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2026
April,17, 2026 @ 9:00 p.m/8:00 p.m. Central and Check Local PBS Listings, Great Performances on PBS, Now Hear This: Everyone Loves Joplin
Info: Everyone Loves Joplin
Mr. Pleasant appears in this critically acclaimed program 'Now Hear This' on Great Performances. Discover the king of ragtime, Scott Joplin, with host Scott Yoo as he uncovers his lasting impact on today's orchestras and witnesses a restaging of Joplin's magnum opus, "Treemonisha," for the 21st century.
Mr. Pleasant appears with fellow artists and colleagues Taiwan Norris, Robert Anthony Mack and Rocky Sellers as they exhibit the artistry and beauty of a Spiritual and sing Joplin's 'We Will Rest Awhile' from his opera "Treemonisha". Check your local PBS listings for exact airtimes and dates in your area.
May 16, Saturday @ 4:00 p.m., Christ Church, 254 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut
Info: Encore! 100 Years of Song
Mr. Pleasant makes another triumphant appearacne with the Greenwich Choral Society as they celebration100 years of song. He joins Katherine Whyte, Holly Sorenson, and Chad Kranak in this once-in-a-liftime event that you will not want to miss! The concert will be conducted by Maestra Christine Howlett.
July 15, Wednesday @ 6:00 p.m., Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, Connecticut
Info: Trinity College Concert Series
Mr. Pleasant joins collabroative pianist Beth Palmer in presenting Part II of an exporation of the Songs of Protest that have sustained the American people since the beginning of the republic. Learn how Songs of Protest have brought about real change in the hearts and minds of the american people. There will be a carillon concert that follows the presentation.
August 2 - 6, Annual North American Jewish Choral Festival, Stamford Connecticut
Info: Concerts and Events
Mr. Pleasant conducts Hallel B'Shir, the adult choir of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester during the North American Jewish Choral Festival. Hallel B'Shir enjoys the distiction of being the only synagogue choir to appear at the festival.
November 8, Sunday @ 4:00 p.m., First Methodist Church, 300 North Main Street, Midland, Texas
Info: LHS ENCORE
Mr. Pleasant goes home to Midland, Texas to join his friends, colleagues and fellow alums of the Robert E. Lee/Midland Legacy High School choral program in an annual alumni concert. The name of the group is The Encore Chorale. He will pay his successes forward to today's outstanding choral students by lending his talents as a featured soloist in this concert conducted by Paula T. Edwards and other former music directors who are noted conductors and clinicians. Noted musical alums of this program include Joe Dan Harper, Shelly Irvin Traverse, Louretta Bybee, Deborah Patchell, Jeffrey Larson, Susan Graham among many others.
December 12, Sunday @ 4:00 p.m., First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut
Mr. Pleasant appears as bass soloist in a performace of the Christmas portion of Händel's Messiah.
December 13, Sunday @ 6:00 p.m., Stamford Church of Christ, 1264 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut
Info: stamfordchurch.org
Join Mr. Pleasant as he hosts "The Annual Acappella Christmas Carol Sing-Along" He promises to bring out the singer in you as he presents this holiday gift to the community.
2025
April, 2025: Recording for a Great Performances program for the PBS show Now Hear This: Everyone Loves Joplin
Info: Everyone Loves Joplin
Mr. Pleasant steps in front of the camera to record a show for PBS "Now Hear This". He and his colleage will talk about the king of ragtime, Scott Joplin, with host Scott Yoo as Yoo uncovers his lasting impact on today's orchestras and witnesses a restaging of Joplin's magnum opus, "Treemonisha," for the 21st century.
Mr. Pleasant appears with fellow artists and colleagues Taiwan Norris, Robert Anthony Mack and Rocky Sellers as they exhibit the artistry and beauty of a Spiritual and sing Joplin's 'We Will Rest Awhile' from his opera "Treemonisah". Check your local PBS listings for exact airtimes and dates.
July 16, Wednesday @ 6:00 p.m., Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, Connecticut
Info: Trinity College Concert Series
Mr. Pleasant joins collabroative pianist Jonathan Vaughn in presenting an exporation of the Songs of Protest that have sustained the American people since the beginning of the republic. Learn how Songs of Protest have brought about real change in the hearts and minds of the american people. There will be a carillon concert that follows the presentation.
