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Best wishes,
Jason

Biography

American tenor Jason Rylander has been praised by the Washington Post for his “strong, clear tenor” and for performances that “coupled sonorous warmth and emotional depth.” 

Notable 2012-13 solo engagements include Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the New Dominion Chorale, Handel’s Messiah with the Choir and Orchestra of the Church of the AscensiAmerican tenor on and St. Agnes, Haydn’s Mass in Time of War with the Harford Choral Society, a recital of French and German songs at the Amherst Chamber Music Series, a concert of English lute songs with noted lutenist Howard Bass, and works of Bach, Carissimi, and Monteverdi at the Winchester Bach Festival.

 

Highlights of the 2011-2012 season included solo appearances in Bach's Cantata 167 with the Washington Bach Consort, Handel's Messiah with the Choir and Orchestra of the Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes in Washington, D.C., Monteverdi's Vespers of 1640 with the Green Mountain Project in New York and Boston, and Bach's Cantatas 182, 130, and 149 with the Baltimore Bach Concert Series.  He also joined the chorus of Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato with the Mark Morris Dance Group at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under the direction of Jane Glover.  

Previous solo engagements have included the Mozart and Salieri Requiems with Bach Sinfonia (review), Bach Cantatas 162, 182, and 31 with the Washington Bach Consort, Bach Cantata 106 with the Norfolk Chamber Consort, Bach's Third Cantata for Christmas with the Baltimore Bach Concert Series, and Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 with the Countertop Ensemble and the Orchestra of the 17th Century.  Jason has also appeared with the New Dominion Chorale, Washington Summer Sings, National Men’s Chorus, Virginia Glee Club, Friday Morning Music Club and numerous D.C. area chorales in such works as the Bach Magnificat, Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, and Haydn’s Creation and St. Cecilia Mass.

On the opera stage, Jason appeared as Pitho in the 2012 Amherst Early Music Festival's production of Der Geduldige Socrates and as Giove and Vecchia in the Queens College Baroque Opera Project's staging of Luigi Rossi's Orfeo.  He has also performed with Opera Lafayette, The In Series, Opera Belcantanti, Summer Opera Theatre Company, the Washington Savoyards, Crittenden Opera Studio, and The Arlington Players. Past roles include: Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors, 1st Armed Man/2nd Priest in The Magic Flute, Don Fernando de Gomez in La Perichole, and Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S. Pinafore. 

An accomplished ensemble singer, Jason performs regularly with the Bach Sinfonia, Washington Bach Consort, Cathedra, the Washington National Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, and the Pro Core of the Cathedral Choral Society.  He has appeared with the Woodley Ensemble and the Countertop Ensemble.  With the Bach Sinfonia, he has recorded the Bach Motets (Dorian 2010) and works of Carissimi (Jeptha), Biber, and Rossi (Dorian 2009).

He has studied and performed at the Queens College Baroque Opera Workshop (2012), the International Baroque Institute at Longy (2011), the Amherst Early Music Winter Workshop (2011 and 2012), and the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute (2010).  Jason resides in Arlington, Virginia. To contact him click here

2012-2013 Season

Kings and Commoners
Bach, Blow, Boyce, Handel, Gibbons
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
September 23, 2012 3:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

Haydn: Creation 
National Cathedral Choir
Michael McCarthy, conducting
September 29, 2012 5:00 p.m.
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC 

Winchester Bach/Handel Festival
Music of Bach, Carissimi, Monteverdi, & Purcell
with Third Practice (one-on-part ensemble)
October 19-20, 2012
Shenandoah Conservatory
Winchester, VA

Great Glad Tidings
Advent, Christmas and New Years' Eve Cantatas
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
December 1, 2012 5:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

Bach: Cantata BWV 62
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
December 4, 2012 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC

A Palestrina Christmas
Chantry
David Taylor, conducting
December 8, 2012 8:00 p.m.
St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church
Washington, DC

