Guest Artist Recital: Tyler Reece, baritone | Wayman Chin, piano

Tyler Reece:

Baritone Dr. Tyler Reece serves as Assistant Dean of Enrollment and Student Services at Longy School of Music of Bard College, where he also recently joined the Vocal Studies faculty.

Reece is no stranger to the operatic stage. In his role debut as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro (2018), Reece was described as bringing “comedic skill and solid singing to his role” (BravoCalifornia!). He has also performed roles such as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte (2012), John Styx in Orpheus in the Underworld (2013), Marco in Gianni Schicchi (2014), Papageno in Die Zauberflöte (2015), the title role of Thomas Pasatieri’s Signor Deluso (2017), and Harold von Reckenburg in the North American premiere of Franz Léhar’s Die Juxheirat (2019). In a tribute to American composer Joel Feigin, Reece sang the role of Malvolio in Feigin’s operatic setting of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (2015).

Wayman Chin:

Pianist Wayman Chin’s playing has been described as, “transcendental, long lines spun like glorious gold thread,” “ferociously concentrated, intense, focused, and musically astute” (Boston Herald), “vividly characterized and atmospheric,” (Stamford Mercury, U.K.) and “sheer magic….every note is colored.” (the Freeman, Philippines).

Devoted to chamber music playing, Mr. Chin has collaborated with artists such as the Pacifica Quartet, Cassatt String Quartet, Horszowski Trio, violinist Eric Rosenblith, violist Masumi Rostad, cellist Thomas Kraines, soprano Nancy Armstrong and baritone Thomas Meglioranza.  For twelve seasons, he was a member of the artist faculty at the Yellow Barn Music School and Festival and for six seasons performed and taught at the Stamford International Music Festival in England.

Luther Alumni and baritone, Tyler Reece along with Wayman Chin, piano, will perform a recital in the Jenson-Noble Recital Hall at 7:30pm.