CHRISTOPHER
BESCH
BASS-BARITONE
“Most tellingly of all two superb vocal soloists were on hand to take on the roles of Jesus (baritone Christopher Besch) and the Evangelist narrator (tenor Steven Paul Spears). The St Matthew may be less dramatically pointed than the St. John Passion, yet the exchanges between Spears and Besch crackled with a tension that was almost theatrical in intensity.
Sometimes Jesus can seem a passive figure in the St. Matthew. Besch though, made him into a daring vital personality.”
Bass-baritone Christopher Besch is proud to have performed in eight countries on three continents with such conductors as Lorin Maazel, Leonard Slatkin, and Jeffrey Thomas. His “commanding stage presence and rich resonance of deep bass sound” (DC Theatre Scene) has been heard in over 80 works running the gamut of musical styles such as early music, grand opera, and modern art song. Notable engagements have included Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King with the Classical Music Institute of San Antonio, Samuel in Pirates of Penzance with OPERA San Antonio, Apollo in Anthony Brandt’s Kassandra (recently released on the Navona Records label,) Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro with Opera Colorado, Frederik in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music with the Castleton Festival, Ashby in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West with Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, and many others. As a frequent performer of concert repertoire, his recent performances have included Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Symphony of the Hills, Verdi’s Requiem with the Green Bay Civic Symphony, Haman in Handel’s Esther with Ars Lyrica. Additionally, he is a frequent soloist with Bach Society Houston, appearing with them at both the 2023 and 2017 Leipzig Bach Festivals in Leipzig, Germany.
As a pedagogue, his students have found success as performers and teachers on a national and international level. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Voice at the Texas State University and is the Vocal Fellowship Coordinator for the Classical Music Institute, an education and performance organization serving the San Antonio area. Dr. Besch has previously held teaching appointments at The University of Memphis, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Lone Star College – Kingwood. His research and expertise lie in science-informed pedagogy as it relates to the singing voice. He has presented on the subject at the Texoma NATS Conference, Lawrence University, the University of Kentucky, and is a frequent lecturer at the Donald Gray Miller Singing Voice Science Workshop in New York City. His primary interests include the acoustics and psychoacoustics of the voice with a particular bent towards how hearing influences the perception of the sung voice. Dr. Besch has also done extensive work with the implementation of the voice analysis software VoceVista as a teaching tool both in the studio and the pedagogy classroom. For his teaching, he was awarded the 2024 Department Achievement for Excellence in Teaching at Texas State University.
Dr. Besch has earned both his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from Rice University and his Bachelor of Music Cum Laude from Lawrence University. He was inducted as a Sigma Alpha Iota Friend of the Arts in of the Theta Omega chapter 2024 and was awarded Outstanding Lecturer that same year. He was a semi-finalist for the 2012 Eleanor McCollum Competition at the Houston Grand Opera, one of the Rocky Mountain and Gulf Coast Regional Finalists for the Metropolitan National Council Auditions, placed in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition, and was awarded the Harold Norblum Award for his work with Opera Colorado. He currently serves on the advisory board of both the Opera Guild of San Antonio, HOPERA, a Houston-based organization presenting performances at breweries and other venues, and coordinates the Choral Scholars program with the Bach Society Houston.
“Christopher Besch, a young professional opera singer from Minnesota, anchored the production with his strong and lyrical baritone and authoritative delivery.”
“Christopher Besch, sounded richly pompous as Ashby. His exclamations were ringing in the upper bass register while he could still gravel out pleasant low notes. This helped dramatize his overall character choice – driven to find Dick Johnson, but going about it in a cavalier sort of way.”
“Bass-baritone Christopher Besch was a strong, upstanding Fredrik, carrying his part with a kind of befuddled grace as his romantic interests whirled out of control.”
“But the best singing of the cast came from the lanky Christopher Besch as Don Basilio. His buffo aria, “La calunnia,” hit all the right points, and he used his height and wingspan to comic advantage.”