Bach: Christmas Oratorio (in English)
New Dominion Chorale
Thomas Beveridge, conducting
December 9, 2012 4:00 p.m.
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
Alexandria, VA
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

A Palestrina Christmas
Chantry
David Taylor, conducting
December 15, 2012 8:00 p.m.
St. Bernadette's Catholic Church
Silver Spring, MD

Félicien David: Lalla Roukh
Opera Lafayette
January 26, 2013 8:00 p.m.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC

Félicien David: Lalla Roukh
Opera Lafayette
January 31, 2013 7:30 p.m.
Rose Theater, Lincoln Center
New York, NY

Miserere (Allegri, Josquin, Monte, Savonarola, and Schein)
Chantry
David Taylor, conducting
February 9, 2012 8:00 p.m.
St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church
Washington, DC

Miserere (Allegri, Josquin, Monte, Savonarola, and Schein)
Chantry
David Taylor, conducting
February 10, 2012 8:00 p.m.
St. Bernadette's Catholic Church
Washington, DC

Miserere (Allegri, Josquin, Monte, Savonarola, and Schein)
Chantry
David Taylor, conducting
February 16, 2012 8:00 p.m.
Grace and St. Peter's Church
Baltimore, MD
 
Bach for All Seasons
Great Chorales, BWV 651-668
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
February 17, 2013 3:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

Honor and Remembrance
Bach: Der Gerchte kommte um
Schutz: Musikalishes Exequiem
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
March 10, 2013 3:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

Bach: St. John Passion
National Cathedral Choir
Michael McCarthy, conducting
March 24, 2013 4:00 p.m.
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC

Bach: Cantata BWV 6
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
April 2, 2013 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC

Recital - German and French Song (TBD)
April 13, 2013
Middleburg, VA

Recital - German and French Song (TBD)
Amherst County Chamber Music Series
St. Mark's Episcopal Church,
April 14, 2013 4:00 p.m.
Amherst, VA

Bach: B-Minor Mass
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
April 28, 2013 3:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

Bach: Cantata BWV 37
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
May 7, 2013 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC

Haydn: Pauken Messe
Harford Choral Society
T. Herb Dimmock, conducting
May 11, 2013
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Bel Air, MD

Byrd and Josquin for Corpus Christi
Chantry
David Taylor, conducting
May 18, 2012 8:00 p.m.
TBA
Washington, DC

Byrd and Josquin for Corpus Christi
Chantry
David Taylor, conducting
May 30, 2012 8:00 p.m.
St. Bernadette's Catholic Church
Silver Spring, MD

2011-2012 Performances

Brahms: Requiem
Cathedra and the Marine Chamber Orchestra
Michael McCarthy, conducting
Sept. 9, 2011 7:30 p.m.
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC

Concert for Hope
Cathedra
Michael McCarthy, conducting
Sept. 11, 2011 8:00 p.m.
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC
featuring President Barack Obama, Denyce Graves, Patti LaBelle and Alan Jackson

Bach: Cantata 167
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
Oct. 4, 2011 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

Bach: Cantata 76
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
Nov. 1, 2011 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC

East Meets West 
Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky
Cathedra
Michael McCarthy, conducting
Nov. 19, 2011 5:00 p.m.
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC

Christmas in Leipzig
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
Dec. 4, 2011 3:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

Bach: Cantata 40
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
Dec. 6, 2011 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC

Handel: Messiah
Choir of Ascension and St. Agnes with Baroque Orchestra
J. Owen Burdick, conducting
Dec. 18, 2011 4:00 p.m.
Church of Ascension and St. Agnes
Washington, DC
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

Monteverdi: Vespers 1640

TENET: Green Mountain Project

Scott Metcalfe, conducting

Jan. 3, 2012 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 4, 2012 7:30 p.m.

Church of St. Jean Baptiste

Lexington Ave. at 76th St.

New York, NY

Monteverdi: Vespers 1640

TENET: Green Mountain Project

Scott Metcalfe, conducting

Jan. 7, 2012 7:00 p.m.

