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Charles Blandy (Tenor) |
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Born: August 1972 - Troy, New York, USA |
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The American tenor, Charles Blandy, is the product of a strong public school arts program in Troy New York. He studied at Oberlin College, Indiana University, and Tanglewood Music Center.
Charles Blandy has been praised as “unfailingly, tirelessly lyrical” (Boston Globe); “fearless” (New York Times); “a versatile tenor with agility, endless breath, and vigorous high notes” (Goldberg Early Music Magazine); and for his “clear, focused, gorgeous tenor voice” (Worcester Telegram and Gazette). Past performances include J.S. Bach’s B minor Mass (BWV 232) with Orchestra Iowa and the Apollo Chorus of Chicago; W.A. Mozart’s C minor Mass with Music of the Baroque, Chicago; George Frideric Handel’s Messiah with Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; the role of Belmonte in W.A. Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio with Emmanuel Music; Monteverdi’s Il Ritorno d’Ulisse, Vespers of 1610, L’Orfeo, and assorted madrigals with Boston Early Music Festival; J.S. Bach’s B minor Mass (BWV 232) with the American Classical Orchestra (New York City) at Lincoln Center; and St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) with the American Bach Soloists (San Francisco, California). He has appeared with the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, and Charlotte Symphony.
Charles Blandy is a core member of Emmanuel Music, and regularly appears in the ongoing Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series. With Emmanuel Music he has sung the Evangelist in J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion (BWV 245) and St. Matthew Passions (BWV 244); and sung the roles of Tom Rakewell in Igor Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, Tamino in W.A. Mozart’s Magic Flute, and Lurcanio in G.F. Handel’s Ariodante. He appeared in John Harbison’s The Great Gatsby in Boston and at Tanglewood.
In 2019, Charles Blandy appeared at the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music in the USA premiere of Gerald Barry’s “Canada”. With Boston Modern Orchestra Project he has appeared in Wuorinen’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories; and in Virgil Thomson’s Four Saints in Three Acts (the latter now a commercial recording). He gave the USA premieres Rodney Lister’s chamber song cycle Friendly Fire with Collage New Music, and Rautavaara’s song cycle Die Liebenden. On short notice he appeared in Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia under conductor Robert Spano at Tanglewood; and appeared in the world premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar at Tanglewood and Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Hall, starring Dawn Upshaw.
A recitalist of wide repertoire, Charles Blandy has performed Schubert’s Schwanengesang at the Token Creek Festival (Wisconsin); Winterreise at Tufts University; Auf dem Strom and Johannes Brahms songs with Boston Chamber Music Society; and Janacek’s Diary of One Who Disappeared at Monadnock Music (New Hampshire). He gave recitals of contemporary American music in New York, Boston, London and Manchester UK, with Rodney Lister at the piano.
Charles Blandy is a member of Beyond Artists, a coalition that supports good causes through their work. charlesblandy.com |
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Sources:
Charles Blandy Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2022) |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Conductor |
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Ryan Turner |
Tenor |
Emmanuel Music [C21-1] (2021, Video): BWV 139
Emmanuel Music [C21-7] (2021, Video): BWV 96
Emmanuel Music [C21-11] (2021, Video): BWV 36
Emmanuel Music [C21-14] (2022, Video): BWV 3
Emmanuel Music [C21-15] (2022, Video): BWV 111
Emmanuel Music [C21-17] (2022, Video): BWV 88
Emmanuel Music [C21-24] (2022, Video): BWV 8 [Conductor: John Harbison]
Emmanuel Music [C21-26] (2022, Video): BWV 4
Emmanuel Music [C21-30] (2022, Video): BWV 95 [Conductor: John Harbison]
Emmanuel Music [C22-2] (2022, Video): BWV 161
Emmanuel Music [C22-8] (2022, Video): BWV 55 [Conductor: Michael Beattie]
Emmanuel Music [C22-13] (2022, Video): BWV 104
Emmanuel Music [C22-15] (2023, Video): BWV 65
Emmanuel Music [C22-18] (2023, Video): BWV 107
Emmanuel Music [C22-19] (2023, Video): BWV 92
Emmanuel Music [C22-21] (2023, Video): BWV 22
Emmanuel Music [C22-30] (2023, Video): BWV 194
Emmanuel Music [C23-2] (2023, Video): BWV 101
Emmanuel Music [C23-6] (2023, Video): BWV 98 [Conductor: Michael Beattie]
Emmanuel Music [C23-7] (2023, Video): BWV 198
Emmanuel Music [C23-14] (2023, Video): BWV 61
Emmanuel Music [C23-21] (2024, Video): BWV 22
Emmanuel Music [C23-27] (2024, No video): BWV 4
Emmanuel Music [C23-33] (2024, Video): BWV 11
Emmanuel Music [C24-2] (2024, Video): BWV 73
Emmanuel Music [C24-10] (2024, Video): BWV 117 |
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Links to other Sites |
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Charles Blandy - Tenor (Official Website) |
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