2025
Soloist
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Mid-Texas Symphony
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Jackson Auditorium
Seguin, Texas
April 27, 2024
Soloist & Ensemble Member
Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
April 13, 2024
Soloist & Ensemble Member
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
February 1, 2025
2024
Masterclass Clinician
Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 14, 2024
Presenter
“Hurts So Good: The Psychoacoustic Secrets of Dissonance Decoded”
Texoma NATS Conference
November 6-9, 2024
Soloist & Ensemble Member
Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Parts 1, 5-6 with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
December 14, 2024
Soloist & Ensemble Member
Was frag ich nach der Welt – BWV 94 with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
October 5, 2024
Ensemble Member
Oregon Bach Festival
June 29 – July 14, 2024
Schneider’s Mass for the Endangered
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms
Alevtina Ioffe, conductor
The Sacred Veil
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Presenter
Donald Gray Miller’s Singing Voice Science Workshop
Columbia University
New York City, New York
June 25-28, 2024
Soloist
Peter Maxwell Davies’s Eight Songs for a Mad King with Classical Music Institute of San Antonio
Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater
San Antonio, TX
June 15, 2024
Vocal Programs Manager and Teacher
Classical Music Institute of San Antonio 210 Festival
San Antonio, TX
June 3-22, 2024
Soloist & Ensemble Member
2024 Tour with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
May 10, 2024
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
Savannah, GA
May 13, 2024
Samuel
The Pirates of Penzance with Opera San Antonio
James Lowe, conductor and Sean Curran, director
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
San Antonio, TX
April 11 & 13, 2024
Soloist & Ensemble Member
Bach’s Johannes-Passion with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
March 24, 2024
Exhibitor
Texas Music Educators Conference with the Classical Music Institute of San Antonio
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, TX
February 7-10, 2024
Soloist & Ensemble Member
Bach’s BWV 67 Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
February 3, 2024
2023
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Awe & Wonder with Ars Lyrica Houston
Matthew Dirst, conductor
St Philip’s Presbyterian Church
Houston, TX
December 12, 2023
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium Pts. 3, 4, & 5 with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
Brockman Hall for Opera at Rice University
Houston, TX
December 9, 2023
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Schütz’s Weihnachtshistorie with Harmonia Stellarum Houston
Mario Ashauer, conductor
First Lutheran Church of Houston
Houston, TX
December 3, 2023
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Mozart’s Missa Solemnis in C Major with Harmonia Stellarum Houston
Mario Ashauer, conductor
First Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
October 15, 2023
Soloist
Bach’s BWV 75 Die Elenden sollen essen with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
October 7, 2023
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Monteverdi Vespers with Harmonia Stellarum Houston
Mario Ashauer, conductor
St. Christopher’s by the Sea Episcopal Church
Portland, TX
June 30, 2023
Ensemble Member
Various works with the Oregon Bach Festival
Eugene, OR
June 27 – July 15
Soloist
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with the Classical Music Institute of San Antonio
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
San Antonio, TX
June 17, 2023
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Leipzig Bach Festival with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Leipzig, Germany
June 5-15, 2023
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Vespers Service with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
June 4, 6pm
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Erickson’s Passion with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
April 2, 6pm
April 7, 3pm
Soloist and Ensemble Member
300th Anniversary Vespers with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
February 5, 6pm
