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Sunday, May 13, 2012 (Mother’s Day) 4:00pm
Ritz Chamber Players Solo Recital Series
“Spiritual Recital” with Paul Hamilton, piano
Jacksonville, FL

Sunday, May 6, 2012
Music in the Loft Benefit

20th Anniversary Concert
Chicago, IL

Friday, April, 27, 2012 7:30pm
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center
“Songs of the World” by Donald Fraser (World Premiere)
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center
Rockford, IL

Saturday, March, 24, 2012 7:30 pm
Corning Civic Music
Robert Sims and the Georgia Guitar Quartet
“Bach to Bob Dylan”
Corning Glass Museum
Corning, NY

Sunday, February 19, 2012 2:00pm
Spirituals of Jacqueline Hairston
Carnegie Hall (Isaac Stern Auditorium)
New York, NY

Sunday, February 12, 2012 3:30pm
West Suburban Symphony
Showboat and Porgy and Bess Highlights
Elmhurst, IL

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:30pm
The Ritz Chamber Players
“In Remeberance of Dr. King”
Jacoby Symphony Hall
Jacksonville, FL

Sunday, December 18, 2011 4:00pm
Monumental Baptist Church
Handel’s Messiah
Chicago, IL

Saturday, December 10, 2011
Preston Bradley, Chicago Cultural Center
Chistmas Concert
Chicago, IL

Saturday, December 3, 2011 3:00pm
"Spirituals of Roland Hayes"
Four Seasons Concerts Donor's Concert
Berkeley, California

Tuesday, November 1 & 7, 2011 7:00
Northern Illinois University
Folk Songs and Spirituals by George Crumb
DeKalb, IL

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 8:00
Northern Illinois University
“Dona Nobis Pacem” Vaughn-Williams
DeKalb, IL

Sunday, September 25, 2011 3:00pm
Afro Solo Festival
Alice Walker’s “Why Peace is Always a Good Idea (World Premiere)
Music by Jacqueline Hairston
762 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA

Saturday, July 30, 2011 4:00pm
Solo Appearance
Grand Geneva Resort
Lake Geneva, WI

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 4:00pm
Roundtable Disscussion
NANM Convention
Doubletree Hotel
Philadelphia, PA

Sunday, July 24, 2011 3:00pm
Soul Food Soiree
Bronzeville/ King Drive
Chicago, IL

Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:00am
Juneteenth Concert
Beebe Memorial Cathedral
Oakland, CA

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 7:00pm
Solo Appearance
Ravel’s Don Quichotte
Monastero’s
Chicago, IL

Sunday, June 5, 2011 2:00pm
Solo Appearance
Ravel’s Don Quichotte
First Presbyterian Church
Libertyville, IL

Sunday, April 17, 2011 4:00pm
Recital “Spirituals Arranged by Roland Hayes”
Lake View Lutheran Church
Chicago, IL

March 22, 2011
Robert Sims and the Georgia Guitar Quartet
“Bach to Bob Dylan”
Concord University
Athens, WV

Thursday, February 10, 2011 7:00
Solo Appearance
Lake View Lutheran Church
Chicago, IL

Monday, January 24, 2011 7:30pm
American Traditions Competition Past Winners Concert
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
Savannah, GA

Sunday, January 16, 2011 9:30am
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra
Heritage Concert -Telecast
Concert of Spiritual
Mormon Temple Square
Salt Lake City, Utah

Saturday, January 15, 2011 1:00pm
Salt Lake City Community College
Madeline Cathedral
Freedom Song and Spiritual Recital Honoring M.L. King
Salt Lake City, Utah

Monday, December 20, 2010 8:00pm
Gibraltar Philharmonic
Christmas Spirituals Concert
Gibraltar, U.K.

Sunday, November 14, 2010 4:00pm
“Bach to Bob Dylan”
Robert Sims and the Georgia Guitar Quartet
Mostly Music Festival
Evanston, IL

Thursday, November 11, 2010 6:30pm
“Bach to Bob Dylan”
Robert Sims and the Georgia Guitar Quartet
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL

Friday, November 5, 2010 7:00pm
“Gershwin on Broadway” with Louise Toppin and Leon Bates
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

Friday, October 22, 2010 7:30pm
Art Institute of Chicago
Margaret Burroughs Lifetime Achievement Award
Chicago, IL

Friday, October 22, 2010 6:00pm
Pritzker Military Liberty Gala
Palmer House Hotel
Chicago, IL

Monday, July 26, 2010 1:00pm
National Association of Negro Musicians Annual Convention
Workshop “The Performance Practice of the Spiritual”
Colorado Springs, CO

Sunday, July 18, 2010 2:00pm
Tribute to Studs Turkel
Cultural Center of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 8-12 2:00pm, 8:00pm
Yachats Music Festival
Music by Schubert, Handel, Copland, Hairston, Leigh
Yachats, OR

Sunday, April 18, 2010 8:00pm
The Madeleine Festival
“Spirituals and American Classics”
Salt Lake City, UT

Saturday, March 6, 2010 2:00pm
Museum of African Diaspora
“Spiritual of the Underground Railroad”
San Francisco, CA

Saturday, February 21, 2010 5:00pm
South Shore Opera
Paul Robeson Theater, Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL

Friday, February 12, 2010
Duo Recital with Alison Buchanan
York College CUNY
Jamaica, NY

