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The American baritone, Ross Tamaccio, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Shepherd University (2010-2014); and his Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University (2016-2018). He was Voces8 US Vocal Scholars (2020-2022). His teachers have included: Elizabeth Daniels, Stanley Cornett, Joseph Regan; and his coaches: Judith Malafronte, Bob Muckenfuss, Barbara Irvine. He also attended master-classes: with Peter Harvey, Ann Monoyios, Suzie LeBlanc, Max van Egmond.
Since moving to Baltimore in 2016 from his hometown in Herndon, Virginia, Ross Tamaccio has enjoyed an emerging career as a solo and ensemble singer in the Maryland/DC area and throughout the country. He is a well-known soloist with Baltimore Choral Arts Society (since September 2015), Central Maryland Chorale, Bach in Baltimore: Choir & Orchestra (2020; Director: T. Herbert Dimmock), and Maryland Choral Society. As a sought-after professional chorister, he performs with Oregon Bach Festival Chorus (2019), the Thirteen Choir (2018), the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (since October 2016), Washington National Cathedral, Baltimore Concert Opera. He was also chorister at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Herndon, Virginia (September 2014-May 2015); Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland (September 2015-October 2016); and singer in True Concord Voices & Orchestra, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Conspirare, Schola Cantorum at Baltimore Basilica-America's First Cathedral (since August 2020). He has performed with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Handel and Haydn Society, and Tafelmusik Baroque Chorus and Orchestra.
Highlights from recent seasons include the world premiere of Peter Latona’s The Saint’s Triumphant with the National Shrine Choir, the east coast premiere of Jake Heggie’s Out of Darkness, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem with The Thirteen Choir, Johannes Brahms’ Requiem with Maryland Choral Society, and George Frideric Handel’s Messiah with the Central Maryland Chorale. Upcoming projects include performances with Conspirare, True Concord Voices and Orchestra, Bach Akademie Charlotte, and Santa Fe Desert Chorale. He can be found on all social media platforms. He currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland |
