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Abby Burke

Actor - Singer - Songwriter

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"When Abby Burke sings, rooms fall silent. She is irrepressible with a multi-octave range overshadowed only by the depth of her tone and the drama in her physical delivery. A Cabaret Singer with a penchant for Blues, Gospel, Musical Theater and Classical performance, Abby doesn't typically receive and seek out the press afforded to other performing artists in Nashville. But, if her career path continues the trajectory it is on, the attention will most certainly come." - Drew Walen, Nashville City Paper.

ABBY BURKE, Vocalist/Educator - Having attended such heralded music institutions such as the New England and the Boston Conservatories, as well as the Hartt School at the University of Hartford CT and finally receiving a BA and Masters degree in Education- focusing on the psychology of music from Cambridge College, Cambridge MA, Abby has delved into countless musical genres. Via her graduate research she has been a faculty member at the Nashville Jazz Workshop, teaching Beginning, Intermediate and Advance Performance Techniques and a sought after clinician for master classes at several middle TN high schools and colleges. Abby is one of two vocalists who were awarded the "the 2005 Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship in Vocal Arts." In December of 2003 this "voice raised the rafters" at the Bellsouth Roy Acuff Theater as Sister Mary Hubert in the musical "Nuncrackers-the Christmas Nunsense" with Nashville's Celebrity Players. In May of 2004, to rave reviews, she was seen as the "Nell" character in the TN Repertory Theater production of Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin". During the 2004 Christmas season at the Alabama Theatre in Myrtle Beach, SC, she was a featured artist in their "One for the Holidays" production. Considered a ground breaking experience, Abby was the first African-American to perform in this show in its 15 year history. Her orchestral appearances as soloist include the Nashville Symphony on their "2006 NSO in the Park Concert Series." She also appeared as a guest artist, with this same orchestra, on their September 2006 "Tribute to Ray Charles Concert" at the Schemerhorn Symphony Center. She repeated this performance with the Tucson Arizona Symphony in March of 2008. Abby acted as "he spirit of Billie Holliday" on the November 2006 release (Naxos Label) of the Nashville Symphony's recording of the music of Leonard Bernstein's Ballet "Fancy Free." During the 2007 Holiday Season, Abby appeared with the Paducah Symphony Orchestra's 2007 Holiday Pops in Kentucky. The Nashville Chamber Orchestra invited Abby back for the 4th year in a row, on their November "2007 Celebration of Thanksgiving Concert."

Upcoming, Abby has been invited to be guest artist with the Charlotte NC Symphony on a all Gershwin Celebration slated for November 2008. As a recording artist, along with the release of her own album "Finally!" in 2005, she was a part of the 2006 Grammy Award winning children's album "Songs from the Neighborhood: the music of Mister Rogers" which was produced by 2 time Grammy winning Nashville producer Dennis Scott. Abby will release a new album of songs written by hersaelf in late 2008. In addtion to acting as soloist with some of America's great orchestras, including the Boston and Nashville Symphony Orchestras, Abby has performed with such jazz and pop greats as celebrated jazz pianist/vocalist Beegie Adair, trumpeter Donald Byrd and his Blackbirds, the dynamic Patti LaBelle, has performed for former Vice President Al Gore. As a 2005 Grant winner, Abby has performed for Governor Phil Bredeson and R & B Great Isaac Hayes at the 2005 Governors Awards in the Arts celebration. She has worked with such gospel greats as James Cleveland, Shirley Ceasar and many others. Abby briefly toured as a back ground vocalist with 70's great Engelbert Humperdinck. As a contemporary artist, Abby enjoys rocking the house as lead vocalist with her "Manly Band." Her debut CD "FINALLY!-The Album, Abby Burke featuring the Manly Band" is available at Davis-Kidd Nashville, a variety of digital sites including iTunes and at Cdbaby.com. 2007 finds ASCAP member Abby spreading her writing wings with such songs as the bluesy "Blue Rain" and "Sweet Honey from the Rock." Abby is a proud member of The Oasis Worship Centre in Nashville with Pastors Danny and Jillian Chambers.."With God, I keep the music aLIVE!"

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  Abby Burke

  75 Ocala Drive
  Antioch, TN 37013

  Phone: (615) 781-9870

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