Singing with Louis T.

I am a lyric baritone from the small town of Conowingo, Maryland. I spent my childhood absorbed in the arts, dabbling in painting and even wood burning. But, I found my true calling in music. From the moment I got a keyboard for Christmas when I was nine, I have never stopped exploring where music can take me. I expanded my horizons as a flute player in my high school’s marching band, sang Turkish and Irish music in my university’s world music ensemble, and even played bass guitar for a few local bands in the Baltimore area. When I was completing my undergraduate training, I suffered a life-altering bout of depression. This dark time led to one of the best decisions I ever made: to become an opera singer. Since this, I have striven to be an advocate for my own mental health and the mental health of others, firmly believing in the healing power of singing. I hope one day to be able to bring the music of the operas that I love so dearly to people of all walks of life as a unifying and uplifting experience of the human soul. I earned my bachelor’s of music performance in voice at Towson University where I studied with Theresa Bickham and Phillip Collister and am currently earning my master’s of music in voice at the Bard College Conservatory of Music’s Vocal Arts Program where I study with Joan Patenaude-Yarnell.