{"id":5667,"date":"2018-01-31T23:07:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T23:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somainfo.org\/?page_id=5667"},"modified":"2018-08-15T20:50:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T20:50:14","slug":"darlene-james","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/?page_id=5667","title":{"rendered":"Maestra Darlene James Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/prvDJames-Headshots-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5452\" title=\"prvDJames Headshots 008\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/prvDJames-Headshots-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/prvDJames-Headshots-008.jpg 301w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/prvDJames-Headshots-008-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Darlene James Clark is a mezzo soprano and an accomplished teacher.\u00a0 Her students are performing in venues countrywide, and many are in advanced vocal programs in universities.\u00a0 Ms. Clark has performed with Opera Omaha, Houston Grand Opera, Opera in the Heights, Theatre Under the Stars, The Brenham Choral Society, IIVA in Brescia, Italy, and has sung oratorios in many churches in the greater Houston area. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"> She was awarded the Helen Andress Award in competition at Shreveport Opera, was a scholarship recipient to IIVA in Italy.\u00a0 She has sung under the baton of many famous conductors, including Patrick Summers, Daniel Oren, Christoph Eschenbach, Lawrence Foster and others, and she performed in world premieres of such operas as Willie Stark by Carlisle Floyd, A Quiet Place by Leonard Bernstein, Ahknaten and Juniper Tree by Philip Glass, and other Floyd works including The Passion of Johnathan Wade and Cold Sassy Tree.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"> Her performing career has spanned 35 years, and she has been teaching private vocal instruction for over 20 years.\u00a0 She attended Houston Baptist University.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a title=\"Isabelle Ganz\" href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/?page_id=5669\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Darlene2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5984\" title=\"Darlene2\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Darlene2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Darlene2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Darlene2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Darlene2-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/th-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5883\" title=\"th-2\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/th-2-300x115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/th-2-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/th-2.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a title=\"Isabelle Ganz\" href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/?page_id=5669\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Isabelle Ganz<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a title=\"Michael Jones\" href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/?page_id=5671\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Michael Jones<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darlene James Clark is a mezzo soprano and an accomplished teacher.\u00a0 Her students are performing in venues countrywide, and many are in advanced vocal programs in universities.\u00a0 Ms. Clark has performed with Opera Omaha, Houston Grand Opera, Opera in the Heights, Theatre Under the Stars, The Brenham Choral Society, IIVA in Brescia, Italy, and has 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