Randall Scarlata
Hailed for his warm, expressive sound, consummate musicianship and winning way with the audience, baritone Randall Scarlata enjoys an unusually diverse career. He is equally comfortable in Bach and Händel oratorio, Mozart and Rossini operas, the great song cycles, works from Tin Pan Alley, and the newest new music. He has appeared as soloist with great orchestras such as the Philadelphia Orchestra, The San Francisco Symphony, The Minnesota Orchestra, Vienna’s Tonkünstler Orchestra and Akademie Orchester, the Ulster Symphony, The National Symphony, The Pittsburgh Symphony, Los Angeles’ Musica Angelica. In addition, he has appeared at international music festivals including Ravinia, Marlboro, Edinburgh, Vienna, Salzburg, Aspen, Spoleto, and on concert stages of five continents.
Recent and upcoming highlights include the Schubert song cycles with pianist Seymour Lipkin, the CD releases of his celebrated performance of the Celebrant in Bernstein’s Mass, as well as songs of Lori Laitman and chamber music of Paul Moravec, the world premiere of George Crumb’s American Songbook, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in Vienna and Los Angeles, Brahms’ Requiem with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and performances at the Kingston, Kneisel Hall, and Bridgehampton chamber music festivals. He performs Schubert Lieder with Inon Barnatan and Jonathan Biss for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Die Schöne Müllerin with pianist Jeremy Denk at the Gardner Museum in Boston, Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Dvorak’s Gypsy Songs with the North Carolina Symphony, the world premiere of Mohammed Fairouz’s Furia with the Borromeo String Quartet and the Imani Winds, chamber music of Samuel Barber with the New World Symphony, and gives recitals throughout the United States. The summer of 2010 includes masterclasses at the Geneva Art Song Festival, performances at the Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Salt Bay Chamberfest, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Music at Menlo, and a European tour of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass.
Randall Scarlata’s awards include First Prize at the 1999 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, First Prize at the 1997 Das Schubert Lied International Competition in Vienna, First Prize at the 1997 Joy in Singing Competition in New York, and the 1998 Alice Tully Vocal Arts Debut Recital Award. Mr. Scarlata received a Fulbright Grant to study at the Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna and holds a masters degree from the Juilliard School. In addition, Mr. Scarlata spent several summers studying with the great French baritone, Gerard Souzay in Nice and in Salzburg. He is a Sing for Hope artist, having been involved with the foundation for over 10 years. Mr. Scarlata serves on the faculty of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at West Chester University. He is a past member of Chamber Music Society Two.
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