Biography

Tenor Jason Rylander has been hailed by the Washington Post for his “strong, clear tenor." A recent performance of Bach's B-Minor Mass with the Washington Bach Consort received accolades: "Whether in solos or duos ... tenor Jason Rylander ... lent depth and continuity to the whole. ... Rylander and [bass Steven] Combs's solos coupled sonorous warmth and emotional depth." (Washington Post).

Jason Rylander has performed as a concert soloist with the Washington Bach Consort, New Dominion Chorale, Washington Summer Sings, National Men’s Chorus, Virginia Glee Club, Friday Morning Music Club and numerous area chorales in such works as the Mozart Requiem, Bach's Magnificat, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, Haydn’s Creation and St. Cecilia Mass, and Handel’s Messiah. An accomplished ensemble singer, Jason sings regularly with the Washington Bach Consort, Opera Lafayette, the Bach Sinfonia, and the Pro Core of the Cathedral Choral Society. He has also appeared with the Woodley Ensemble.

On the opera stage, Jason has performed with The In Series, Opera Belcantanti, Summer Opera Theatre Company, the Washington Savoyards, Crittenden Opera Studio, and The Arlington Players. Recent 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. Jason resides in Arlington, Virginia.

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Upcoming Performances

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

Handel: Messiah
Sing-Along
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 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.

Schubert: Magnificat
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
Matthew Scheeser, conducting
December 20, 2009 11:00 a.m.
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist
Tad Czyzewski, bass soloist

An International Christmas
Washington Bach Consort
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
December 20, 2009
National Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C.

Gluck: Armide
Opera Lafayette
Monday, February 1, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
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

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

Johann Sebastian Bach:
The Complete Motets
Bach Sinfonia
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Arts Center
7995 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD

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, D.C.

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, D.C.
Jason Rylander, tenor soloist

Reilly and Friends
A Celebration of 25 Years
Cathedral Choral Society
J. Reilly Lewis, conducting
May 16, 2010 4:00 p.m.
Washington National Cathedral
Washington, DC

Recent Performances

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, conductor
Church 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
Vocal Soloists of Washington



The IN Series presents
Mozart's The Magic Flute
GALA Theatre-Tivoli
Washington, DC

New production of our “wacky & wonderful” English update of Mozart’s beloved opera. Directed by Joe Banno, book & lyrics by Allyson Currin and Kelley Rourke, conductor Joel Lazar. At the tearful request of the Queen of the Night (Colleen Daly), Tamino (Ole Hass) and Papageno (Terry Eberhardt) are enlisted to rescue the Queen’s daughter, Pamina (Randa Rouweyha) from the supposedly evil clutches of her father Dr. Sarastro (David Brundage), CEO of the Osiris Clinic. The heroes are aided by a magic “flute,” complete with navigator and video, but getting the girl is not so simple. Three “Desperate” Ladies (Jennifer Suess, Alice Dillon, Grace Gori), a trio of Schoolgirls (Beth Rubens, Laura Wehrmeyer, Ingrid Cowan), two zealous Doctors (Scott Sedar, Jason Rylander), and the sleazy Dr. Monostatos (Aref Dajani or Peter Burroughs) keep delaying the happy ending! Scene painting by Helen Zughaib. Design team: Marianne Meadows, David Ghatan, Greg Stevens.

Sat. Nov. 18, 2006 at 8pm; Sun 19 at 7pm; Fri. 24 at 8pm; Sun. 26 at 2pm
Sat. Dec. 2 at 2:30pm
http://www.inseries.org/

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 132 -- 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 & 104 -- 2000
Vivaldi: Gloria (RV 588) -- 1999
Mendelssohn: Elijah (Ahab) -- 1999
Handel: Saul -- 1999
Mozart: Requiem -- 1998
Bach: Magnificat -- 1997
Vivaldi: Magnificat -- 1997

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

Voice Teachers and Coaches
Joyce Farwell, George Gibson, Adriana Hardy, Wendy Glaubitz, Thomas Beveridge, John Fiorito, Sondra Gelb, Darren Keith Woods, Gillian Cookson, Michael Crabill, Richard Crittenden

Conductors
J. Reilly Lewis
Thomas Beveridge
Bob Shafer
Frank Albinder
Dan Abraham

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