Singing
Praised by The Washington Post for his “expressive and perfectly controlled voice,” Dr. Giarusso maintains an active career as a baritone, working regularly with some of the most prominent professional ensembles throughout the greater DC region.
While at home in a variety of repertoire, he has developed a particular proficiency in the performance of early music and lieder. Dr. Giarusso served for many years as a member of the singing faculty at Berkshire Choral International. In Boston, he appeared with several acclaimed ensembles and sang five years with the Choir of the Church of the Advent, gaining fluency in a repertoire ranging from plainchant to world premieres with a special emphasis upon Renaissance polyphony. In the greater DC area, he maintains associations with many of the most prominent professional ensembles in the city, including the Washington Bach Consort and the Choirs of the Washington National Cathedral.
A specialist in the German lied, he has published articles on Schubert’s late lieder in edited volumes from Ashgate and Oxford University Press. Performances of the same repertoire, with both historical and modern instruments, have been a staple of his professional activity for nearly twenty years.
He has studied voice with Keith Kibler, Pamela Dellal, and Elizabeth Daniels, and has performed in masterclasses with Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Mitsuko Shirai, and Hartmut Höll. He has coached German lieder with Robert Levin, Malcolm Bilson, and John Shirley-Quirk.
While at home in a variety of repertoire, he has developed a particular proficiency in the performance of early music and lieder. Dr. Giarusso served for many years as a member of the singing faculty at Berkshire Choral International. In Boston, he appeared with several acclaimed ensembles and sang five years with the Choir of the Church of the Advent, gaining fluency in a repertoire ranging from plainchant to world premieres with a special emphasis upon Renaissance polyphony. In the greater DC area, he maintains associations with many of the most prominent professional ensembles in the city, including the Washington Bach Consort and the Choirs of the Washington National Cathedral.
A specialist in the German lied, he has published articles on Schubert’s late lieder in edited volumes from Ashgate and Oxford University Press. Performances of the same repertoire, with both historical and modern instruments, have been a staple of his professional activity for nearly twenty years.
He has studied voice with Keith Kibler, Pamela Dellal, and Elizabeth Daniels, and has performed in masterclasses with Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Mitsuko Shirai, and Hartmut Höll. He has coached German lieder with Robert Levin, Malcolm Bilson, and John Shirley-Quirk.
Audio
Performances
Highlights of some solo and ensemble work include performances with:
Washington Bach Consort
Cathedral Choral Society
Washington National Cathedral
Cathedra
Washington Master Chorale
Folger Consort
Berkshire Choral Festival
Eya: Ensemble for Medieval Music
Williamstown Early Music
Choir of the Church of the Advent
Emmanuel Music
Washington Bach Consort
Cathedral Choral Society
Washington National Cathedral
Cathedra
Washington Master Chorale
Folger Consort
Berkshire Choral Festival
Eya: Ensemble for Medieval Music
Williamstown Early Music
Choir of the Church of the Advent
Emmanuel Music
Discography
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