Saturday, January 30, 2010
Gershwin on Broadway with Leon Bates and Louise Toppins
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Sunday, December 20, 2009 10:00am
Third Baptist Church of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Saturday, November 7, 2009 7:00pm
“Opus Vitae” Homeless Shelter Benefit
Lake View Lutheran Church
Chicago, IL

Sunday, October 11, 2009
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts
Second Presbyterian Church
1936 South Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL

Saturday, September 19, 2009 6:00
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
Patriot Award Dinner
Swissotel
Chicago, IL

Friday, September 18, 2009 6:00
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
"Sentimental Journey"
Empire Room at the Palmer House Hilton
Chicago, IL

Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:00 am
National Association of Negro Musicians Convention
Masterclass "The Spiritual"
Double tree Hotel
Chicago, IL

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:00 am
National Association of Negro Musicians Convention
Music of Thomas A. Dorsey and Lena McLin
Double-tree Hotel
Chicago, IL

Saturday, July 18, 2009 2:30
Friends of Negro Spirituals
Oakland, California

Friday, May 15, 2009 8:00pm
American Master Works Series
"Show Boat"
Oakland East Bay Symphony, Michael Morgan, conductor
Oakland, California

Monday, April 27, 2009 8:00pm
Porgy and Bess
Chicago Sinfonietta
Highland Park, IL

Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:30pm
Jessye Norman invites Robert Sims to appear at Carnegie Hall In HONOR! a celebration of the African American cultural legacy.
Carnegie Hall / Zankel Hall
New York, New York
(212) 247-7800

Sunday, January 18, 2009, 7:30pm
Recital of Spirituals in Honor of Martin Luther King
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale Seventh Day Adventist Church
4829 College Drive East, Collegedale, TN 37315.

Sunday, December 21, 2008 3:00pm
Handel Messiah
Monumental Baptist Church
Chicago, IL

Saturday & Sunday, October 25 & 26, 2008
Ritz Chamber Players
Mountclair State University
Mountclair N.J.

Saturday, October, 11, 2008 8:00pm
Concert of Spirituals with JoAnne Pickens
Habana Jazz Paris, France

Saturday September, 27, 2008 8:00pm
Recital of American Music
York College/CUNY
Queens, New York

Sunday, September 7, 2008 1:00 pm
Recital: Shropshire Lad Songs by Lita Grier
Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, IL

Monday, August 18, 2008 8:00pm
Afro Solo Festival " The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington"
Yoshi's Jazz Auditorium
San Francisco, California

Tuesday, Wednesday July, 7-8, 2008
Robert Sims and the Georgia Guitar Quartet
John Wesley College
Falmouth, MA

Sunday, July 6, 2008 7:00
Robert Sims and the Georgia Guitar Quartet
Oak Bluffs Camp Grounds
Martha's Vineyard, MA

Monday, June, 30, 2008 1:00pm
Recital "The Spiritual"
Hertz Hall, U.C. Berkeley
Berkeley, California

May 4, 2008
Benefit Concert
Music in the Loft
Chicago, Illinois

Saturday, April 5, 2008 7:30
Recital with Alison Buchanan
Four Seasons Concerts
Holy Names University
Oakland, California
www.fourseasonsconcerts.com

Saturday, March 1, 2008 8:00pm
Duo Concert with ODETTA featuring American Folk Songs and Blues
Portsmouth Community Concerts
Portsmouth, Virginia
www.portsmouthcommunityconcerts.com

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:00pm
Recital of Spirituals, Azalia Hackley Series
Detroit Public Library
Detroit, Michigan

Friday, January 18, 2008 7:30
Brazel Dennard Spiritual Festival
Recital
Detroit, MI

Sunday, January 13, 2008 7:00
Robert Sims with the Georgia Guitar Quartet
APAP Convention Showcase
Hilton on Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY

Saturday, January 5, 2008 1:00
Recital
Nelspruit, South Africa

Friday, December 14, 2007 8:00
Duke Ellington's "Sacred Concert"
Chicago Jazz Ensemble
Harris Theater
Chicago, IL

Sunday, December 9, 2007 4:00pm
Handel's Messiah
Bethesda Baptist Church
Chicago, Illinois

Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:00am
Recital
Ephesus Church
New York, NY

Friday, November 16. 2007 7:00pm
Recital of Spirituals and American Songs
York College / CUNY
Queens, New York

Friday, November 2, 2007 8:30pm
Presidential Inaugural Concert, music of McLin, Sims, Copland, and Kern
Oberlin College Conservatory
Oberlin, Ohio

Tuesday, October, 30, 2007 7:00pm
Detroit Public Library Roland Hayes Exhibit
Lecture Recital, music of Roland Hayes
Detroit, Michigan

Friday, October 12, 2007 7:00
"Winds of Change"
Lake View Lutheran Church
Chicago, IL

Tuesday, August, 14, 2007 8:00pm
Dekalb Park Municipal Band, music of Youmans, Kern and Porter
Dekalb, Illinois

Saturday, August, 11, 2007 8:00pm
Benefit Recital "A Celebration in White" music of Kern and Gershwin
Chez Garrison
Oakland, California

Friday, August, 10, 2007 5:00pm
Lecture Recital, music of Hayes, carter, Hairston, and Kern
Pacific School of Religion, U.C. Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Monday, July, 30, 2007 2:00pm
Lecture Recital, music of Hayes, Sims, and Carter
Hertz Hall, U.C. Berkeley
Berkeley, California

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