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American countertenor Jay
Carter is
quickly gaining recognition as one of the nation’s finest, lauded for
his
luminous tone and stylish interpretations especially in the music of
Bach,
Bernstein, Handel, Purcell and Vivaldi. Equally at home in the modern
recital
repertoire, he has gained acclaim for programs of modern classics
typically
outside the standard countertenor repertory by composers such as
Quilter,
Brahms, Britten, and Hahn. Carter is a featured soloist on recordings of
Bach’s Magnificat in D, Mendelssohn’s Magnificat, and
Buxtehude’s Membra
Jesu Nostri, all of which will be released commercially in late
2008.
His 2008-09 season includes his Carnegie Hall
debut in Messiah
with Musica Sacra/Kent Tritle, Tavener’s Lament for Jerusalem
with the
Choral Arts Society of Washington/Norman Scribner, Vivaldi,
Handel and
Bach with the Louisville Bach Society and the title role in Handel’s Solomon
with the Omaha Symphony. He will also record Caldara’s Medea and Handel
cantatas with the Kingsbury Ensemble.
Other recent repertoire includes Handel’s Saul,
Bach’s Weinachts Oratorium and numerous cantatas, Bernstein’s Missa
Brevis and Chichester Psalms, Caldara’s Medea in
Corino, Vivaldi’sNisi Dominus, Cessate, omai cessate and
Gloria, as well as
Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610. He has worked with noted
conductors
including Owen Burdick, Simon Carrington, Arnold Epley, Paul Goodwin,
Stephen
Layton, Sir Philip Ledger CBE, Nicholas McGegan and Helmuth Rilling
In
addition to concert performances and recitals, Mr.
Carter is also increasingly in demand as a guest lecturer on
countertenor
technique and repertory, frequently offering unique interactive
lecture-recitals and masterclasses. Mr. Carter received a Masters in
Music from
the Yale School of Music and
Institute
of
Sacred Music, where he
studied with James Taylor, Simon Carrington, and Judith Malafronte and
was
singled out for the Louise E. McClain scholarship. He received his
undergraduate degree from
William
Jewell
College
where he studied voice with Arnold Epley. He was a 2008 regional
finalist in
the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He lives in
Liberty,
Missouri with his wife and two children, and
enjoys fine cuisine and reading short stories as well as serving as
Artist-in-residence at
William
Jewell
College.
Carter is exclusively
represented by
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