Bud Roach, Tenor
" The vocal talents are first-rate. A must-hear is lyric tenor Bud Roach, who is only beginning to introduce himself to Toronto"
John Terauds, Toronto Star
"Bud Roach was superb - this oboist-turned-singer not only has a beautiful lyric tenor, but is a natural on stage"
Tamara Bernstein, The Globe and Mail
"An expressive singer…(with) an attractive, bright sound"
Paula Citron, Opera Canada
"The soloists, (including) tenor Bud Roach, were uniformly excellent."
Richard Todd, Ottawa Citizen
"This young singer displayed a voice that may soon lead him to become one of the top Baroque tenors in Canada…Completely at ease with the demands of mid-18th century English ornamentation, Roach delivered a sweetness of timbre up and down the entirety of his large vocal range. His diction was perfect as well."
Linda Geary, Brantford Expositor
John Terauds, Toronto Star
"Bud Roach was superb - this oboist-turned-singer not only has a beautiful lyric tenor, but is a natural on stage"
Tamara Bernstein, The Globe and Mail
"An expressive singer…(with) an attractive, bright sound"
Paula Citron, Opera Canada
"The soloists, (including) tenor Bud Roach, were uniformly excellent."
Richard Todd, Ottawa Citizen
"This young singer displayed a voice that may soon lead him to become one of the top Baroque tenors in Canada…Completely at ease with the demands of mid-18th century English ornamentation, Roach delivered a sweetness of timbre up and down the entirety of his large vocal range. His diction was perfect as well."
Linda Geary, Brantford Expositor
Upcoming Event: October 2-3, 2010
As part of Toronto's "Nuit Blanche", Bud will perform the Canadian premiere of Andrew Staniland's "Calamus 6" (Walt Whitman) for Tenor and Cello.
As part of Toronto's "Nuit Blanche", Bud will perform the Canadian premiere of Andrew Staniland's "Calamus 6" (Walt Whitman) for Tenor and Cello.
December 10th, 11th and 12th, Bud performs with the Toronto Consort!
"A joyful celebration of Christmas Vespers with singers, violins, cornetti, sackbuts, theorbos and keyboards"
www.torontoconsort.org
"A joyful celebration of Christmas Vespers with singers, violins, cornetti, sackbuts, theorbos and keyboards"
www.torontoconsort.org
Upcoming Events:
April 22-24 St. John Passion at Aldeburgh. Two performances of Bach's St. John Passion led by tenor Mark Padmore are the culmination of a ten-day course of public masterclasses and rehearsals at the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme in Suffolk. Special thanks to the Canadian Aldeburgh Foundation for their assistance.
May 5-6 Toronto Masque Theatre. M. A. Charpentier: La Descente d'Orphée aux Enfers
J. Rolfe and A. Alexis: Orpheus and Eurydice (Commissioned by TMT in 2003 with the assistance of the Ontario Arts Council). www.torontomasquetheatre.com
May 28 Judas Maccabeus with the Bach Elgar Choir, Hamilton and the Hamilton Philharmonic. www.bachelgar.com
April 22-24 St. John Passion at Aldeburgh. Two performances of Bach's St. John Passion led by tenor Mark Padmore are the culmination of a ten-day course of public masterclasses and rehearsals at the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme in Suffolk. Special thanks to the Canadian Aldeburgh Foundation for their assistance.
May 5-6 Toronto Masque Theatre. M. A. Charpentier: La Descente d'Orphée aux Enfers
J. Rolfe and A. Alexis: Orpheus and Eurydice (Commissioned by TMT in 2003 with the assistance of the Ontario Arts Council). www.torontomasquetheatre.com
May 28 Judas Maccabeus with the Bach Elgar Choir, Hamilton and the Hamilton Philharmonic. www.bachelgar.com
Upcoming:
Bud performs English anthems with the Aradia Ensemble, September 16th, 8pm
www.aradia.ca
Music by Rosenmuller with the Toronto Consort, October 21st and 22nd, 8pm
www.torontoconsort.org
Capella Intima presents "From Venice and Beyond" www.capellaintima.com
including sacred and secular works from composers of the Venetian School, November 19th and 20th in Hamilton and Toronto. Here, Bud accompanies himself on the baroque guitar in a song by Alessandro Grandi (For a complete translation, click on the Audio page):
Bud performs English anthems with the Aradia Ensemble, September 16th, 8pm
www.aradia.ca
Music by Rosenmuller with the Toronto Consort, October 21st and 22nd, 8pm
www.torontoconsort.org
Capella Intima presents "From Venice and Beyond" www.capellaintima.com
including sacred and secular works from composers of the Venetian School, November 19th and 20th in Hamilton and Toronto. Here, Bud accompanies himself on the baroque guitar in a song by Alessandro Grandi (For a complete translation, click on the Audio page):
Upcoming Events:
Februarly 2-3, 2012: Shchedrin's The Sealed Angel at Koerner Hall, presented by Soundstreams Canada with the Elmer Iseler Singers.
February 18th: "When Tircis Met Chloris": 17th-century duets and dialogues with the Musicians In Ordinary, Heliconian Hall, Toronto. http://musiciansinordinary.ca
February 24-March 4th: "Musical Pawns"- the fascinating story behind the music of David Nowakowsky, presented at New York's Frigid Theatre Festival. http://frigidnewyork.info
March 18th: Bach's Cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147, with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra.
March 25th: Lenten Recital Series, Central Presbyterian Church, Hamilton. A programme of arias by Alessandro Grandi, Brahms and Schubert lieder, and the premiere of a new song cycle set to poetry of William Ernest Henley by David Fawcett.
May 5th: The Grain of the Voice, a programme of Monteverdi and Gesualdo with the Aradia Ensemble. www.aradia.ca
May 20-21st: A programme of Airs de cours with the Toronto Continuo Collective, led by Borys Medicky. www.continuo.ca
Februarly 2-3, 2012: Shchedrin's The Sealed Angel at Koerner Hall, presented by Soundstreams Canada with the Elmer Iseler Singers.
February 18th: "When Tircis Met Chloris": 17th-century duets and dialogues with the Musicians In Ordinary, Heliconian Hall, Toronto. http://musiciansinordinary.ca
February 24-March 4th: "Musical Pawns"- the fascinating story behind the music of David Nowakowsky, presented at New York's Frigid Theatre Festival. http://frigidnewyork.info
March 18th: Bach's Cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147, with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra.
March 25th: Lenten Recital Series, Central Presbyterian Church, Hamilton. A programme of arias by Alessandro Grandi, Brahms and Schubert lieder, and the premiere of a new song cycle set to poetry of William Ernest Henley by David Fawcett.
May 5th: The Grain of the Voice, a programme of Monteverdi and Gesualdo with the Aradia Ensemble. www.aradia.ca
May 20-21st: A programme of Airs de cours with the Toronto Continuo Collective, led by Borys Medicky. www.continuo.ca