Performance

With a voice praised for its “dark-hued splendor” (San Francisco Gate), baritone David Rugger enjoys a blossoming career in oratorio, early music, and ensemble singing. This season will feature appearances with the Washington Bach Consort, Zenith Ensemble, Bach Collegium San Diego, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Bach Society of St. Louis, and Alchymy Viols. Other recent highlights include solo appearances with Bourbon Baroque, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, Bach Society of Dayton, Bach Akademie Charlotte, Mountainside Baroque, and several Bach cantata series.

David has also performed as an ensemble musician with Vocal Arts Ensemble (Cincinnati), Seraphic Fire, and Conspirare. David is an alum of the American Bach Soloists Academy and was a Virginia Best Adams Fellow at the Carmel Bach Festival. He has performed under the batons of Dana Marsh, Scott Allen Jarrett, Paul Goodwin, Jeffrey Thomas, Eric Stark, A. Dennis Sparger, Philip Cave, Michael Beattie, and John Butt.