November 9, Sunday @ 4:00 p.m., First Methodist Church, 300 North Main Street, Midland, Texas
Info: LHS ENCORE
Mr. Pleasant goes home to Midland, Texas to join his friends, colleagues and fellow alums of the Robert E. Lee/Midland Legacy High School choral program in an annual alumni concert. The name of the group is The Encore Chorale. He will pay his successes forward to today\'s outstanding choral students by lending his talents as a featured soloist in this concert conducted by Paula T. Edwards and other former music directors who are noted conductors and clinicians. Noted musical alums of this program include Joe Dan Harper, Shelly Irvin Traverse, Louretta Bybee, Deborah Patchell, Jeffrey Larson, Susan Graham among many others.
December 6, Saturday @ 2:30 p.m. and December 7, Sunday @ 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Christ Church, 254 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut
Info: Encore! 100 Years of Song
Mr. Pleasant MCs 'A Christmas Tapestry' with esteemed soloists Naomi Steele, Regina Krawiec, Chad Kranak, and Shavon Lloyd. The concert will be conducted by Maestra Christine Howlett.
December 15, Sunday @ 6:00 p.m., Stamford Church of Christ, 1264 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut
Info:stamfordchurch.org
Join Mr. Pleasant as he hosts "The Annual Acappella Christmas Carol Sing-Along" He promises to bring out the singer in you as he presents this holiday gift to the community.
2024
January, Concert and School Tour, Garden State Philharmonic Orchestra Quintet
Info: Concerts and Events
Mr. Pleasant narrates the children's perennial favorite Peter and the Wolf for the Garden State Philharmonic which includes music from around the world. This tour includes school performances, important work to Mr. Pleasant, and concert series appearances such as the Grunnin Center for the Performing Arts at Ocean County Community College.
July 14, Sunday @ 7:00 p.m., 33rd Annual North American Jewish Choral Festival, The Grand Ballroom of the Armon Hotel, Stamford, Connecticut
Info: Concerts and Events
Mr. Pleasant conducts Hallel B'Shir, the adult choir of Temple Israel of Northen Westchester during the North American Jewish Choral Festival. This is Hallel B'Shir's second appearance at the festival following a triumphant debut in 2019. He will also be a facilitator/clinician in a choral reading session for Transcontinental Music Publishing, assisting Cantor Lauren Phillips Fogelman.
October 20, Sunday @ 4:00 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 300 North Main Street, Midland, Texas
Info: LHS ENCORE
Mr. Pleasant goes home to Midland, Texas to join his friends, colleagues and fellow alums of the Robert E. Lee High School choral program in an amazing annual alumni concert. The name of the group is ENCORE. He will pay his successes forward to today\'s outstanding choral students by lending his talents as a featured soloist in this concert conducted by Paula T. Edwards l, noted conductor and clinician. Musical alums of this program include Joe Dan Harper, Shelly Irvin Traverse, Louretta Bybee, Deborah Patchell, Randol Bass and Susan Graham among many others.
December 14, Sunday @ 6:00 p.m., Stamford Church of Christ, 1264 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut
Info:stamfordchurch.org
Join Mr. Pleasant as he hosts "The Annual Acappella Christmas Carol Sing-Along" He promises to bring out the singer in you as he presents this holiday gift to the community.
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2023
February 25, Saturday @ 2:00 p.m., Miller Symphony Hall, 23 North 6th Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Info: ASO Family Concerts
Mr. Pleasant returns to the Allentown Symphony as narrator for this Family Concert. He will narrate Russell Peck\'s The Thrill of the Orchestra and take the audience as emcee through a wonderful variety of music ranging from Tchaikovsky\'s Symphony No. 4, William Grant Still\'s Ennanga, to John Williams\' Harry Potter Suite: Nimbus 2000.
April 22, Sunday @ 4:00 p.m., Performing Arts Center, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, Connecticut
Info: Lamentation and Exaltation
Mr. Pleasant appears a bass-baritone soloist in Dvorak\'s Stabat Mater, Op. 58 with the venerable Greenwich Chorale Society. Lamentation and Exaltation! will also be a celebration of Maestro Paul Mueller who is retiring after 27 years of exceptional service to the Greenwich Choral Society. Mr. Pleasant is pleased and honored to be a part of this historic sell-out event.
July 27, Thursday @ 8:00 p.m., Clune Center for the Arts, Wilton High School, 395 Danbury Road, Wilton
Info: Events
Mr. Pleasant is happy to join the Summer Chorus of Music on the Hill in their presentation of the Brahms Ein Deutches Requiem.
July 9, Sunday @ 8:00 p.m., 34rd Annual North American Jewish Choral Festival, Sleepy Hollow Hotel, Tarrytown, New York
Info: Concerts and Events
Mr. Pleasant conducts Hallel B'Shir, the adult choir of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester during the North American Jewish Choral Festival in. This is Hallel B\'Shir\'s third appearance at the festival following a triumphant debut in 2019.
October, 2023, Concert and School Tour, Garden State Philharmonic Orchestra Quintet
Info: Concerts and Events
Mr. Pleasant narrates the children\'s perennial favorite Peter and the Wolf for the Garden State Philharmonic which includes music from around the world. This tour includes school performances, important work to Mr. Pleasant, and concert series.
October 22, Sunday @ 4:00 p.m., First Methodist Church, 300 North Main Street, Midland, Texas
Info: LHS ENCORE
Mr. Pleasant goes home to Midland, Texas to join his friends, colleagues and fellow alums of the Robert E. Lee/Midland Legacy High School choral program in an annual alumni concert. The name of the group is The Encore Chorale. He will pay his successes forward to today\'s outstanding choral students by lending his talents as a featured soloist in this concert conducted by Paula T. Edwards and other former music directors who are noted conductors and clinicians. Noted musical alums of this program include Joe Dan Harper, Shelly Irvin Traverse, Louretta Bybee, Deborah Patchell, Jeffrey Larson, Susan Graham among many others.
November 4, Saturday @ 2:00 p.m., Miller Symphony Hall, 23 North 6th Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Info: Allentown Band Wild Symphony
Mr. Pleasant returns to the Miller Symphony Hall joining forces with The Famous Allentown Band. He will appear as narrator for this Family Concert entitled Wild Symphony based on the New York Times bestselling book by Dan Brown. He is thrlled and honored to return to Allentown for this special concert where kids attend free when accompanied by an adult.
December 10, Sunday @ 6:00 p.m., Stamford Church of Christ, 1264 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut
Info:stamfordchurch.org
Join Mr. Pleasant as he hosts "The Annual Acappella Christmas Carol Sing-Along" He promises to bring out the singer in you as he presents this holiday gift to the community.
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2022
February 20 - May 25, Concert and School Tour, Garden State Philharmonic Orchestra Quintet
Info: Concerts and Events
Mr. Pleasant narrates the children's perennial favorite Peter and the Wolf for the Garden State Philharmonic which includes music from around the world. This tour includes school performances, important work to Mr. Pleasant, and concert series appearances such as the Grunnin Center for the Performing Arts at Ocean County Community College.
March 27 - 30 DeBeers Forum 2022, Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa
Mr. Pleasant heralds the return of the DeBeers Forum. After a two-year hiatus, Mr. Pleasant is pleased to be invited back to emcee the DeBeers/Forevermark Forum. DeBeers/Forevermark diamonds are Mr. Pleasant\'s diamonds of choice as they are known for their beauty, rarity and responsible sourcing.
May 26, Thursday @ 8:00 p.m., Fascinating Spaces on PBS
Info: Watch the Program
Mr. Pleasant appears on Erie's PBS affiliate WQLN in a program entitled Fascinating Spaces. He will sing two Spirituals by Harry T. Burleigh as part of a program highlighting the musical contributions of prominent African-American luminaries as Duke Ellington, William Grant Still and Adolphus Hailstork. Mr. Pleasant\'s portion of this program was recorded at St. Paul\'s Cathedral (Episcopal) in Erie, which was Mr. Burleigh\'s home church. The program is to be rebroadcast on Facebook LIVE on the EriePhil.org Facebook page on Thursday, June 2 @ 8:00 p.m.
