David Gordon (tenor)
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David Gordon is an American concert and opera tenor
, particularly noted as a Bach
singer.
He was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
and trained at McGill University
, the College of Wooster, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago
where he made his debut in 1973. He went on to appear as soloist with orchestras and operas worldwide.
Gordon is on the staff of the Carmel Bach Festival in California. Aside from his international vocal career, he is a teacher of Baroque
vocal styles and has been an innovator in the creation of English supertitles for the great choral masterworks of Bach and Handel
.
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
, particularly noted as a Bach
Bạch
Bạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
singer.
He was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 8,380. The borough is the county seat of Bucks County.- History :...
and trained at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, the College of Wooster, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. It was founded in Chicago in 1952, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicolà Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included Maria Callas's American debut in Norma...
where he made his debut in 1973. He went on to appear as soloist with orchestras and operas worldwide.
Gordon is on the staff of the Carmel Bach Festival in California. Aside from his international vocal career, he is a teacher of Baroque
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
vocal styles and has been an innovator in the creation of English supertitles for the great choral masterworks of Bach and Handel
HANDEL
HANDEL was the code-name for the UK's National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console consisting of two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed....
.
Sources
- Carmel Bach Festival, Program: July 5-31, 2010
- Cummings, David (ed.), "Gordon, David (Jamieson)", International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003, Routledge, 2002, p. 290. ISBN 185743174X
- Polkow, Dennis http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24773715.html?dids=24773715:24773715&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+22%2C+1991&author=Dennis+Polkow%2C+a+Chicago+free-lance+writer.&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Bach+to+bluegrass+David+Gordon+had+no+problem+adjusting+to+a+range+of+styles&pqatl=google "Bach to bluegrass David Gordon had no problem adjusting to a range of styles"], Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, February 22, 1991, Tempo section p. 3