He is a singer, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist from Saint Louis, Missouri, who studied at the Truman State University and took further classical vocal training.
He has been heard singing many genres of music including choral, opera, jazz and popular, and in 2007 appeared as Pinellino in the Union Avenue Opera production of Puccini’s Gianni Schicci.
He has been regularly heard as a member of the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus since 2003 and with them has been heard regularly in concert in and around the Saint Louis area and on recordings such as A Spanish Christmas and Songs of the Soul. Previous ensembles he has appeared with include the Bach Society of Saint Louis and as a trumpeter he has been heard on the Jon Hardy and the Public CD Working in Love. .
He released his first solo album Double or Something and followed that by touring the singer-songwriter with Tony Esterly. He also performs with the group The Lateral Masses and appears on their album Red Murder.
Saint Louis Chamber Chorus Recordings
The Angel Gabriel (Traditional Basque/Sabine-Baring Gould )
SLCC 04 (CD: St Louis Chamber Orchestra: A Spanish Christmas)
Arranger: Edgar Pettman
Conductor – Philip Barnes
Here he is performing “Sugar”…
Sources:
- http://jonathanbrader.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/jonathanbrader
- http://sheiladugan.com/brader_jonathan.pdf
- http://www.slso.org/blog/archives/000260.htm
- https://www.guildmusic.com/artists/stlouic.htm
- http://index.truman.edu/pdf/2006-2007/April05/page%2014.pdf
- http://www.chandos.net/pdf/GMCD%207272.pdf