasota Symphony, and San Antonio Symphony. His concert and oratorio repertoire includes Faure’s Requiem , Duruflé's Requiem , Handel’s Messiah , Verdi’s Requiem , Mozart’s Requiem , Coronation Mass and Vesperae Solennes de Confessore , Christmas Oratorio (Saint-Saëns), Mendelssohn’s Elijah , Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem , Vaughn Williams’ A Sea Symphony , Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony , Schubert’s Mass in A-flat , Dvorak’s Te Deum , Bruckner’s Te Deum , Haydn’s Creation and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs . Kenneth is also regularly featured with the American Spiritual Ensemble as a soloist for annual performances in the USA and abroad. ​ Kenneth’s versatile acting and singing abilities have allowed him to continue his passion for musical theater and new works. He made his Operatic Broadway debut in Baz Luhrmann’s La Boheme . He triumphantly portrayed Joe in Showboat and Judge Turpin in Sweeny Todd for the Pensacola Opera, and excelled in the diverse contemporary works, Corps of Discovery by Michael Ching and The Widow’s Lantern by David Ott. ​ Pride and tradition portray the motif of Kenneth’s debut solo album Been In De Storm So Long: Songs My Fathers Taught Me , his homage to the spiritual tradition that has been formative in his artistic life. Pianist Kevin Miller and Kenneth’s collaboration embody the historic Spirituals from our past and contemporary art songs by African American Composers, giving them a new life of their own. He hails from Philadelphia. RELEASES A BRIGHT TOMORROW CR2202 December 2, 2022 Kenny Overton

As long as we have shared the human experience, we have shared it through music. ​ Driven by a deep-rooted desire to communicate, Kristee is a true believer that a good song is a good song, regardless of its genre of origin. ​ Drawing from Art Aong, Musical Theater and American popular music - recurring themes of love, loss and hope - there are ECHOS. They serve as reminders that while the musical styles might have changed, our human experience remains constant. In this album you'll hear genre adventurous programming spanning 120 years and 4 languages, and ECHOS from the past to the present. ECHOS KRISTEE HANEY CD Release date: 02/12/2021 Executive Producer: Gillian Riesen Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering: Travis Garrison Photography: Katie Marie Photography Artwork: Emitha LLC Recorded 2021 at the University of Central Missouri ​ ​ TRACK LISTING 1. Le temps des lilas (4:23) Ernest Chauson 2. Aprile (3:40) Paolo Tosti 3. Mond, so gehst (Abschiedslieder) (4:20) from Vier Lieder des Abschieds op. 14, no. 3 Eric Wolfgang Korngold 4. Verzagen, op. 71, no. 4 (2:49) Johnnes Brahms 5. Morgen! op. 27, no. 4 (3:53) Richard Strauss 6. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most (6:15) Tommy Wolf 7. It Might As Well Be Spring / Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here (6:22) from State Fair / On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Richard Roger, Burton Lane ​ 8. Stars & the Moon (4:49) from Song For A New World Jason Robert Brown ​ 9. Lost in the Waves (4:18) Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond ​ 10. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (4:23) from The Wizard of Oz by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg

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Winter Laura Auer Daniel Emmet Christmas (EP) Daniel Emmet Momenti (EP) Momenti Daniel Emmet (CD) Daniel Emmet A Bright Tomorrow (CD) Kenneth Overton A Very Merry Cowgirl Christmas (EP) Opera Cowgirls Autumn (CD) Laura Auer Summer (CD) Laura Auer Echos (CD) Kristee Haney Evermore (CD) Joanna Mongiardo Favorite Son (EP) Marcus Hummons John Riesen Emma Grimsley Treacherous Fate: Baroque Arias (CD) Rocky Duval Non Fate Guerra (single) Glen Seven Allen The Nothing Lamp (CD) Jessica Fishenfled Female Lieder (CD) Joanie Brittingham Live With Somebody You Love Jay Dref John Riesen Take Me As I Am (single) John Riesen Katrina Thurman Agony (single) John Riesen Jonathan Estabrooks Lily's Eyes (single) John Riesen Jonathan Estabrooks Maria (single) John Riesen Believe (single) John Riesen His Noel Was First (single) John Riesen Randy Cox Music A Whole New World (single) John Riesen Lauren Jelencovich I'm There (single) John Riesen Elyse Kakacek All I Want (EP) Lucas Meachem CATALOGUE FULL ALBUMS EPS SINGLES ALL RELEASES

