Fall 2024 Concert

Christyan, is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and a resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. As a trained vocalist, he studied voice with the late Dr. Thomas Houser and Dr. Anthony Leach (Pennsylvania State University). Active in recital, oratorio and opera, Mr. Seay has performed extensively throughout central Pennsylvania and abroad, including performances with the Harrisburg, Lancaster and West Shore Symphonies, The Pennsylvania Consort, the Harrisburg Opera Association, Opera Lancaster, Opera North and Concert Operetta of Philadelphia. He has performed at Weill Recital Hall in New York City as well as Smetana Hall in Prague (Czech Republic). Among his memorable performances, in April 2018 Mr. Seay sang as a member of the chorus and soloist in “The Underground Railroad: A Spiritual Journey” with renown soprano Kathleen Battle. Mr. Seay assisted in preparing the chorus for the February 2020 performances of Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess with the Harrisburg Symphony and the February 2022 performance of selections from Scott Joplin’s opera Treemonisha with the West Shore Symphony Orchestra. Recent performances included tenor soloist for the Mozart Requiem (Shippensburg University), the Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes and Neue Liebeslieder with Stuart Malina and Market Square Concerts, A Mass for the Homeless (Wilmington, DE) and guest artist for the African American Music Festival at Pennsylvania State University (February 2023 & 2024). In April 2024 Christyan sang the role of “Mama Bear” in the world premier of Goldie Locks and the Three Bears with the Harrisburg Opera Association. In June 2024, Christyan traveled to Paris, France to take part in a performance of The Tribulation Suite (a suite of negro spirituals composed by Roger Holland and conducted by Dr. Anthony Leach). Upcoming engagements include performances with pianist and composer Maria Corley (October 2024), the Lancaster Chorale (November 2024) Laus Deo Christmas Concert (December 2024) and performances as tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah throughout the region (December 2024).

His civic work in the community includes serving on the boards of the State Street Academy of Music, the Harrisburg Symphony Association and the Nativity School of Harrisburg. He also serves on the Artistic Committee for Gretna Music as well as Artistic Director of the Capital Area Music Association (CAMA) – a choral organization with emphasis on music of the African American Composers and African American Culture. He is a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Harrisburg where he currently serves as the Senior Warden of the parish in addition to serving on the Commission On Ministry for the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.