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The English bass, James Geidt, was educated as a chorister at St John’s College School, Cambridge, The King’s School, Canterbury and Oxford Brookes University where he was in a unique position of reading Music whilst also singing in the Choir of New College, Oxford under Edward Higginbottom. He then was a lay clerk at Gloucester Cathedral under Adrian Partington and studied with Bronwen Mills. He later obtained Master of Arts degree in Vocal Performance from Royal Academy of Music (2015-2017); Professional Diploma from Royal Academy of Music (2017–2018). Since 2018 he studies at Royal Academy Opera of Royal Academy of Music (expected graduation: 2020).
At New College solo engagements included Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, J.S. Bach’s St John’s Passion (BWV 245) and Magnifcat (BWV 243) as well as featuring on numerous recordings with the Choir of New College, Oxford. During his time in Oxford, he was also a prominent figure on the opera scene, appearing in productions of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Oftenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld for New Chamber Opera. Since graduating in 2012, he has gone on to sing with a variety of professional choirs in the UK including Chapelle du Roi, Ex Cathedra (Director: Jeffrey Skidmore) and Oxford Baroque, and Choir of the Academy of Ancient Music (Director: Richard Egarr).
James Geidt appears as a soloist on recordings of Britten Choral works and Charpentier Music Sacrée (both Novum). Recent concert appearances include George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, J. Haydn’s Creation, Pilate and the bass solos in J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion (BWV 245) and Requiem settings by Johannes Brahms, Gabriel Fauré and W.A. Mozart. He also features regularly as a soloist for the BBC National Chorus of Wales, appearing in performances of Les Sécheresses by Francis Poulenc and a new recording of Arthur Sullivan’s The Beauty Stone.
Future engagements include Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. J.S. Bach’s Magnificat (BWV 243), J.S. Bach’s Ascension Oratorio (BWV 11) and the role of Pilate in J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) as well as recitals in Gloucester and Oxford. He currently lives in London, England. |