July 11, Monday @ 8:00 p.m., 33rd Annual North American Jewish Choral Festival, The Grand Ballroom of the Stamford Hilton, Stamford, Connecticut
Info: Concerts and Events
Mr. Pleasant conducts Hallel B'Shir, the adult choir of Temple Israel of Northen Westchester during the North American Jewish Choral Festival. This is Hallel B'Shir's second appearance at the festival following a triumphant debut in 2019. He will also be a facilitator/clinician in a choral reading session for Transcontinental Music Publishing, assisting Cantor Lauren Phillips Fogelman.
October 24, Sunday @ 4:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Texas Avenue, Midland, Texas
Info: LHS ENCORE
Mr. Pleasant goes home to Midland, Texas to join his friends, colleagues and fellow alums of the Robert E. Lee High School choral program in an amazing annual alumni concert. The name of the group is ENCORE. He will pay his successes forward to today\'s outstanding choral students by lending his talents as a featured soloist in this concert conducted by Paula T. Edwards and Robert Stovall, noted conductors and clinicians. Noted musical alums of this program include Joe Dan Harper, Shelly Irvin Traverse, Louretta Bybee, Deborah Patchell and Susan Graham among many others.
December 11, Sunday @ 6:00 p.m., Stamford Church of Christ, 1264 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut
Info:stamfordchurch.org
Join Mr. Pleasant as he hosts "The Annual Acappella Christmas Carol Sing-Along" He promises to bring out the singer in you as he presents this holiday gift to the community.
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2021
February 18, Thursday @ 12 Noon, Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, Lunch and Learn Program, Via Zoom
Info: Concerts and Events
Mr. Pleasant presents Jews of the African Diaspora an in-depth look at the Jews of early 20th century Harlem. Mr. Pleasant traces the stories of several prominent Cantors and entertainers of African descent from Africa along the slave route. He speaks about the life of Thomas LaRue, noted African-American Cantor who, until recently, was buried in an unmarked grave.
March 1, Monday @ 5:00 p.m.
Mr. Pleasant gives a Lecture/Concert for the Glee Club of Fairfield University Sing to Freedom: The Power of the Music of Protest. He will lecture and sing about the music from the earliest years of American history to today.
October 24, Sunday @ 4:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Texas Avenue, Midland, Texas
Info: LHS ENCORE
Mr. Pleasant goes home to Midland, Texas to join his friends, colleagues and fellow alums of the Robert E. Lee High School choral program in an amazing annual alumni concert. The name of the group is ENCORE. He will pay his successes forward to today\'s outstanding choral students by lending his talents as a featured soloist in this concert conducted by Paula T. Edwards and Robert Stovall, noted conductors and clinicians. Noted musical alums of this program include Joe Dan Harper, Shelly Irvin Traverse, Louretta Bybee, Deborah Patchell and Susan Graham among many others.
December 11, Saturday @ 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, 250 W 7th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania
Info: Erie Messiah
Mr. Pleasant will appear as baritone soloist in a performance of Handel\'s Messiah. He is thrilled to return to Erie and to perform this inspirational masterpiece with the Erie Philharmonic Chorus under the direction of Maestro Thomas Brooks. The Erie Philharmonic Chorus is a venerated ensemble of singers providing excellent choral-orchestral performances to enrich the cultural life of the Erie community and region. Mr. Pleasant continues to champion their educational outreach for many years. His service there is in honor and homage to the life and legacy of Erie native Harry T. Burleigh.
December 19, Sunday @ 5:00 p.m., Stamford Church of Christ, 1264 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut
Info:stamfordchurch.org
Join Mr. Pleasant as he hosts "The Annual Acappella Christmas Carol Sing-Along" He promises to bring out the singer in you as he presents this holiday gift to the community. This program will also be available on the Stamford Church of Christ Facebook page
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2020
Due to the Pandemic, most engagements canceled.
April 25, Saturday @ 7:00 p.m., Temple Israel of Northern Westchester ZOOM Concert
Mr. Pleasant sings Spirituals, art songs, and Musical Theater favorites in a Zoom concert for Temple Israel of Northern Westchester. This concert series came about to help people connect during the first weeks of the pandemic.
December 13, Sunday @ 6:00 p.m., Stamford Church of Christ, 1264 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut
Info:stamfordchurch.org
Join Mr. Pleasant as he hosts "The Annual Acappella Christmas Carol Sing-Along" He promises to bring out the singer in you as he presents this holiday gift to the community. This will be seen via Facebook LIVE.
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