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Praised for his “real musicality and finely executed coloratura,” Patrick Muehleise is an acclaimed American tenor specializing in a wide variety of concert soloist repertoire and known for his “beautiful, evenly produced lyric tenor” and “pure tone.” He is a full-time freelance singer based in New York City, specializing in concert soloist repertoire and ensemble performance across the country.
His recent engagements (as of April 2017) include J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, W.A. Mozart’s Mass in C minor and Coronation Mass, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, Copland’s The Tender Land, and Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring. He recently performed David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion with Bella Voce Camerata, Wagner’s Parsifal with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and J.S. Bach’s Magnificat, Haydn’s Creation, and W.A. Mozart’s Coronation Mass with Music of the Baroque, Chicago (Director: Jane Glover).
Recent soloist engagements include W.A. Mozart’s Requiem with Xian Zhang at the Aspen Music Festival, Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 under the baton of Jane Glover, Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah with both Elmhurst Symphony and Fort Wayne Philharmonic, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah with Winston-Salem Symphony, J.S. Bach’s B Minor Mass (BWV 232) with Bach Akademie Charlotte, Reich’s The Desert Music with New World Symphony, Orff’s Carmina Burana with Long Beach Camerata and Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle with the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the role of Pan in the fully-staged period performance of Cavalli’s La Calisto with Haymarket Opera Company of Chicago; and continues this season (2018-2019) performing J.S. Bach’s BWV 106 with Aspen Festival Orchestra at the AMFS “Final Sunday” concert in 2019 under the baton of Robert Spano, L.v. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in Chicago’s Symphony Hall with the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra, J.S. Bach’s Coffee Cantata (BWV 211), G.F. Handel’s Messiah and Acis and Galatea with Seraphic Fire, J.S. Bach’s B Minor Mass (BWV 232) with Back Bay Chorale of Boston, W.A. Mozart’s Requiem with University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and a solo recital on the Lake Wales Arts Council’s Concert Series. 2019-2020 soloist collaborations include a solo recital on the Lake Wales Arts Council’s Concert Series, J.S. Bach's Coffee Cantata (BWV 211) and G.F. Handel's Messiah with Seraphic Fire, and J.S. Bach's St. John Passion (BWV 245) with both the Chicago Chorale and Bach Akademie Charlotte.
In addition to his work as a concert soloist, Patrick Muehleise is a regular member of Grammy-nominated and award winning ensemblesand choruses, has collaborated with companies throughout the country, including Seraphic Fire, True Concord, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Grant Park Symphony Chorus, Apollo's Fire (Director: Jeannette Sorrell), Music of the Baroque, Chicago, Handel and Haydn Society, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus, Santa Fe Opera Chorus, and Spire Chamber Ensemble,; and has taken the stage with Aspen Chamber Symphony, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Haymarket Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Chicago Arts Orchestra, Tucson Chamber Artists. and The Cleveland Orchestra..
Patrick Muehleise was named the 2019 tenor recipient of The American Prize Chicago Oratorio Award and in 2016 he was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Choral Performance category for his collaboration on True Concord’s album “Far In The Heavens: Choral Music of Stephen Paulus” which won the award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. An active member of the American Guild of Musical Artists and National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, he can be heard on eight nationally released recordings with Grammy-nominated and award-winning ensembles.
This season continues to excite as, in addition to his performing, Patrick Muehleise continues his residency at the University of California-Los Angeles for the second academic year and will return to the world-renowned Aspen Music Festival for his second year as Artist-Faculty in partnership with the Grammy-nominated Seraphic Fire Professional Choral Institute; the goal of which is to train emerging musicians for the ever competitive and evolving professional vocal music scene, where having both expertise as a soloist and the sensitivity of an ensemble musician is crucial. |
