The Music in the Real World Colloquium presents guest artist Arreon Harley-Emerson, Wednesday, November 20, 8:00 p.m., in Turner Recital Hall. This is a pay as you wish event ($0-$30), with tickets required for admission. 

This program will include a lecture presentation on the topic of social justice through song, exploring the ability of choral music to effect change and empower individuals on the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the larger context of social justice.   

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Arreon A. Harley-Emerson began singing with Doreen Falby and the Peabody Conservatory Children’s Chorus at the age of seven. Later, he went on to sing with the Columbia Pro Cantare, under the directorship of Frances Dawson. Harley-Emerson began building his technique through private voice and piano lessons in Mrs. Dawson’s studio in Columbia, Maryland. He would later return to the Peabody Children’s Chorus during his college years, serving diligently as a conducting intern for three years. Harley-Emerson has had the opportunity to sing with the Columbia Festival Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and the Baltimore Opera Company. 

Harley-Emerson holds degrees from Goucher College in Baltimore and the University of Delaware School of Music. He is a doctoral candidate at the Boyer School of Music and Dance at Temple University in Philadelphia. 

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Venue: Turner Recital Hall, Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore Ave., Nashville 
Parking: Free parking is available in the Vanderbilt West Garage on Childrens Way, directly across from the Blair School of Music. 
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About the Music in the Real World Colloquium
Hosted by the Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, Music in the Real World will investigate the complex, powerful, and infinitely various roles which music plays in the lives of both individuals and communities, here in Nashville and everywhere on the planet. Diverse perspectives will be sought from Vanderbilt faculty, students, and staff, as well as from distinguished guest artists, scholars, pedagogues, and laypersons from many walks of life, brought together to campus and to various venues around town. 

For a full list of Colloquium events, click here .