Crane School of Music Welcomes Guest Vocalist Raehann Bryce-Davis
SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music Hosts Mezzo-Soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis for Recital Alongside Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, Piano
Potsdam, NY (01/20/2026) — SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will welcome guest artist Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano, for a performance alongside her longtime collaborator, Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater.
Hailed as "one of the best mezzos of this generation," Raehann Bryce-Davis will visit Crane join her regular recital partner, Crane Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching and Opera Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, for a special performance. As a duo, they have performed across the U.S. and Europe to critical acclaim, including at the Kennedy Center and San Francisco Performances, among others.
Bryce-Davis and Cilliers will present a diverse program, opening with turn-of-the-century works by Amy Beach and Alban Berg, followed by contemporary works by Melissa Dunphy, Jake Landau, Maria Thompson Corley, Timothy Amukele and Andrew Marshall.
This concert is free, and the public is invited to attend.
The performance will also broadcast live on the Crane School of Music YouTube channel at the concert time. To view the program and see other upcoming streaming performances, visit www.potsdam.edu/cranelive.
About The Crane School of Music:
Founded in 1886, SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music has a long legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. The Crane School of Music is the State University of New York's only All-Steinway institution and was one of the first Yamaha Institutions of Excellence. For more information, please visit www.potsdam.edu/crane.
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Mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis (left) will perform in recital at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music alongside Jeanne-Minette Cilliers (right), on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater. The performance will also stream live at potsdam.edu/cranelive.
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