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Friday April 11th, 2025, at 12 Noon
The Arms Library
Corner of Bridge and Main Streets
Shelburne Falls
Shelley Roberts soprano
Michael Nix guitar
Benjamin Britten: Folksong Arrangements
Stephen Foster: American Popular Songs
Fernando Obradors: Spanish Songs
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Shelley Roberts, soprano, enjoys performing within the New England region. She has sung with PanOpera, Berkshire Opera Festival, Pioneer Valley Symphony Summer Series, Valley Light Opera, Opera New Jersey and Westfield State University’s Chorale. She has performed the title role in Cendrillon, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Ilona in She Loves Me, and Dido in Dido and Aeneas with UCONN Opera. She was the soprano soloist in Bach’s Coffee Cantata for the Amherst Bach Festival, and in PanOpera’s Overtures and Arias concert.
Michael Nix performs on classical guitar, Banjar, banjo, and mandolin throughout the
US and Asia. He has recorded for the PBS series American Experience, independent documentaries, and numerous CD projects. His compositions, performed internationally, have been heard on Weekend Edition, and other NPR programs. Michael performed his New Classic Banjo compositions at the Smithsonian Museum of
American History in Washington, DC. His solo Banjar album Aperçu, was released on PARMA Recordings, Big Round Records.
The concert is free. Seating is limited, come early!
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