St. Paul's Church

Cambridge, MA

Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato

Mark Morris Dance Group

Washington Bach Consort

Jane Glover, conducting

January 26-28, 2012 7:30 p.m.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Washington, DC

Bach: Cantata 182
Bach in Baltimore Concert Series
T. Herbert Dimmock, conducting
February 5, 2012 4:00 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church
701 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD
Jason Rylander, tenor 

Bach: Cantata 23
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
March 6, 2012 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC

Mozart: Requiem
Cathedra
Michael McCarthy, conducting
March 10, 2012 5:00 p.m.
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC

Mountainside Baroque
Shakespeare/Tudor Concert
April 15, 2012, 2012 5:00 p.m.
Emmanuel Parish
Cumberland, MD

Heaven on Earth 
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
April 29, 2012 3:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

Bach: Cantata 147
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
May 1, 2012 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC

Bach: Cantatas 130 and 149 
Bach in Baltimore Concert Series
T. Herbert Dimmock, conducting
June 3, 2012 4:00 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church
701 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD
Jennifer Lynn Waters, soprano
Leneida Crawford, alto
Jason Rylander, tenor
Jason Thoms, bass 

Luigi Rossi's Orfeo (scenes)
Institute for 17th Century Music at Queens College 
Baroque Opera Workshop
Christa Paton and David Ronis, directors
Ellen Hargis, baroque vocal specialist
June 17-23, 2012
Queens College, Flushing, NY
*playing the roles of Vecchia and Giove 

G. Ph. Telemann’s Der Geduldige Socrates (1721) 
Amherst Early Music Festival
Drew Minter, Director
Avi Stein, Music Director 
July 8-15, 2012
Connecticut College, New London, CT
*playing the comic role of Pitho

Reviews

Bach: Cantata 167

Washington Bach Consort

Patrick D. McCoy, The African-American Voice in Classical Music, October 4, 2011

"Tenor Jason Rylander sang his opening aria with a graceful elegance, with a noticeable attention to phrasing and vocal weight."

Mozart Requiem/Salieri Requiem
Bach Sinfonia 
Washington Post, October 25, 2010 

"The Mozart was simply electrifying.  Drawn from the chorus, the superb soloists [Clara Rottsolk, Meg Bragle, Jason Rylander, and James Shaffran] were luminous and well-matched as the emotional cast of the work moved between solemnity or disquieting fear to unbounded ecstasy."  

Monteverdi Vespers 1610

Orchestra of the 17th Century and Countertop Ensemble

Stephen Neal Dennis, (All Arts Review), May 13, 2010

"Countertop had some exceptional voices, especially its tenors Matthew Smith and Jason Rylander.  Both had clear, ardent voices that soared above [the] brass." 

Bach B-Minor Mass

Washington Bach Consort

Washington Post, October 6, 2009

"Whether in solos or duos, sopranos Kate Vetter Cain and Rebecca Kellerman Petretta, mezzo Barbara Hollinshead, tenor Jason Rylander and bass Steven Combs lent depth and continuity to the whole. Rylander and Combs's solos coupled sonorous warmth and emotional depth."

Past Performances

International Baroque Institute at Longy
Longy School of Music
Friday, July 22 – Sunday, July 31, 2011
Cambridge, MA
Masterclasses and studies in French Baroque 


Bach: Cantata 31
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
May 3, 2011 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

Bach: Easter Oratorio and Singet dem Hernn
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
May 1, 2011
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

Bach: Cantata 161
Serate Musicali
Dr. Cheryl Branham, conducting
April 22, 2011 7:30 p.m.
Calvary Baptist Church
Washington, DC
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

Stravinsky: Les Noces
The Post-Classical Ensemble
Angel Gil-Ordóñez,conducting
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, director
April 8, 2011 8:00 p.m.
Strathmore Hall
Bethesda, MD

Bach: Cantata 22
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
April 5, 2011 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC

