From staff reports
St. Helena island native Zabriel Rivers will make his solo debut at at 7 p.m., Friday, May 26 at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. A Gullah-Geechee singer, Rivers will debut as the counter-tenor soloist in Mid America Productions’ performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater.
Rivers grew up in the Lowcountry, graduated from Beaufort High School and is a member of Bethesda Christian Fellowship. His parents are Deacon Anthony Rivers, Sr., and Lorine Rivers of St. Helena Island.
A classically trained singer, Rivers is the first-place winner of the Charleston International Music Competition. He also won the Metropolitan Opera Laffont District Competition and received a Career Development Grant from the Vann Vocal Institute.
Rivers was a Young Artist at the Opera Viva in Vienna. He was invited to perform for former President, Bill Clinton, and he has toured alongside Common, Tasha Cobbs, and William Murphy. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity of America.
Rivers currently serves as the District Advocate for the Atlanta Chapter of the Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the organization that presents the Grammy Awards. He earned his Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, and his Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Alabama State University.
