He is a tenor, sometimes known as Jeff, who was a member of The Philadelphia Singers during the 1980s and appeared on the 1987 holiday recording Gloria! Gloria!, where they accompanied Benita Valente and The Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.
Also during the 1980s he was very involved with the Academy of Vocal Arts and local opera and appeared in many of their productions such as Albert Herring and Madama Butterfly in 1985, L’heure espagnole, La Traviata and Death in Venice in 1986, The Threepenny Opera, Don Pasquale, Don Giovanni and Matteo Falcone in 1987 and L’elisir d’amore and Die lustige Witwe in 1988.
The Philadelphia Singers recordings
Adeste Fidelis (Frederick Oakeley/John Francis Wade)
RCA 6559-2-RC (Gloria! Gloria!)
Soprano – Benita Valente
Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Conductor – Michael Korn
Here’s Benita Valente performing “O Holy Night” with The Philadelphia Singers and Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia from the CD Gloria! Gloria!…
Sources:
- http://frankhamilton.org/ph/ph3.pdf
- CD Liner Notes: Gloria! Gloria!