2022
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
December 11, 2pm
Soloist
Handel’s Messiah with San Antonio Mastersingers
Yoojin Muhn, Conductor
University of United Methodist Church
December 6, 4pm
Soloist
Handel’s Messiah with Symphony of the Hills
Eugene Dowdy, Conductor
Cailloux Theater – Kerrville, Texas
December 4, 7:30pm
Bass Soloist
Haydn’s Creation with Second Presbyterian Church of Louisville
Jim Rittenhouse, Conductor
Second Presbyterian Church of Louisville
Louisville, KY
November 10, 7:30pm
Soloist
Howell’s By the Waters of Babylon & Fauré’s Requiem with St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Bryan Anderson, Conductor
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Houston, TX
October 30, 5pm
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Oktoberfest Vespers
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
October 2, 6pm
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Purcell’s Hail, Bright Cecilia and Welcome to All the Pleasures with Ars Lyrica Houston
Matthew Durst, Conductor
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Houston, TX
September 23, 7:30pm
Soloist and Ensemble Member
Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien & Philippe de Monte’s Requiem with Harmonia Stellarum Houston
Mario Aschauer, Conductor
First Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
September 11, 3:30pm
Soloist
Beethoven Folksongs with the Classical Music Institute of San Antonio
Chelsea Helm, soprano
Wayne Ching, pianist
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
San Antonio, TX
June 18, 2022
Soloist
Sylvie Bodorova’s Terezin Ghetto Requiem with the Classical Music Institute of San Antonio
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
San Antonio, TX
June 16, 2022
Senior Voice Faculty
Classical Music Institute of San Antonio Ascend Summer Music Program
June 11-26
San Antonio, TX
Faculty
Singing Voice Science Workshop
Lectures TBA
Columbia University
New York City, NY
June 8-10, 2022
Recital
First Fine Arts at the First Baptist Church of San Antonio
Wayne Ching, Pianist
March 8, 2022
Recital
Lori Laitman’s Men with Small Heads with the Classical Music Institute of San Antonio
Wayne Ching, Pianist
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
San Antonio, TX
March 5, 2022
Soloist
“O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118” with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
February 6, 2022
Soloist
Multimedia Project
Kurt Erickson’s Here, Bullet with Monocle, LLC.
Date TBD
2021
Soloist
Holiday Concert with Cantos Para Hermanar al Mundo
Teatro Isauro Martinez de Torreón
Torreon, Mexico
December 10, 2021
Soloist
Beethoven Symphony #9 with The Symphony of the Hills
Eudgene Dowdy, conductor
Cailloux Theater
Kerrville, TX
December 2, 2021
Soloist
Savor the Music with Classical Music Institute of San Antonio
Location TBD
November 11, 2021
Presenter
University of Kentucky VoceVista Residency
University of Kentucky
November 2-4, 2021
Soloist
Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17 with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church, TX
October 17, 2021
Presenter and Private Tutor
Singing Voice Workshop
Richard Lissemore, Director
“Introduction to VoceVista Video”
“Science-Informed Pedagogy: Navigating the Male Voice”
“Designing a Syllabus for a Science-Informed Pedagogy Course” with Kelley Hijleh
Online
https://www.singingvoicescience.com/
July 16-18, 2021
Teacher and Presenter
Memphis Music Camp
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
June 22-24, 2021
Soloist
Sung and Unsung Harmonies with the Classical Music Institute
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
San Antonio, TX
June 16, 2021
Teacher and Presenter
Classical Music Institute Ascend Summer Music Program
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
San Antonio, TX
June 14-26
Raimondo and Bartolo
Highlights from Lucia di Lammermoor and Le Nozze di Figaro with Opera in the Heights
Eiki Isomura, conductor
White Oak Music Hall
Houston, TX
April 24, 2021
Solo Recital
War in Modern Art Song
Mary Box, piano
Christ the King Lutheran Church, TX
April 16, 2021
Soloist
To Music! – Works by Schubert and Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte with Classical Music Institute
Wayne Ching, piano
Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
