Mr. Stefan Reed
tenor
Stefan is originally from Glasgow, Virginia and recently received his Master's Degree in vocal performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston where he studied with Edward Zambara. He received his Bachelor of Music Degree from George Mason University in Virginia. Mr. Reed is an active tenor soloist in the Boston and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas. Solo performances include: Jungling in Schumann's Paradise and the Peri with the Back Bay Chorale & Orchestra from Emmanuel Church, under the direction of Mr. Scott Jarrett; Bach's Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan, BWV 201 with the Tanglewood Chamber Music Ensemble under the direction of Mr. Craig Smith; Mozart's C Minor Mass with the Stow Festival Singers and Orchestra; Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music with the Mount Vernon SymphonyStefan; Orff's Carmina Burana with the Maryland Masterworks Chorale and Orchestra; Schubert's Mass in G with the Boston Masterworks Chorale; John Cameron's Missa Celtica, Handel's Messiah, and Leonard Bernstein's Mass with George Mason University's symphony and chorus; and various other solo performances. Mr. Reed has spent his last two summers making music at the Tanglewood Music Festival where he had the opportunity of working closely with such scholars and artists as Stefan Asbury, Phyllis Curtain, Kayo Iwama, James Levine, William Sharp, Lucy Shelton, Bright Sheng and Dawn Upshaw. Complete and partial operatic roles performed include Nemorino (L'elisir d'amore), Tamino (Die Zauberflote), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Jaquino (Fidelio), Voltaire (Candide), Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas), Linfea (La Callisto), Bill (A Hand of Bridge), Bardolfo (Falstaff), Lippo (Street Scene), Snout (A Midsummer Night's Dream), and Pong (Turandot). In the spring of 2001 Mr. Reed was awarded the Best Overall Performer Award at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Regional Competition held in South Carolina.
