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The American tenor, Steven Caldicott Wilson, studied at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Virginia (Class of 1990). He studied music at Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1990-1992); obtained his Bachelor of Music degree in Voice from Ithaca College in New York (1990-1997); and his Master of Music in Voice, Chamber Music, and Song from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut (2005-2007), where he was a student of James Taylor, Judith Malafronte, and Ted Taylor.
Steven Caldicott Wilson is an engaging and versatile musician, combining sensitive expression with a disciplined attention to detail. His career has focused not only on historical performance practice but also the performance of new music. Additionally, he is a skilled pianist, teacher, and coach. From 2001 to 2005, he was a member of the United States Air Force Band Singing Sergeants, the official chorus of the United States Air Force. He was a member of Choir of Trinity Wall Street (Director: Julian Wachner) from September 2006 to May 2015; and of Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, 5th Avenue (Director: John Scott) from July 2007 to May 2012 - both in New York City.
In 2006, Steven Caldicott Wilson sang the tenor solos in J.S. Bach's Magnificat (BWV 243) under the direction of Helmuth Rilling; he sang the tenor arias in J.S. Bach's Johannes-Passion (BWV 245) under the direction of Simon Carrington; and he participated in a master-class with David Daniels. In May of 2007, he sang the tenor solos in L.v. Beethoven's Mass in C under the baton of Steven Gearhart, and gave an all-Britten solo recital in New Haven. He spent the summer of 2007 in France, Italy, and the UK, touring with a variety of groups including the Ensemble européen William Byrd and the Thomanerchor Leipzig. In February 2008, he made his Carnegie Hall debut as a soloist and ensemble singer with the Ton Koopman Workshop. In the fall of 2008, he premiered the role of Dante in Dante's Inferno: Canto V by Ezra Laderman, in performances in New Haven and Boston. In the spring of 2009, he sang the tenor arias in J.S. Bach's Matthäus-Passion (BWV 244) of Bach at Saint Thomas Church in New York.
Steven Caldicott Wilson regularly appears with Handel and Haydn Society Boston and the Trinity Baroque Orchestra NYC, and since 2011 he is a member of the twice GRAMMY-nominated classical a cappella vocal quartet New York Polyphony. He made his Carnegie Hall solo debut in December 2010 in George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, and has had solo appearances at Symphony Hall Boston, Alice Tully Hall, and with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra NYC as the Evangelist in J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248) and multiple Bach cantata recitals.
Now celebrating their 15th season, New York Polyphony is dedicated to historical performance of medieval and renaissance repertoire as well as modern commissions and educational outreach. They performed as the only invited vocal ensemble at the Stavanger Kammermusikkfestival in Norway, and made their South American debut at the Cartagena Festival International de Música in 2019.
Steven Caldicott Wilson has been based in Pittsburgh since September 2019. He travels frequently, domestically and abroad, and eagerly pursues opportunities to prepare new works and to interpret historical music. He served as Professor of Voice at Ithaca College (August-December 2015) as Sabbatical replacement for Dr. David Parks. |
