Morehouse College
Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, And Arts Division Faculty
Eastman School of Music
Bachelor of Music
University of California, Santa Barbara
Master of Music
University of California, Santa Barbara
Doctor of Musical Arts
Ray Charles Performing Arts Center
Dr. Foster has a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music. He received his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara where he was under the tutelage of Elizabeth Mannion.
In the 24 years Foster has taught at Morehouse, he has enjoyed rewarding performances and teaching experiences. Endeavoring to create more roles for African American operatic tenors, he has premiered more than ten roles and solos for the Americolor Opera Alliance, a performing arts organization for which he is the Artistic Director. Along with being interested in the lost art of intimate operatic singing, Foster has recently become interested in the vital role that the Arts play in sustaining culture.
Highlights of his performances have been with the Americolor Opera Alliance in the role of Ellington Dupont in the The Bridge (premiere), Johnnie Washington in Carmen J (premiere), as Alonzo Herndon in The Herndons, as Missouri in The Great Divide (premiere), as Melchior in 3Kings and a Prince, and as Ransom in Madame CJ (premiere).
As Associate Professor of Voice at Morehouse College, Foster gives many performances and master classes annually.