Destiney Nicole wise
Performing artist
Destiney Wise is an ongoing performing artist of many qualities. She’s been singing and performing professionally for more than 5 years. Based in New Jersey, Destiney carries the ability to perform classically, theatrically, as well as artistically. With versatility being her specialty, Destiney Wise is guaranteed to create the sound your heart desires.
performance work
City Called Heaven
Marian Anderson
City Called Heaven is a widely known traditional spiritual that was released in 1941 by Marian Anderson. This gospel style piece expresses feelings of sorrow, grief, loneliness, hopelessness, and a longing for a place to call home. Rather than dying and going to heaven, making heaven a home here on earth is widely expressed in this piece.
Care selve
George Frederic Händel
Breit über mein haupt
Care selve is a lovely Italian piece from the opera Atalanta by Händel. “Care selve” translating to “Come beloved” is merely a call in search of your beloved with nothing to lose. “Vengo in traccia del mio cor” meaning “I come in search of my heart.” Granted to tug on your heart strings, Care selve is simply one of the most loving, heartfelt pieces released in 1900.
Richard Strauss
Breit über mein haupt is a German piece by Richard Strauss from his collection 6 Lieder aus ‘Lotosblätter’, Op. 19. With the title translating to “Spread over my head your black hair,” this poetic piece expresses a longing for your lover’s hair, eyes, face, and soul. A yearning for your lover’s presence.
Performance work (cont.)
per pietà
Alessandro Stradella
Per pietà is an Italian piece by Alessandro Stradella. This piece expreses a sense of feeling lost and hopeless due to your lover no longer being in your life. An intense desire for your lover to come back to you. As heard in the piece, “per pietà de torna ame” meaning “out of pity, come back to me” expresses an intense longing for your lover’s return.
Worthy To be praised (Solo)
Byron J. Smith
Performed by the Kean University Women’s Chorale and directed by Mark Terenzi, Worthy to Be Praised is a gospel piece that raises the roof! Worthy to Be Praised expresses feelings of joy and happiness in praising God Almighty.
“A Very Good Day” from Working: A musical
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Working is a musical based on the book by Studs Terkel. It explores the lives of people from different work perspectives and how their lives are affected by this. The characters in this musical paint out different aspects of workers that are often taken for granted. The nurse (played by Judah Gray) and the nanny (played by Destiney Wise) come together as a duo in A Very Good Day, which compares their similar stories in caregiving.
Event Bookings
Wedding recommendations
༯ At Your Best (You Are Love) by Aaliyah
༯ Care Selve by Händel
༯ Come Ready and See Me by Richard Hundley
BIRTHDAY RECOMMENDATIONS
༯ I’m Your Baby Tonight by Whitney Houston
༯ Requests and bookings must be made at least a month in advance!
༯ Feeling Good by Nina Simone
༯ Back to Life by Soul II Soul, Caron Wheeler
CELEBRATORY EVENT RECOMMENDATIONS
༯ Summertime by George Gershwin
༯ Free by Deniece Williams
༯ What You Won’t Do for Love by Bobby Caldwell
༯ Who’s Lovin You by Jackson 5
booking inquiries
destineynicolewise5@gmail.com
PHONE
973-944-0126