Tenebrae: Music of Victoria, Martin, McMillan 
Cathedra
Michael McCarthy, conducting
March 25, 2011
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC  

Bach: Cantata 182 
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
March 1, 2011 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist 

Lenten Series Concert
Cathedra
Michael McCarthy, conducting
February 25, 2011
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC 

Amherst Early Music Festival Winter Workshop
Camden, NJ and Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 14-16, 2011
Masterclasses with Julianne Baird, et al.
Handel: Ode to St. Cecilia (soloist)

Baroque Christmas
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
December 19, 2010 4:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

Handel Messiah
Festival Choir and Orchestra
A. Scott Wood, conducting
Paul Skevington, artistic director
December 12, 2010 4:00 p.m.
St. Luke Catholic Church 
McLean, VA
Melissa Mino, soprano
Cory McKnight, countertenor
Jason Rylander, tenor
Daryl Yoder, baritone

Bach: Christmas Oratorio
(excerpts: Cantata III only)
Bach in Baltimore Concert Series
T. Herbert Dimmock, conducting
December 5, 2010 4:00 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church
701 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD
Jason Rylander, Evangelist

Handel: Messiah
Washington National Cathedral Choir
Michael McCarthy, conducting
December 3 and 4, 2010
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC

Bach: Cantata 162
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
Nov. 2, 2010 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC
Robin Smith, soprano
Anne-Marieke Evers, mezzo-soprano
Jason Rylander, tenor
Thomas Stork, bass

Mozart Requiem/Salieri Requiem
Bach Sinfonia
Daniel Abraham, conducting
October 23, 2010 8:00 p.m.
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Cultural Arts Center
Silver Spring, MD
Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano
Jason Rylander, tenor
James Shaffran, bass
Review: Washington Post
"The Mozart was simply electrifying. Drawn from the chorus, the superb soloists were luminous and well-matched as the emotional cast of the work moved between solemnity or disquieting fear to unbounded ecstasy."

Mozart Requiem/Salieri Requiem
Bach Sinfonia
Daniel Abraham, conducting
October 24, 2010 4:00 p.m.
Spencerville Adventist Church
Silver Spring, MD
Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano
Jason Rylander, tenor
James Shaffran, bass

Bach: Cantata 24
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
Oct. 5, 2010 12:10 pm
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC

Bach: Cantata 106
Countertop Ensemble
Norfolk Chamber Consort
Sept. 20, 2010 7:30 pm
Christ and St. Luke's Church
Norfolk, VA
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

American Guild of Organists Convention
Music of the Sabbath by Salamone Rossi (one-on-a part)
Dr. J. Thomas Mitts, conducting
July 7, 2010 10:00 a.m.
Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
Washington, DC

Tafelmusik Summer Baroque Institute
Tafelmusik
Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
June 6-19, 2010
Toronto, ON
Concert 1: Bach: Komm Jesu Komm (one-per-part)
Concert 2: Bach: Cantatas 211 ("The Coffee Cantata") (all) and 155 (duet only)
Concert 3: Charpentier Missa Assumpta Est Maria
 
Monteverdi: 
Vespers 1610
Countertop Ensemble
Orchestra of the 17th Century
May 9, 2010 2:30 p.m.
St. Mary's Church
725 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist 
Review: (Stephen Neal Dennis, May 11)
"Countertop had some exceptional voices, especially its tenors Matthew Smith and Jason Rylander.  Both had clear, ardent voices that soared above a lot of brass."

Bach: Cantata 172
Erschallet, ihr Lieder 
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
May 4, 2010 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

Magnificat
J.S. Bach: Magnificat
C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat 
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
Sunday, May 2, 2010
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC

Bach: Cantata 185
Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe 
Washington Bach Consort
Scott Dettra, conducting
April 6, 2010 12:10 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC
Robin Smith, soprano
Chris Dudley, countertenor
Jason Rylander, tenor
Steve Combs, bass 

Johann Sebastian Bach:
The Complete Motets
 Bach Sinfonia
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Arts Center
7995 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD
*Recording Sessions to follow March 7-10

Bach: Cantata 161
Komm du susse Todesstunde
Washington Bach Consort

J. Reilly Lewis, conducting

March 2, 2010 12:10 p.m.

