From the age of about 14, Rodney Earle Clarke was encouraged by his teachers to focus on his voice with vocal training, through the Royal Academy of Music. Following 6 years there, learning about singing, languages, music, and a whole range of styles of music, Rodney landed on Opera, Classical and Classical Crossover pieces. An amazing vocalist, he will be showing his talents as part of a Gershwin Extravaganza, Crazy for Gershwin at Birmingham’s Syphony Hall on the 4th May 2018. Expect Broadway glamour and toe-tapping tunes in an all-Gershwin extravaganza, featuring special guest singers, a ballroom duo and two sensational tap dancers. “It’s such a joy being able to spend an evening performing a cross section of his love for music.” “The orchestras we are working with are amazing groups of people as well,” beamed the baritone. This isn’t Rodney’s first visit to Birmingham, having performed Rogers and Hammerstein pieces previously as well as another tour of these Gershwin pieces. “The Symphony Hall has probably the best acoustics of any hall in the UK dare I say, and is a clean, inviting, bright and vibrant space!” If you’re a lover of Gershwin, or indeed Rodney’s work, check him out at the Symphony Hall. “For anyone wanting to get into the music industry, I’ve got 3 words. “Ask, Believe, Receive. If you want it, ask for it, believe in yourself and work and be ready to receive it.”
