Jonathon Adams | |
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Born | [1] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | October 2, 1990
Occupation(s) | Baritone |
Jonathon Adams (born October 2, 1990) is a Cree- Métis (Nêhiyaw-Michif) baritone vocalist from Edmonton (amiskwaciwâskahikan). They specialize in early and baroque music.
Adams was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised by an adoptive white settler family. [2] They attended secondary school at the Victoria School Of Performing And Visual Arts, graduating as part of the class of 2008. [3] In their early twenties, Adams began to reconnect with their indigenous heritage, including their biological mother, who was from the Bigstone Cree Nation. [4] [5] [6]
Adams would go on to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (to pursue a Masters degree in Early Music vocals), [3] and the Victoria Conservatory of Music in Victoria, British Columbia. [4] They have also studied under the tutelage of Nancy Argenta, Emma Kirkby, and Edith Wiens. [7] [8]
They have performed as a soloist alongside the San Francisco Symphony directed by Masaaki Suzuki, Philippe Herreweghe, and Sigiswald Kuijken. Adams has also performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, and the New York Philharmonic. [9] [10] [11] They are a Netherlands Bach Society fellow. [12] [7] [13]
They were invited to the University of Toronto as an Artist-in-Residence from 2022-2023 for the school's Early Music Department. [7]
Adams is currently based in Montreal. [4]
Adams is two-spirit. They identify as non-binary [14] and use they/them pronouns. [15]
Jonathon Adams | |
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Born | [1] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | October 2, 1990
Occupation(s) | Baritone |
Jonathon Adams (born October 2, 1990) is a Cree- Métis (Nêhiyaw-Michif) baritone vocalist from Edmonton (amiskwaciwâskahikan). They specialize in early and baroque music.
Adams was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised by an adoptive white settler family. [2] They attended secondary school at the Victoria School Of Performing And Visual Arts, graduating as part of the class of 2008. [3] In their early twenties, Adams began to reconnect with their indigenous heritage, including their biological mother, who was from the Bigstone Cree Nation. [4] [5] [6]
Adams would go on to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (to pursue a Masters degree in Early Music vocals), [3] and the Victoria Conservatory of Music in Victoria, British Columbia. [4] They have also studied under the tutelage of Nancy Argenta, Emma Kirkby, and Edith Wiens. [7] [8]
They have performed as a soloist alongside the San Francisco Symphony directed by Masaaki Suzuki, Philippe Herreweghe, and Sigiswald Kuijken. Adams has also performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, and the New York Philharmonic. [9] [10] [11] They are a Netherlands Bach Society fellow. [12] [7] [13]
They were invited to the University of Toronto as an Artist-in-Residence from 2022-2023 for the school's Early Music Department. [7]
Adams is currently based in Montreal. [4]
Adams is two-spirit. They identify as non-binary [14] and use they/them pronouns. [15]