Andrew Padgett
Praised as "splendidly declamatory" (Opera Today) and for his "powerful baritone and impressive vocal range" (Boston Music Intelligencer), baritone Andrew Padgett is an accomplished interpreter of both baroque and medieval vocal music. He has collaborated with early music luminaries including Masaaki Suzuki, Nicholas McGegan, and Paul O’Dette, and has appeared as a soloist with Bach Collegium San Diego, Apollo's Fire, and Piffaro, among many other leading ensembles. Andrew holds a B.S. in physics and an M.M. in voice from U.C. Santa Barbara, and an M.M. in early music, oratorio, and chamber ensemble from Yale University's Institute of Sacred Music. He is based in Boston, where he regularly sings under the direction of Ryan Turner on Emmanuel Music's pioneering and long-running Bach Cantata Series.