Church of the Epiphany

Washington, DC 

Fifth Annual Combined High School Choir Festival

Cathedral Choral Society

February 24, 2010

Washington National Cathedral

Washington, DC

Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

Johann Sebastian Bach:
St. Matthew Passion
Cathedral Choral Society
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
February 21, 2010 4:00 p.m.
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC 

Gluck: Armide  
Opera Lafayette
Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall
Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York City 
Reviews: NYTimes  

Gluck: Armide 
Opera Lafayette
Monday, February 1, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Washington, DC
Reviews: Washington Post, Examiner, IonArts

Schubert: Magnificat 

Lord of Life Lutheran Church

Matthew Scheeser, conducting

December 20, 2009 11:00 a.m. (Postponed to Jan. 31, 2010)

Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

Handel's Messiah

Friday Morning Music Club Chorale and Orchestra

Webster Rogers, conducting

January 24, 2010 4:00 p.m.

Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

Bethesda, MD

Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

An International Christmas
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
January 10, 2009, 3:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, DC
Review: Washington Post  

Bach: Cantata 63 - Christen, atzet diesen Tag
Washington Bach Consort

J. Reilly Lewis, conducting

December 1, 2009 12:10 p.m.

Church of the Epiphany

Washington, D.C. 

Handel: Messiah Sing-Along (Part I)

with full orchestra, organ, and harpsichord

J. Reilly Lewis, conducting

November 29, 2009 7:00 p.m.

Clarendon United Methodist Church

Arlington, VA

Amaya Arberas, soprano soloist

Eudora Brown, mezzo-soprano soloist

Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

Scott Taylor, bass soloist 

Bach: Cantata 132 
Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn
Washington Bach Consort

J. Reilly Lewis, conducting

November 3, 2009 12:10 p.m.

Church of the Epiphany

Washington, D.C.
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist 

Bach: B-Minor Mass

Washington Bach Consort

J. Reilly Lewis, conducting

October 4, 2009 3:00 p.m.

National Presbyterian Church

Washington, D.C.

Kate Vetter Cain, soprano
Rebecca Kellerman, soprano,
Barbara Hollinshead, mezzo-soprano
Jason Rylander, tenor
Steven Combs, bass

Read the Washington Post Review -- "Whether in solos or duos, sopranos Kate Vetter Cain and Rebecca Kellerman Petretta, mezzo Barbara Hollinshead, tenor Jason Rylander and bass Steven Combs lent depth and continuity to the whole.... Rylander and Combs's solos coupled sonorous warmth and emotional depth..."

Mozart: Requiem

New Dominion Chorale Summer Sings

Tuesday, June 2, 2o09 7:30 p.m.

Western Presbyterian Church

Washington, D.C.

Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

Purcell: King Arthur
Bach Sinfonia
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 8 PM 
Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Yulia van Doren, soprano
Barbara Hollinshead, alto
Craig Lemming, tenor
David Newman, bass

featuring actor Karl Kippola

Handel: Gloria, Ode for St. Cecilia's Day,

Coronation Anthems, Water Music
Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, May 3, 2009 3:00 p.m.
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD

Handel: L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso
Opera Lafayette
Friday, April 3, 2009 7:30 p.m.
Ryan Brown, conductor
The Kennedy Center
Washington, D.C.
Featuring sopranos Kirsten Blaise and Christine Brandes, tenor Nicholas Phan, baritone David Newman, and the Opera Lafayette Chorus and Orchestra

Handel: Israel in Egypt
Bach Sinfonia
Saturday, March 29, 2009 8:00 p.m.
Daniel Abraham, conductor
Woodside United Methodist Church
8900 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
Emily Noël, soprano
Roger O. Isaacs, countertenor
Jeffrey Weber, tenor
Steven Combs, bass

