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The American composer, conductor, and baritone, Patrick Dunnevant, obtained his Bachelor of Music Education from Belmont University (2007-2011); and his Master of Music degree in Composition from Westminster Choir College (2012-2014), where he studied under Stefan Young and Joel Phillips. While there, he served as a member and soloist with several critically-acclaimed ensembles, including the Westminster Choir, Westminster Symphonic Choir, and the early music ensemble, Westminster Choir. As a member of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, he performed under the batons of several of the world’s leading conductors, including Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Barenboim, Andrew Manze, and Vladimir Jurowski.
Other performing credits include serving as a puppeteer and chorister in acclaimed productions of John Adams’ El Niño and Leoš Janáček’s Kát’a Kabanová (Spoleto Festival USA) and serving as a chorus member in a concert production of Alban Berg's Wozzeck with London’s Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Esa-Pekka Salonen. Recently, he performed as a soloist with the Nashville Concerto Orchestra, singing selected movements from The Presidential Song Cycle by Benjamin Jones.
Patrick Dunnevant's compositions, which have been praised for their “lustrous sonic colors,” (ArtsNash), have been performed by regional and All-State honor choirs across the country and the UK, and are published by Colla Voce Music and GIA Publications, Inc.
Patrick Dunnevant currently serves as the Assistant Director of Portara Ensemble; recently, he has prepared and conducted the choir in performances of J.S. Bach's Cantata Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39, i remember, a world premiere by Cortlandt Matthews, and Mass by Steve Dobrogosz. He is also a co-founder (December 2014) and Vocal Music Coordinator of the Nashville Chamber Music Series, an organization dedicated to creating intimate performances of contemporary classical and jazz music in non-traditional settings. Additionally, he currently sings as a member of the professional choir Vocal Arts Nashville and serves as a baritone section leader at West End United Methodist Church
Patrick Dunnevant is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity. While in college, he co-founded Belmont University’s award-winning a cappella group, The Beltones, serving for two years as the primary arranger and Music Director. He is a prolific arranger in the scholastic a cappella community; his works have been performed and recorded by groups in Illinois, New Jersey, Arizona, Tennessee, Virginia, New York, Oregon, Florida, and the UK.
When he is not making music, Patrick Dunnevant also enjoys playing video games and baking with his wife Sarah Dunnevant, a Vocal Arts Nashville soprano. He married to Sarah Dunnevant on June 30, 2018, and currently lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee. |
