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Bass singer and
civic activist from Buffalo, New York, who attended the experimental City Honors School, Swarthmore College, and Harvard Law
School. While at Harvard, he
was a member of The Harvard University Choir and appeared on their yuletide
offering, Christmas in the Busch. He also helped start the Harvard
Living Wage Campaign, which resulted in more than two-thousand university
employees receiving about ten million dollars in benefit and wage
increases. After meeting Eric
Walker, he co-founded People United for Sustainable Housing, or PUSH, which
helps improve housing, job, and living conditions in the Buffalo area.
Harvard University Choir recordings
Adeste
Fidelis (Frederick Oakeley/John
Francis Wade)
Pro Organo CD 7134 (Christmas
in the Busch)
Conductor – Murray Forbes Somerville
Harvard
Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Director – Robert Mealy
The Harvard
Brass
Soprano – Awet Andemichael
Bass – Mark Risinger
Organists – Erica Johnson and Edward Jones
Sources:
- http://www.buffalospreemagazine.com/archives/2009_03/0309qa.html
- http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1594262,00.html
- http://reclaimingvacantproperties.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/10_RVP-Bios.pdf
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