James Elson (Bass)

Born: New York City, New York, USA

The Americanbass, James Elson, was born in New York City but has lived most of his life in Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, and came to Juilliard School of Music in New York after two year's duty as an officer in the U.S. Army. Since 1958 he studied for the Diploma and a student in the class of Hans Heinz.

Source: Programme note to the concert "J.S. Bach: The Passion according to St. John" at Juilliard School of Music (March 20, 1959); Bits & pieces from other sources
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (September 2019)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Works

Frederik Prausnitz

Bass

[V-3] (1959, Audio): BWV 245 [sung in English]

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