As part of the Grand Opening weekend, Delores Ziegler and John Wesley Wright will perform a joint recital in the Clayton Center’s recital hall.  With a repertoire that extends from bel canto to verismo, Ms. Ziegler has appeared in the world’s greatest opera houses. The American mezzo-soprano Delores Ziegler from Georgia received her undergraduate degree in Music from Maryville College and her Masters from the University of Tennessee.  Tenor John Wesley Wright is known for his artistic and soulful interpretations of music from baroque to Broadway. Holding degrees from Maryville College (’87) and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (’90), his diversity as an artist has afforded him, among other things, a nationally televised concert for the Belgian Royal Family, and tours as a soloist and in professional ensembles throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. 
Ms. Ziegler and Mr. Wright will be accompanied by pianist Timothy McReynolds.  He is a full-time Vocal Coach on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Music, and the former Music Director of Towson University’s Music for the Stage.