Jan Thomer (Counter-tenor)

Born: November 5, 1985 - Sissach, Canton of Basel, Switzerland

The Swiss counter-tenor, Jan Thomer, studied singing at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Gerd Türk, Dominique Vellard, Ulrich Messthaler and Andreas Scholl. He now studies with Scot Weir in Zürich. He is a prize-winner of the Swiss Youth Music Competition (with distinction) and the Friedl Wald Foundation. He has participated in master-classes with Jakob Stämpfli, Rosa Domínguez and Margreet Honig.

As a freelance singer, Jan Thomer began his career in 2005 with performances at home and abroad as a soloist including KKL Luzern, Theater Basel, Opernhaus Zürich (2008, 2009), Philharmonie Essen. He is also an ensemble singer with Ensemble Gilles Binchos, Kammerchor Stuttgart (Director: Frieder Bernius), Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen (Director: Rudolf Lutz; since 2021), and I Pizzicanti. Since August 2021, he is choir director of the Kirchenchores Hägendorf-Rickenbach.

Sources:
Carus-Verlag Website (January 2010)
Jan Thomar Facebook profile
Bits & pieces from other sources
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (January 2010, July 2022)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Rudolf Lutz

Alto

Member of Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen:
BSSG [D15-5] (2021, Video): BWV 37
BSSG [D15-6] (2021, Video): BWV 215
BSSG [D15-7] (2021, Video): BWV 27
BSSG [D15-12] (2021, Video): BWV 122
BSSG [D16-12] (2022, Video): BWV 117
BSSG [D16-13] (2022, Video): BWV 101
BSSG [D17-5] (2023, Video): BWV 74
BSSG [D17-13] (2023, Video): BWV 62

Marc Minkowski

Alto

DVD: BWV 243

Peter Neumann

Alto

G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48

Bernhard Schmidt

Alto

Member of Chapelle de la Vigne:
BWV 172, BWV 173, BWV 34

Links to other Sites

Jan Thomas (Carus-Verlag)
Jan Thomer on Facebook
Jan Thomer on LinedIn