KCBC: Pearls of the Baroque / Concert I: Jay Carter, countertenor

This summer we celebrate the 15th Anniversary of our Inaugural Concert in 2009 which took place at Immanuel Lutheran Church with a program of J.S. Bach and Telemann. Performers included Chuck Wines and Mark Cohick on recorder, flute, and oboe, John Titterington on bassoon, violinists, Eric Williams, Beth Titterington, Rob Patterson, Robin Prinzing, Cathan Prinzing, Monty Carter, violist, Nell French, cellist, Trilla Ray-Carter, and harpsichordist, Ken Walker.

JAY CARTER – Countertenor

Jay has gained a reputation as one of the nation’s finest countertenors. A frequent collaborator with both period and modern ensembles, he is recognized as a leading interpreter of late Baroque repertoire and has been lauded for his luminous tone, stylish interpretations, and clarion delivery.

He has appeared with acclaimed conductors Nicholas McGegan, Ton Koopman, John Butt, John Scott, and Matthew Halls, and made his Lincoln Center debut with Maasaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan. Additional highlights include Vivaldi arias and Gloria with Nicholas McGegan and the Saint Louis Symphony, and Bach’s Johannespassion with Daniel Hyde and the Choir of Men and Boys at St. Thomas Church, New York City. In addition to concert appearances he has served as a primary soloist with the Portland-based Bach Virtuosi Festival alongside faculty artists from Juilliard, Eastman, and Yale.

He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts: Performance degree from the University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music where he was a pupil of Simon Carrington, Judith Malafronte, and James Taylor. He received his undergraduate degree from William Jewell College where he studied with Arnold Epley. He most recently served on the voice faculty of Westminster Choir College in Lawrenceville, NJ. Jay served as co-director with Trilla for the Jewell Early Music Summer Festival, and has been a featured soloist in several KC Baroque performances.