San Antonio, TX
April 3, 2021
2020
Ensemble Member
Victoria Bach Festival Holiday Concert
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, conductor
Online via YouTube and Facebook
Soloist
BWV 61 “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, conductor
December 6, 2020
Christ the King Lutheran Church, TX & Online via Facebook
Soloist
World Premier of John Cornelius’ “Sweet Freedom’s Song: Fantasia on the Hymn-tune “America”
November 20, 2020
UTSA Recital Hall and Livestream via Facebook & YouTube
Figaro
Le Nozze di Figaro with UTSA Lyric Theater
May 27, 2020
Online via YouTube due to COVID-19
Apollo
Anthony Brandt’s Kassandra with Opera in the Heights
Houston, TX
February 23, 2pm
February 29, 7:30pm
Masterclass
Lone Star College – Montgomery
February 7, 1:30pm
Baritone Soloist & Ensemble Member
MATCH GIRL & BLACKBIRD with New American Voices and Aperio: Music of the Americas
David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion
Shawn Crouch’s Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird (World Premiere)
MATCH Houston
3400 Main St. 77002
February 2, 6pm
&
Sam Houston State University
January 26, 3:30pm
Masterclass
Lone Star College – Kingwood
January 27, 12:30pm
2019
Soloist
Bach Society
BWV 36 “Schwingt freudich euch empor” with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
December 15, 6pm
Soloist
Magnificat (Bach)
Tobin Winterlude Concert
Yoojin Muhn, Conductor
University of Texas at San Antonio Recital Hall
San Antonio, TX
December 5, 7:30pm
Narrator
A Lincoln Address (Persichetti) with The University of Texas at San Antonio Symphonic Band
University of Texas at San Antonio Recital Hall
San Antonio, TX
November 26, 7:30pm
Presenter
“VoceVista 5.2: Synthesizing the Singing Voice in Real Time”
Texoma Region NATS Conference Artist Series
University of North Texas Recital Hall
Denton, TX
October 31, 12:30pm
Soloist
“By the Waters of Babylon” by Herbert Howells
with Andrew Lloyd – organ, Ryan Murphy – cello, and Stephanie Westney – violin
Faculty Chamber Music Concert
University of Texas at San Antonio Recital Hall
San Antonio, TX
October 8, 7:30pm
Bass Soloist
BWV 67 “Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ” with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
October 6, 6pm
Soloist
San Antonio Opera Guild Meeting
Private Residence
September 22, 2pm
Soloist
“Meet the Faculty” Recital
University of Texas at San Antonio Recital Hall
San Antonio, TX
September 4, 11:30am
Bass (Chorus)
Various Works with Oregon Bach Festival
Eugene, OR
June 28 – July 15
Bass
Polychoral Motets with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
May 10, 7:30pm
Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
May 14, 7:30pm
Bass Soloist
Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
Christ the King Lutheran Church Houston, TX
April 14, 6:00pm
April 19, 3:00pm
Bass Soloist
BWV 69 “Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele” with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
Christ the King Lutheran Church Houston, TX
February 24, 6:00pm
Solo Recital
Premier of Notes in a Minister’s Notebook by B.P. Herrington and other works
Andrew Schneider, pianist
Lone Star College – CyFair
Center for the Arts
January 11, 7:30pm
2018
Bass Soloist
Righini Mass in D Minor with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
October 21, 6:00pm
&
A&M United Methodist Church
College Station, TX
October 21, 6:00pm
Bass Soloist
Various Works with St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Choir
St. Patricks and Christ Church Cathedrals
Dublin, Ireland
July 15-23
Bass (Chorus)
Various Works with Oregon Bach Festival
Eugene, OR
July 6-14
Bass Soloist
Mozart’s Requiem with Victoria Bach Festival
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, Conductor
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Victoria, TX
June 9, 7:30 P.M.
Soloist
“Italian Seasoning” with the Kingwood Chorale
Dr. Todd Miller, Conductor
First Presbyterian Church of Kingwood
Kingwood, TX
May 5, 7:30 P.M.
Featured Artist
Artist Showcase with Opera in the Heights
Houston, TX
http://www.operaintheheights.org/artist-showcase/
April 29, 2 P.M.
Bass Soloist
Verdi Requiem with The Civic Symphony of Green Bay
Seong Graham, Conductor
Weidner Performing Art Center
Green Bay, WI
http://www.gbcivic.org/
April 15, 2 P.M.
