AALAO Ben Kerr Father’s Day Recital
AFRICAN AMERICANS FOR LA OPERA
ANNUAL BEN KERR FATHERS DAY RECITAL
WITH ALANNAH GARNIER, SOPRANO
AND CHARLIE KIM, PIANIST
AT THE EBELL
JUNE 21 2026, 12 NOON
SOUL FOOD RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
ADVANCE TICKETS: $25, AT THE DOOR: $35
Alannah Garnier, soprano, began formal music training at age five playing the violin and eventually started voice lessons at sixteen. She received a Masters of Music from the University of Missouri, Kansas Cityand a Bachelors of Music from the California State University, Long Beach. She also attended the Aspen Music Festival and School in 2013.
While in Kansas City, Ms. Garnier made her soloist debut at the Kauffman Center performing Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem. Alannah’s solo and oratorio experience is extensive having performed many major works including Mozart’s Requiem, Finzi’s In Terra Pax, Elijah by Mendelssohn, Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, Handel’s Messiah and many others. She made her Walt Disney Concert Hall Debut in 2018 as the soprano soloist in the world premier of “dreams of the new world” by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Ellen Reid commissioned by the LA Master Chorale.
As a member of the LA Opera Chorus and former member of the LA Master Chorale, Alannah has gone on to perform regularly at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the Hollywood Bowl. Ms. Garnier has also performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as a chorister in the 2019/2020 Grammy-Award winning production of Porgy and Bess. She has performed on the LA Philharmonic’s Grammy Award Winning recording, Ives: Complete Symphonies. Alannah lent her voice to film soundtracks including John William’s film score for Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi, and Ramin Djwadi’s film score for A Wrinkle in Time as well as several recordings of contemporary works.
Her Los Angeles Opera engagements this season include productions of Phillip Glass’ Akhenaten and Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte.
Accompanist Charlie Kim is a tour-de-force musician performing as a SAG-AFTRA session singer, pianist, and conductor based inthe Los Angeles area. He is praised for expressive vocal versatility, captivating stage presence, and sensitive collaboration from the podium and the piano. His multidisciplinary perspective brings unique dimensions to any artistic endeavor. Full bio here.