The Great Organ Mass
Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:00 p.m.
J. Reilly Lewis, conductor
National Presbyterian Church
4101 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Mendelssohn: Lobgesang
Friday Morning Music Club Chorale
Sunday, January 25, 2009 4:00 p.m.
Webster Alexander Rogers, conductor
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, MD
Jason Rylander, tenor

An International Christmas
Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, December 21, 2008 3:00 pm
J. Reilly Lewis, conductor 
National Presbyterian Church
4101 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

Charpentier: Messe de Minuit pour Noel 
Saint-Saens: Christmas Oratorio
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
French Noels and Sing-a-long Carols 
The New Dominion Chorale
Thomas Beveridge, conductor
Sunday, December 7, 2008 4:00 pm 
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Alexandria,VA
Paul Skevington, Organist
String Orchestra
Susan Wheeler and Brooke Evers, Sopranos
Kate Honan-Carter, Mezzo-Soprano
Jason Rylander and Michael Gallant, Tenors
James Shaffran, Baritone 

Cantata 61 - Nun komm, der Heiden Heland 
Washington Bach Consort
Tuesday, December 3, 2008 12:10 pm
J. Reilly Lewis, conductorChurch of the Epiphany
1350 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 

What's Opera Bach
Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, November 9, 2008 3:00 pm 
Harman Center for the Arts
J. Reilly Lewis, conductor
Music by J. S. Bach -- A performance of Bach's most dramatic works 

Mozart: Requiem
Washington Summer Sings
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 7:30 pm 
Western Presbyterian Church
2401 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC
Jason Rylander, Tenor 

Washington Early Music Festival
Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, June 22, 2008 6:30 pm
National Gallery of Art 
West Building Main Floor, West Garden Court
J. Reilly Lewis, conductor
Music by J. S. Bach
Presented in conjunction with the Washington Early Music Festival 

The Forgotten Baroque: Masterworks from the Seventeenth Century
Heinrich Ingaz Franz von Biber: Stabat Mater (modern premiere)
Salamon Rossi: Motets and Psalms from Hashirim Asher Lish'lomo ("The Songs of Solomon") Giacomo Carissimi: Historia di Jephte
Bach Sinfonia
Saturday, May 17, 2008 8:00 p.m.
Daniel Abraham, conductor
Woodside United Methodist Church
8900 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano
Barbara Hollinshead, mezzo-soprano
Tony Boutté, tenor
Sumner Thompson, bass 

Mendelssohn: Elijah
Cathedral Choral Society
J. Reilly Lewis, conductor
Sunday, May 18, 2008 4 pm
Washington National Cathedral 

Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, May 11. 2008 3:00 p.m.
The Music Center at Strathmore Hall 

Bach: Magnificat
The Virginia Glee Club and Wellesley College Choir
Frank Albinder, conductor
Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:30 p.m.
Cabell Hall Auditorium U
niversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Abigail Haynes Lennox, Soprano
Naomi DeVries Pomerantz, Mezzo-Soprano
Jason Rylander, Tenor
Matthew Irish, Bass 

Argento: Evensong: of Love and Angels (world premiere)
Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore K.339
Cathedral Choral Society
J. Reilly Lewis, conductor
Sunday, March 2, 2008 4 pm
Washington National Cathedral  

NSO Pops: The Music of John Williams
Erich Kunzel, conductor
October 25 - 27, 2007
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
appearing with the Woodley Ensemble

Bach: B-Minor Mass
Washington Bach Consort
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:00 p.m.
The Music Center at Strathmore Hall

Solo Recital
with Gillian Cookson, accompanist
Tuesday Concert Series
July 10, 2007 12:00 Noon
Church of the Epiphany
1350 G Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Selections of Purcell, Bach, Handel, Schumann, Quilter, and Gurney 
http://www.epiphanydc.org/music/tuesday_series.htm


