2016-05-20

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The Hagerstown Seventh Day Adventist invites the public to the a concert to be given by soloist Karla Riveria. The live performance will take place this Saturday, May 21, at 7:00 pm. The church is located at 11507 Robinwood Drive in Hagerstown, MD. The concert is free and open to the public.

About Karla Riveria

Ms. Karla Riveria recently performed with the Voices of Inspiration, directed by Nolan Williams, in a concert at the Verizon Center featuring Andrea Bocelli.  They have also had the privilege of performing for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure with recording artist, Matt Goss on several occasions, as well as performing at the Supreme Courthouse and many performances at the Kennedy Center. She has also performed solo concerts all over the east coast, as well as a performance honoring our veterans at the Visitor’s Center of the Washington, D.C. Temple of the Mormon Tabernacle.

Last March, Karla joined the Voices of Inspiration, under the direction of Nolan Williams, Jr. to perform for the 28th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy at the Kennedy Center.  This year’s lecturer was Norman Lear, who was introduced by Grammy Award Winner, Common.

At the beginning of 2015, Karla joined the Living Legends Singers, a professional choir born out of one that performs annually for the Living Legends Awards held by the Human Symphony Foundation.  November 2014 was there first performance as a professional choir and they look forward to many more performances.  That same month she had the wonderful privilege to perform at the Anderson House in Washington, D.C. for the Children’s Gala held by the Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation.  Last year also saw Karla performing concerts in West Virginia, Cape Cod, and New Jersey.  As well as giving 2 performances for the Columbia Union, a request by Ted Wilson to sing for Annual Council at the General Conference, an annual Christmas Concert at Hagerstown SDA Church, a concert for the Cambridge SDA Church in Cambridge, MD, and many other local church concerts.

In December 2013 Karla sang in honor of our veterans in a special service held at the Visitor’s Center of the Washington, D.C. Temple of the Mormon Tabernacle.  That September, Karla performed the role of 1st Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with the Hub Opera Ensemble and will perform the role of Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni next May with them.  She had the amazing opportunity to open for the contemporary Christian group, Selah, in July .  She also performed the National Anthem for the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Assoc. DC Chapter luncheon in Arlington, VA in April.  And had the wonderful opportunity to perform the Anthem again, this time for the Wounded Warrior Memorial Day Tribute held at the Great Meadows Event Center in The Plains, VA in May.

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