Argentine-American bass-baritone Lorenzo Zapata most recently received a vocal fellowship at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara performing in the west coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s “Cold Mountain” directed by James Darrah. His other recent performances include soloing in Bernstein’s MASS under Marin Alsop and working with composer Jake Heggie in
Known for his full and lyric baritone, William Marshall is passionate about the study and vocal performance of Renaissance and Baroque repertoires. In addition to acting as a specialist in the field of early music, he also performs traditional operatic and art song repertoire. His recent career highlights include the Bach Vocal Competition for
Soprano Elissa Edwards, hailed for her “pliant, seductive, free-ranging voice” (Gramophone) and “glistening tone” (Early Music America), is a distinguished interpreter of 17th- and 18th-century vocal chamber music. A specialist in sacred repertoire, she has been featured as a soloist in numerous oratorio and cantata performances in both the US and UK. Performance highlights
Talia Maria Sheehan has been a professional vocalist and music instructor for over twenty years. Her musical background and performance experience is very broad, including rock lead vocals, jazz and classical piano, operatic soprano, and ethnic and classical ensemble singing. She has sung with the likes of the Berlin and New York Philharmonics and
The Archbishop Curley Schola is comprised of current Curley students who are invited to become members based on music acuity and demonstrated dedication. The Schola rehearses after school two days each week. The Schola specializes in the performance of a capella music and consists of approximately fourteen (14) students. Days and dates of Schola
Anita Thesen, flute, received her Masters and Doctoral degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, where she was awarded the Britten Johnson Memorial Flute Prize. An active musician in the Baltimore area, she performed on flute and piccolo with the Concert Artists of Baltimore for over twenty years. She has also performed with many other ensembles
Janna Critz, mezzo soprana, is a rising artist in the early music, operatic, and concert arena, and is acclaimed for having "summoned up sonorities that were rich, warm, dark, and comforting" (San Francisco Examiner) and for her "elegance of technique" and "vivid vocalism" (Baltimore Sun). Miss Critz appears regularly as a soloist with groups
Ross Tamaccio, baritone, is a native of Herndon, Virginia. During his graduate studies at Peabody with Dr. Stanley Cornett, he performed Count Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Papageno in the outreach program of The Magic Flute, and most recently Manfred in the east coast premiere of Jake Heggie’s Out of Darkness: Two
Kerry Holahan, soprano, is a solo and ensemble singer acclaimed for her versatility and interpretation of Historically Informed music, especially of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. She has appeared as soloist with American Bach Soloists in San Francisco, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and recently debuted with Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire at the Aspen
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, mezzo-soprano, enjoys an active performing career in oratorio and sacred vocal chamber music, specializing in music of the medieval, renaissance and baroque eras. Highlights from recent seasons include Handel’s Israel in Egypt and Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and St. Matthew Passion with the Washington