Bass
Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens – BWV 148 (Bach) with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
April 29, 6:00 P.M.
Bass
Handel’s Brockes Passion with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
March 25, 6:00 P.M.
March 30, 3:00 P.M.
Doctoral Chamber Recital
Bach BWV 82 – “Ich habe genug”, Howells – “By the Waters of Babylon”, Fehre – “Der Schulmeister in der Singschule”
Edyth Bates Old Organ Recital Hall
Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
Houston, TX
February 19, 7:30 P.M.
Haman
Handel’s Esther and Felsted’s Jonah with Bach Society Houston in collaboration with Ars Lyrica Houston
Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
February 16, 7:30 P.M.
2017
Handel’s Messiah with Texas Master Chorale
Brad Bouley, Conductor
Cypress Creek Christian Church
December 16, 7:30
Bass Soloist
Bach Magnificat: Vespers for Advent with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
December 10, 6:00 P.M.
Bass
Complete Bach Motets with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
November 5, 6:00 P.M.
Schwanengesang
DMA Recital
Charlie Tauber, Pianist
Lone Star College Kingwood
October 20, 8:00 p.m.
&
Duncan Recital Hall at Rice University – Shepherd School of Music
October 22, 3:00 p.m.
Bass
Mass in B Minor – BWV 232 (Bach) with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
September 24, 6:00 P.M.
Bass (Chorus)
Various Works with Oregon Bach Festival
Matthew Halls, Conductor
Eugene, OR
June 29 – July 15
Bass
2017 Leipzig Bach Festival with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Leipzig, Germany
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
June 6 -18
Bass
Herr Gott, dich loben wir – BWV 16 & Der Geist hilft – BWV 226 (Bach)
with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
June 4
Bass Soloist
St. John Passion – BWV 245 (Bach) with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
April 9 & 14
Schwanengesang (Schubert)
DMA Recital
Duncan Hall at Rice University Shepherd School of Music
Houston, TX
April 3, 5:30pm
Bass Soloist
Lord Nelson Mass with St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
Houston, TX
March 26
Bass
Bach Family Motets with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
February 19
Nourabad
Les pêcheurs de perles with Opera in the Heights
Maestro Eiki Isomura, conductor
Houston, TX
http://www.operaintheheights.org/
February 3, 9, 11 at 7:30pm
February 2 at 2pm
Works of Brahms, Ropartz, and Hoiby
DMA Recital
Duncan Hall at Rice University Shepherd School of Music
Houston, TX
January 11, 8pm
2016
The Messiah with Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Houston, TX
http://www.cepc.org/connect/music-worship/christ-in-the-arts/messiah/
December 15, 16, & 17
Bass
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland – BWV 61 (Bach)
with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
December 11
Bass Soloist
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott – BWV 80 (Bach)
with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
October 30
Bass Soloist
Die Elenden sollen essen – BWV 75 (Bach) with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
September 25
Mars
Parnasso in festa with The American Bach Soloists Academy
Maestro Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
August 11 & 12
Bass Soloist
Choral Residence with St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Choir
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London, UK
July 25, 26, 27, & 28
Peter Gray
Wings They Were: The Case of Emeline (Cornelius) with HGOco (Houston Grand Opera)
Houston, TX
April 29 – May 8
Bass Soloist
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben – BWV 147 (Bach)
with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
June 5
Bass Soloist
Easter Oratorio – BWV 249 (Bach)
with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
April 24
Theseus
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Britten)
with Rice University
Maestro Richard Bado, Conductor
Edward Berkeley, Stage Director
Rice University Wortham Theater
Houston, TX
