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He is a lyric tenor born in Ontario, Canada, who grew
up in St. Louis, Missouri. He
studied at Hendrix College, Arkansas and in Spain at the University of
Salamanca before attending Indiana University to gain his Master of Music degree.
He later studied for several months
in Paris, France, and has been the recipient of various scholarships and
awards including the Young Artist Award two years running from the Bach
Society of St. Louis. A
professional singer, he has given solo performances in operas and concerts at
venues throughout America with the High Plains Youth Symphony, Nashville
Opera, Opera Colorado, Opera in the Ozarks, Sarasota Opera, St. Louis
Cathedral Choir, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Union Avenue Opera
Theatre. In 2008 he became a
member of the San Francisco Opera and was recently a feature in the magazine
Classical Singer. Continuing
his work with the San Francisco Opera, he appears with them in the 2009
production of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff.
Angels
We Have Heard on High (Traditional French/ James
Chadwick / Edward
Shippen Barnes )
MusicMasters MM20047 (CD: Christmas at
the Cathedral)
Sources:
- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=182188785
- http://sfopera.com/p/?mID=122
- http://www.highplainsyouthsymphony.org/downloads/insertProg.pdf
- http://www.nashvilleopera.org/html/PastDetail.php?opera_id=23
- http://www.bachsociety.org/performers/young_artists
- CD Liner Notes: Christmas at the Cathedral
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