Soprano Kate Vetter Cain’s “sweetness of timbre and vocal power” (The Washington Post) has allowed her to collaborate with some of our region’s most renowned ensembles. She is pleased to return for her third season as a soloist with Bach in Baltimore. She has sung a soloist and ensemble member for many seasons with
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
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
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
Soprano Ellie Yeonjung Kim, originally from Seoul, Korea, completed her Master's of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music in New York studying under Joan Patenaude-Yarnell. Ellie's operatic appearances include Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Dell'arte Opera Emsemble and Lucy in Menotti's The Telephone at the Korea National Theater. She was recognized with "great critical
In the world-premiere of Josephine with UrbanArias, “... the afternoon belonged to Melissa Wimbish, who was creating the role of Josephine Baker ... Beautifully prepared, vocally stunning, and theatrically riveting, Wimbish effortlessly held the audience in her hand throughout this one-woman show.” (Washington Post) In 2016, she made her Carnegie Hall solo recital debut
Noted for his “silken tenor”(Opera News), Eric Finbarr Carey is the most recent winner of the Meyerson Zwanger award and 2nd prize in the New York Oratorio Society competition at Carnegie Hall. This season he presents a varied repertoire of the renaissance to music being written today. This season in concert Carey will be
Cantor Ben Ellerin became the cantor and music director at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation in 2018. He holds a Master of Sacred Music and ordination from Hebrew Union College in New York and completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. In addition to
Tenor Dr. Min Jin has a versatile and wide-ranging career as a leading operatic tenor, recitalist, conductor, and voice professor. Praised for his easy lyricism, emotional intensity, and extraordinary top notes, Dr. Jin has delighted audiences throughout the world. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center as a recitalist, opera performer, and oratorio soloist with choral societies. His past opera performances include leading roles
Joseph Regan is thrilled to be returning to the Bach in Baltimore Concert Series this season. Mr. Regan is a highly sought after performer whose singing has taken him all over the Eastern Seaboard and parts of Europe. Recent highlights from the opera stage include a turn as Azaël from Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue for