March 16, 18, 20
Alidoro
La Cenerentola (Rossini) with Opera in the Heights
Maestro Eiki Isomura, conductor
Houston, TX
http://www.operaintheheights.org/
Feb 5, 7, 11, 13
2015
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) with Rice University
Rice University Wortham Theater
Houston, TX
November 6, 8, 10, and 12
Ensemble (Bass)
O Columbia (Gregory Spears) with Houston Grand Opera (HGOco)
Bayou Music Center
Houston, TX
https://www.houstongrandopera.org/columbia/
September 23 and 24
Bass Soloist
B Minor Mass (Bach) with The American Bach Soloists Academy
Maestro Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor
San Francisco Conservatory of music
San Francisco, CA
August 16
Jupiter
Sémélé (Marais) with The American Bach Soloists Academy
Maestro Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA
August 13 and 14
Jailer
Tosca with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Maestro Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
Orchestra Hall Detroit, MI
http://www.dso.org/ShowEventsView.aspx?id=1654&prod=1653
May 29 and 31
Chorus
Alexander’s Feast with Ars Lyrica
Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Houston, TX
May 17
Bass Soloist
Beethoven Mass in C with St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
Houston, TX
May 3
Bass Soloist
Christ lag in Todes Banden – BWV 4 (Bach) with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
April 26
Jesus
St. John Passion with Lawrence University
Maestro Stephen Sieck, Conductor
Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Appleton, WI
April 24
Bass Soloist
St. Matthew Passion with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org/
March 29 & April 3
Bass Soloist
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben – BWV 147 (Bach) with Bach Society Houston
Rick Erickson, Conductor
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org
February 15
Archibald Craven
The Secret Garden with Opera Theatre of Weston, VT
Mary Westbrook-Geha, Conductor
http://www.operatheatreofweston.com/
January
2014
Magnificat (Bach)
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org/
Dec 14, 2014
Bass Soloist
Cantata 187 (Bach)
Bach Society Houston
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston, TX
http://bachsocietyhouston.org/
October 5, 2014
Il Commendatore
Don Giovanni with the Castleton Festival
Castleton, VA
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
July 5, 12, 18, 2014
Yakuside (Bonze cover)
Madama Butterfly with the Castleton Festival
Castleton, VA
http://www.castletonfestival.org/
June 28, July 6, 11, 20, 2014
2013
Le nozze di Figaro with Rice University
Maestro Richard Bado, Conductor
Vera Calabria, Director
Wortham Opera Theatre, Rice University Houston, TX
November 1, 3, 5, 2013
Rocco
Fidelio with The Skylight Music Theatre
Maestro Viswa Subbaraman, Conductor
Milwaukee, WI
September 20 – October 6, 2013
Ashby
La fanciulla del West with The Castleton Festival Maestro
Lorin Maazel, Conductor
Castleton, VA
July 6, 12, and 21, 2013
Ashby
La fanciulla del West with La Sinfónica de Galicia Maestro
Lorin Maazel, Conductor
La Coruña, Spain
June 6 & 8, 2013
Peter Quince
A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Opera Naples Maestro
Richard Bernas, Conductor
Miromar Design Center, Naples FL
February 23 -24, 2013
Noye
Noye’s Fludde with Opera Theatre of Weston
Weston and Rutland, VT
January 6-13, 2013
2012
La bohème with Royal Opera House Muscat
Lorin Maazel, Conductor
Oman, Muscat
November 3 and 4, 2012
Fredrik
A Little Night Music with The Castleton Festival
Maestro Levi Hammer, Conductor
Castleton, VA
July 14 and 15, 2012
Zuniga
Carmen with The Castleton Festival
Lorin Maazel, Conductor
Castleton, VA
July 4 – 8, 2012
Fiorello
Il barbiere di Siviglia with The Castleton Festival
Lorin Maazel, Conductor
Castleton, VA
June 23 – July 1, 2012
Bass Soloist
Mozart’s Requiem with The Louisville Choral Arts Society
Louisville, KY
March 23, 2012
Antonio
Le nozze di Figaro with Opera Colorado
Denver, CO
February 11 – 19, 2012
2011
Trouble in Tahiti with Opera Colorado
Denver, CO
November 4-6, 2011