DANIEL EMMET DANIEL EMMET CR2204 Release date: 12/16/2022 Produced by Daniel Emmet, Jerry Williams and Kathleen Shipley Mastering: Maor Applebaum Photography by Jenna Leigh (Killer Imaging) and Amy Handegard BUY ALBUM TRACK LISTING 1. Unchained Melody (3:07) 2. Che Vuole Questa Musica Stasera (3:48) 3. High Up (3:08) 4. More Than I Wished For (2:57) 5. Where Do I Begin (3:34) 6. Safe In My Arms (2:51) 7. Amante (3:22) ​ 8. True Reflection (3:41 ) ​ 9. Passerà (3:28) ​ 10. Awake (3:49) ​ 11. You're The Inspiration (2:08) ​ ​

LAURA AUER JAY DREF ROCKY DUVAL DANIEL EMMET JONATHAN ESTABROOKS JESSICA FISHENFELD EMMA GRIMSLEY KRISTEE HANEY LAUREN JELENCOVICH ELYSE ANNE KAKACEK LUCAS MEACHEM MOMENTI JOANNA MONGIARDO KENNETH OVERTON JOHN RIESEN GLEN SEVEN ALLEN KATRINA THURMAN BRITTNEY LEIGN MORTON ARTISTS

Although most people know me as a classical music artist, I have always had a passion for the genre of musical theatre. After becoming transfixed by watching movie musicals and hearing the voices of Paul Robeson, Melba Moore, Judy Garland, Barbara Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr., Robert Preston, and Julie Andrews, I knew I wanted to sing and perform. My first experiences on stage were in musicals back home in Philadelphia in community theatre and high school. I have such fond memories of playing Joseph in the Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat the Prince in Roger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella and Jesus Christ in Godspell. It was only after these experiences that my gifts led me to opera. It has been a passion for some time to return to my "stage roots" and record an album of some of my favorite Broadway Standards and lesser known songs. These selections, mostly from the Black Musical Theatre Experience, were given a fresh new take by some of the best arrangers in the industry, and I have been so excited to rediscover this part of my vocal artistry with them. I hope you enjoy A BRIGHT TOMORROW! -Kenny A BRIGHT TOMORROW KENNY OVERTON CR2202 Release date: 12/02/2022 Executive Producer: Gillian Riesen Producer, Mixing Engineer: Jonathan Estabrooks Mastering: Brian Lowe, João Carvalho Mastering Album Artwork: Emitha LLC Photography: Kia Caldwell Recorded February 15 - August 26th, 2022 at Big Orange Sheep (NY), Peter Karl Studio (NY) and David Henderson Recording (KY) ​ BUY ALBUM TRACK LISTING 1. Home from The Wiz (3:53) written by Charlie Smalls & Timothy Graphenreed arr. Bryan Carter ​ 2. Without a Song from Great Day (3:05) written by Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose & Edward Eliscu arr. Joe Block 3. Night Song from Golden Boy (3:56) written by Clifford Odets & William Gibson arr. Joe Block 4. Look to the Rainbow from Finian’s Rainbow (4:29) written by Burton Lane & Yip Harburg arr. Joe Block 5. The Ladies Who Sing With the Band from Ain’t Misbehavin’ , featuring Phillip Boykin (3:06) written by Fatts Waller & Harry Brooks arr. David Rourke 6. Lost in the Stars from Lost in the Stars (3:17) written by Kurt Weill arr. Tedrin Blair Lindsay ​ 7. Rain from Once On This Island (2:38) written by Stephen Flaherty arr. Aaron Matson 8. Love Will Find a Way from Lion King II , featuring Aisha Jackson (4:16) written by Jack Feldman & Tom Snow arr. Bryan Carter 9. Free At Last from Big River (3:25) written by Roger Miller arr. Joe Block 10. Come Sunday BONUS TRACK (4:14) written by Duke Ellington arr. James Davis Jr.

