Singers
Eliza Bagg
Scarlatti’s Ishmael
Ms. Bagg has been noted for her unique sound, having had Pitchfork compare her “haunting vocals” to “a lovelorn alien reaching out from the farthest reaches of the galaxy.” website
Robert Bennesh
Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae
Mr. Bennesh is the organist and music director at Lunds domkyrka, the cathedral in Lund, Sweden. website
Megan Chartrand
Scarlatti’s Ishmael
Praised for her “light, fleet soprano” voice and “soaring, diamantine high notes” (Opera News), GRAMMY and JUNO nominated soprano Ms. Chartrand sings early music, art song, chamber music and concert repertoire. website
Sara Couden
Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae
Ms. Couden can be heard at the Metropolitan Opera. website
Lydia Dahling
Bassani’s Giona
Ms. Dahling was described as “sweet voiced” by Opera News for her interpretation of Zerlina (Don Giovanni) with Mannes Opera. website
Brenda Fitch Fairaday
Pasquini’s La sete di Cristo
Ms. Fairaday is a soprano and the former director of the Corpus Christi Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society.
Andrew Fuchs
Bassani’s Giona · Pasquini’s La sete di Cristo
The music of J. S. Bach has come to play a central role in Mr. Fuchs’ career, and he has excelled in his interpretations of the Evangelist in both the St. Matthew and St. John Passions: “Fuchs made the Evangelist fully human and…served with exceptional skill” (TheaterScene). website
Madeline Healey
Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · Scarlatti’s Ishmael
Ms. Healey was praised by the Washington Post for her “gorgeous singing” in her Kennedy Center debut and was described by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as “silken-voiced.” website
Nate Hodgson
Pasquini’s La sete di Cristo
Mr. Hodgson can be hear at Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity Church in New York City.
Paul Holmes
Pasquini’s La sete di Cristo
As a professional choral singer Mr. Holmes has performed with Marble Collegiate Sanctuary Choir, the Salvatones, the Collegiate Chorale, and the Greenwich Village Chamber Singers. website
James Kennerley
Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae
Lauded as an “excellent, truetoned tenor” by New Yorker critic Alex Ross, Mr. Kennerley is the Organist and Choirmaster at Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal church in New York City and is a keyboard player and conductor. website
Kyle Knapp
Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae
Though he is particularly at home in the florid lyric tenor roles of Mozart, Handel, and the bel canto composers, Mr. Knapp’s versatility allows for a resume that ranges from Britten to Gilbert and Sullivan, from the under-performed masterpieces of early opera to world premieres of new works. website
Sara MacKimmie
Bassani’s Giona · Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · Stradella’s La Susanna
Praised for her “grandiose voice” and “richness and roundness of tone [and] considerable depth of phrasing,” Ms. MacKimmie is a soprano who specializes in early, ensemble and contemporary music. website
Marie Marquis
Stradella’s Santa Pelagia
Hailed by The New York Times for her “extraordinary virtuosity and elegance,” soprano Ms. Marquis was named 2106 Debut Artist of the Year by the Joy in Singing Foundation. website
Clifton Massey
Bassani’s Giona · Stradella’s La Susanna · Scarlatti’s Ishmael
Praised for “impeccable phrasing and intonation” and as “an expressive marvel” by San Francisco Classical Voice and for “depth of tone” by the Dallas Morning News, Mr. Massey strives for informed interpretations of styles from the Middle Ages to newly-composed pieces. website
Edmund Milly
Bassani’s Giona
Mr. Milly sings with the GRAMMY-nominated Choir of Trinity Wall Street, is a founding member of Trident Ensemble, and brings “perfect diction” (Los Angeles Times) and “mellifluous” tone (San Francisco Chronicle) to his performances. website
Emily Misch
Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · website
Molly Netter
Stradella’s La Susanna · Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae · website
Nils Neubert
Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · Stradella’s La Susanna · website
Jessica Petrus
Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae · website
Jordan Rutter
Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · website
Amanda Sidebottom
Pasquini’s La sete di Cristo · website
Christopher Thompson
Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · website
Peter Walker
Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae · website
John Taylor Ward
Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae · website
Jonathan Woody
Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · Stradella’s La Susanna · website
Continuo Team
Viola da Gamba, Cello, and Bass
Nathaniel Chase
bass · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website
Motomi Igarashi-de Jong
viola da gamba · Stradella’s La Susanna · website
Sofia Nowik
cello · Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · website
Ezra Seltzer
cello · Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · website
Sarah Stone
cello · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website
Arnie Tanimoto
viola da gamba and cello · Bassani’s Giona · Pasquini’s La sete di Cristo · Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae · website
Theorbo and other Plucked Strings
Adam Cockerham
theorbo · Bassani’s Giona · website
Paul Morton
theorbo · Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · website
Arash Noori
theorbo · Bassani’s Giona · website
Kevin Payne
theorbo · Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae · website
Charlie Weaver
theorbo · Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · Stradella’s La Susanna · website
Harpsichord and Organ
Elliot Figg
harpsichord and organ · Pasquini’s La sete di Cristo · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website
Jeffrey Grossman
harpsichord · Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · website
Ignacio Prego
organ · Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae · website
Chris Prestia
harpsichord · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website
Parker Ramsay
harpsichord · Bassani’s Giona · website
Robert Warner
organ · Stradella’s La Susanna · website
Woodwinds and Brass
Lewis Baratz
recorder · Bassani’s Giona · Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · website
Kristin Olson
recorder · Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · website
Steven Marquardt
trumpet · Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · website
Violin and Viola
Dongmyung Ahn
violin · Bassani’s Giona · website
Jacob Ashworth
violin · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website
Aaron Brown
violin · Pasquini’s La sete di Cristo · website
Chloe Fedor
violin · Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae · website
Naomi Florin
viola · Bassani’s Giona · website
Jonathan Goya
violin · Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · website
Isabelle Lee
violin · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website
Dan McCarthy
viola · Bassani’s Giona · Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · website
Nethanel Pollak
viola · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website
Jeremy Rhizor
violin · Bassani’s Giona · Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · Stradella’s Santa Pelagia · Pasquini’s La sete di Cristo · Stradella’s La Susanna · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · Charpentier’s Mors Saulis et Jonathae · website
Edson Scheid
violin · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website
Alissa Smith
viola · Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · website
Claire Smith
violin · Scarlatti’s La Giuditta · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website
Jessica Troy
viola · Pasquini’s La sete di Cristo · website
Elizabeth Weinfield
viola · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website
Jude Ziliak
violin · Stradella’s La Susanna · Scarlatti’s Ishmael · website