Stephen Lancaster

• Described as “a fine storyteller” (American Record Guide), “varied in tone and alive to feeling” (Fanfare Magazine), baritone Stephen Lancaster engages audiences through a diverse repertoire of vocal music.
• Winner of the Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition and The American Prize for men in art song and oratorio, he has been featured as a soloist in venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Chiang-Kai Shek Memorial Hall, and Centro Cultural de Belém.
• Discography includes Le Menu des Mélodies with pianist Martin Katz (Centaur), Sacred Song with organist Kevin Vaughn (Albany), and Dichterliebe & Liederkreis, Op. 39 with fortepianist Laure Colladant (Blue Griffin).

Described as “a fine storyteller” (American Record Guide), “varied in tone and alive to feeling” (Fanfare Magazine), baritone Stephen Lancaster engages audiences through a diverse repertoire of vocal music. Winner of the Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition and The American Prize for men in art song and oratorio, he has been featured as a soloist in venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Chiang-Kai Shek Memorial Hall, and Centro Cultural de Belém.

A passionate recitalist, Lancaster has performed recital programs for Musique dans le Grésivaudan, Festival Musique d’Uzerche, Les Grandes Heures de Saint-Emilion, Atlantic Music Festival, and Brooklyn Art Song Society. His solo discography includes Le Menu des Mélodies with pianist Martin Katz (Centaur), Sacred Song with organist Kevin Vaughn (Albany), and Dichterliebe & Liederkreis, Op. 39 with fortepianist Laure Colladant (Blue Griffin). His recital on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series was broadcast live by WFMT Chicago.

Concert credits include the Fauré & Duruflé Requiems at Carnegie Hall presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York; Carmina Burana with Lisbon Summer Fest; Le bal masqué with South Bend Symphony; Five Mystical Songs with UMS Choral Union; Ein Deutsches Requiem with Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra; The Bells and Belshazzar’s Feast with Holland Symphony. Operatic appearances include roles with Eugene Opera, Apotheosis Opera, and Arbor Opera Theater and creating the role of Jaques in As You Like It by Roger Steptoe.

As a professional choral singer, he recently joined the roster of Grammy award winning vocal ensemble Conspirare and has performed with ensembles such as TACTUS and Schola Antiqua. He serves as an Associate Professor of the Practice in music at the University of Notre Dame.

www.stephenlancaster.net