LAURA AUER At first, her audience knew her as Laura Promiscuo - the charismatic singer songwriter from Philadelphia with a hereditary soprano voice from her Italian grandparents. Although opera seemed to be the obvious career path, a lifelong calling to do something unique and original led her down a wild evolutionary journey. Now with successes in multiple genres, the award winning singer, songwriter, playwright and voice actress is letting her voice pave its own way through the music industry. Although she grew up learning classical music on the viola and played in orchestras and chamber ensembles for over ten years, Laura Auer (OU-ər) did not begin singing until the age of 17. She began taking voice lessons shortly after performing the National Anthem for her field hockey team, and her voice instructor quickly took notice of her raw talent. She began recording Auer on cassette tape for competitions and booking showcase opportunities. Less than six months later Auer was accepted to train at the conservatory level, studying Vocal Performance at Pennsylvania State University under Richard Kennedy, Jennifer Trost, Ted Christopher, Arlene Shrut with The Juilliard School, and PA Lyric Opera Founder, Maestro Antonio Conte Pugliese. Early roles included “Emmie” in Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring, “Adele” in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, and “Warbler” in the world premiere of Trinkley and Charnesky’s Chicken Little. A few of Auer's winning competition placements included NATS, PA's Young Artists Program, Areté Vocal, and Schmidt. Auer also performed roles in collegiate musical theater productions including "Cosette" in Les Miserables, "Mrs. Irons" in The Alchemist for The New Musicals Festival, "Christine Daae" in The Phantom of the Opera, and "Maureen" in Rent, as well as several cover bands and two of the university’s premiere a cappella groups as a soloist and arranger. The groups performed for NBC’s "The Sing-Off" in New York City and won the Varsity Vocals' International Championship of Collegiate a Cappella, made famous by the "Pitch Perfect" film, with Auer as lead vocalist on Across the Universe's gospel arrangement of "Let It Be." During this time she also picked up small recording gigs as a session singer including a televised ABBA tribute performance and three original off-Broadway soundtracks. To this date, Auer's voice is featured on over 50 commercial records and over 1000 voiceovers. ​ Adjacent to her classical musical studies, Auer regularly taught yoga lessons and lead large group musical meditation sessions called "Kirtan concerts,” with supporting musicians on guitar, harmonium and hand drums. She became a certified yoga instructor before she was old enough to drive a car, and her spiritual philosophical study influenced much of her early musical exploration. Auer credits Sting, Ofra Haza, Krishna Das, and Madonna as influential artists. After parting ways with her first original band Soul Kitchen Collective, Auer went on to establish herself as a powerful songwriter on her first self-released solo album, Chasing Down the Dream in 2014, under her previous name Laura Promiscuo. She opened for Melody Gardot at The World Café Live and became a seasoned performer during her first headlining tour across the United States with a kickoff show at Bethlehem’s Musikfest. She then won The Philadelphia Songwriters Contest in 2016 and was discovered by three-time Grammy winning producer Tim Sonnefeld, who began developing her original songs with heavier orchestral production to support her wide range of vocal melodies in a style he calls “popra.” Auer relocated to Los Angeles where she performed with Sonnefeld at hotspot music venues like Pour Vous, The Viper Room, Hotel Café, and The Peppermint Club. In 2018, Disney took interest in one of Auer's songs for their 2020 Mulan remake, which inspired her to write more music specifically for her soprano voice type in this "Disney-esque" style. Auer sought out a composer for her lyrics and met artist/producer Jaron Samuel. The songwriting duo (now credited as Jaron & Auer) hit it off and wrote several songs a week until they had an entirely new original musical with a full soundtrack and franchise of characters. Auer then wrote the screenplay for animation and also voices the principal character, giving way to the start of an exciting multi-hyphenate career in music and entertainment. Auer's name change came with the meeting of her now husband, Kevin Auer and the pair reside in Los Angeles. She frequents the famous Victor Cafe opera house as a guest performer when visiting her hometown of Philadelphia and currently keeps her voice maintained with Capucine Chiaudani, bel canto instructor with The Mediterranean Opera Studio in Italy. This fall, Auer is set to perform with the renowned Evergreen Symphony Orchestra for their "Disney Fantasy Live" concerts series in Taiwan, while promoting the continual release of her "Seasons" album series. In the future, Auer aspires to perform all over the world, and lend her voice to more musical animation, Broadway and film projects. RELEASES SUMMER CR 2201 Laura Auer September 8, 2022 AUTUMN CR2203 Laura Auer November 18, 2022 WINTER CR2301 Laura Auer December 18, 2023

