Parsons, Timothy
Timothy Parsons
Timothy Parsons, countertenor, has been hailed as a "most dazzling contributor”, a “heldencountertenor, ready to sing Wagnerian roles in his powerful falsetto" (San Francisco Chronicle). International appearances include the Montreal Bach Festival, the Festival Internacional de Música Sacra de Quito, the Stavanger Kammermusikkfestival, St John’s Smith Square, and the Utrecht Early Music Festival. A frequent performer of new music, Timothy has been part of the premieres of two Pulitzer Prize-winning operas, Du Yun’s Angel’s Bone and Ellen Reid’s p r i s m. He is a member of the Grammy-nominated Choir of Trinity Wall Street and previously served as Alto Lay Clerk with the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Season highlights include performances in TENET’s Keeping Time series and two premiere recordings of music by Benedict Sheehan. He spent his formative years in New England, holds a B.M and M.M from the Manhattan School of Music and now resides in Vermont.