New Dominion Chorale
Robert Schumann
Quest for Paradise
"Das Paradies und die Peri"
April 22, 2007 4:00 p.m.
Rachel M. Schlesigner Center
Soloists:
Danielle Talamantes
Linda Maguire
Robert Baker
Jonathan Deutsch
Jason Rylander

Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass
Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA
November 19, 2006 at 4:00 pm
with Adult Choir and Orchestra
Soloists: Hal Cleary, Bea Ann Phillips, Jason Rylander
also Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 3

Handel's Messiah
Rock Spring Congregational Church, Arlington, VA
December 10, 2006 at 5:00
with Adult Choir and Orchestra
Soloists: Elizabeth Kluegel Niblock, Karyn Friedman, Jason Rylander, Gary Poster

Vocal Resume

Solo Concert and Oratorio
Bach: Cantata 162 -- 2010 
Mozart Requiem -- 2010
Salieri Requiem -- 2010
Bach: Cantata 106 -- 2010
Monteverdi Vespers 1610 - 2010
Bach: Cantata 172 -- 2010
Bach: Cantata 185 -- 2010
Handel: Messiah -- 2010
Bach: Cantata 132 -- 2009
Handel: Messiah (Part I) -- 2009
Bach: B-Minor Mass -- 2009
Mozart: Requiem -- 2009
Mendelssohn: Lobegesang -- 2009
Bach: Magnificat -- 2008
Charpentier: Messe de Minuit pour Noel -- 2008
Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri -- 2007
Handel: Messiah (Part I) -- 2006
Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass -- 2006
Dubois: Seven Last Words -- 2006
Handel: Messiah (Part I) -- 2005
Mozart: Requiem -- 2005
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes -- 2005
Dubois: Seven Last Words -- 2005
Bach: Magnificat -- 2004
Handel: Messiah (Part I) -- 2004
Dubois: Seven Last Words -- 2004
Handel: Messiah (Part I) -- 2003
Haydn: St. Cecilia Mass -- 2003
OT: A New Musical (OT) Concert performance -- 2003
Handel: Messiah (Part I) -- 2002
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb -- 2002
Haydn: Creation (Part III) -- 2001
Mendelssohn: Paulus (portions) -- 2001
Schumann: Dichterliebe Recital -- 2000
Bach: Cantatas 61 and 104 -- 2000

Opera and Stage
The Magic Flute -- 1st Armed Man/2nd Priest -- 2004 and 2006
Amahl and the Night Visitors -- Kaspar -- 2004
La Perichole/Trial by Jury -- Don Fernando/Jury -- 2004
Opera Scene Workshops -- Faust, Little Bat, Spoletta -- 2004
Opera Scene Workshops -- Don Basilio, Don Ottavio, Nemorino -- 2004
Gondoliers -- Antonio -- 2002
HMS Pinafore -- Ralph Rackstraw -- 2002
Masterclass --Tony Candelino -- 2002
Mikado -- Opera Chorus -- 2003
Madama Butterfly -- Opera Chorus -- 2000
Die Tote Stadt -- Opera Chorus -- 1998
La Bohème -- Opera Chorus -- 1998

Professional Ensembles
Bach Sinfonia, Cathedra, Countertop Ensemble, Opera Lafayette, Washington Bach Consort, Washington National Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys,

Conductors
Daniel Abraham
Frank Albinder
Thomas Beveridge
Ryan Brown
J. Owen Burdick
J. Reilly Lewis
Michael McCarthy
Scott Metcalfe

Masterclasses
Julianne Baird
Ricard Bordas
Rufus Muller
Ann Monoyios

Voice Teachers and Coaches
Rufus Muller, W. Stephen Smith, Joyce Farwell, George Gibson, Thomas Beveridge, Darren Keith Woods, Gillian Cookson. Acting: Richard Crittenden

Education
William & Mary School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, J.D.
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, B.A.