Winter Laura Auer Daniel Emmet (CD) Daniel Emmet A Bright Tomorrow (CD) Kenneth Overton Autumn (CD) Laura Auer Summer (CD) Laura Auer Echos (CD) Kristee Haney Evermore (CD) Joanna Mongiardo Treacherous Fate: Baroque Arias (CD) Rocky Duval The Nothing Lamp (CD) Jessica Fishenfled Female Lieder (CD) Joanie Brittingham CATALOGUE FULL ALBUMS EPS SINGLES ALL RELEASES

After one year of sitting silently through the pandemic, like most creators, I could no longer see my future clearly and I struggled to find inspiration. As a musician, inspiration is everything. I sat most days on the 2x4 ft. balcony of my East Hollywood apartment, looking out to the trees and the birds, wondering how it was possible that time seemed to be passing so slowly and so quickly all at once. I remember the stillness in the streets and how eerie that was. I grew up in Pennsylvania, where we have all four beautiful seasons to indicate the passing of time and keep us perpetually inspired and entertained. Here in Los Angeles, every day is the same as the last, and I was always just too busy to realize how empty that can feel. For the first time as a creator, I didn’t know what to sing or what to write. I just knew that I needed some air, and to fill up on the endless supply of life force we call music. ​ So I dusted off my sheet music and began to explore classical vocal repertoire again for the first time since college, but this time something was different. I had a deeper appreciation for music than I ever did before, and I brought to my interpretation a long, winding journey of artistic discovery and years of performance experience in a multitude of genres. My voice soared openly and freely on the melodies of my past, but I no longer sounded like an opera singer. When I graduated, most of my classmates did become opera singers and Broadway performers, but I decided to join a rock band and I have been paving my own path ever since. I realized that I finally sounded like me. After brushing up on vocal literature, new and old, I collected all of my favorite songs that I enjoy singing, classical and otherwise, and recorded them one by one. I organized them by seasonal feeling, sound and/or lyrical concept, in appreciation of the deep and profound effect that the changing of the seasons has on every part of us, including the music we listen to and how it makes us feel throughout the year as time passes by. And so, it has become my artistic mission to create a soundtrack of inspirational vocal repertoire for one entire year of your beautiful life on earth. — Laura Auer SUMMER LAURA AUER CR2201 Release date: 09/23/2022 Production and Mixing: Tim Sonnefeld; Los Angeles CA Mastering: Leiki Ueda, Leiki Ueda Studios; Yamanashi, Japan Arrangements: Will Arundell, Broadway Studio Orchestra; London UK ​ TRACK LISTING 1. Lakmé: “Où va la jeune Indoue” (Bell Song) (3:12) Laura Auer, Léo Delibes 2. Rusalka: “Song to the Moon” (4:41) Laura Auer, Antonín Dvořák 3. Stranger in Paradise (3:49) Laura Auer, John Riesen, Alexander Borodin, George Forrest, and Robert Wright 4. Nature Boy (3:15) Laura Auer, Eden Ahbez 5. Banalités, No. 2: Hôtel (1:55) Laura Auer, Daniel DiPaolo, Francis Poulenc 6. Semele: “O sleep, why dost thou leave me?” (2:12) Laura Auer, Rupert Boyd, Laura Metcalf, George Frideric Handel 7. Die tote Stadt: “Glück, das mir verblieb” (Marietta’s Lied) (3:19) Laura Auerr, Erich Wolfgang Korngold

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