On Friday, 02 March 07, we had the great opportunity to hear our old friend, Joseph Gaines, sing as part of the Choir of St. Thomas Church of New York City. They were performing here in Ft. Worth, as part of a national tour. Here is more about Joseph:
Joseph Gaines, tenor
Joe Gaines ('96) graduated from the University of Houston in 2001 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance. He then studied singing for a year at the Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Drama in Leipzig, Germany under the auspices of a Rotary Foundation fellowship. This season Joe is singing as an apprentice artist at Sarasota Opera (Florida) and Central City Opera (Colorado), and is a featured soloist in Houston with the Mercury Baroque Ensemble, the Houston Chamber Choir, the Houston Bach Society, and in Washington, D.C. with the Washington Bach Consort. This past fall in New York City he was singing with the choirs of St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, and the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. He is also the founder of a gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender outreach program of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Houston.
Joe Gaines ('96) graduated from the University of Houston in 2001 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance. He then studied singing for a year at the Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Drama in Leipzig, Germany under the auspices of a Rotary Foundation fellowship. This season Joe is singing as an apprentice artist at Sarasota Opera (Florida) and Central City Opera (Colorado), and is a featured soloist in Houston with the Mercury Baroque Ensemble, the Houston Chamber Choir, the Houston Bach Society, and in Washington, D.C. with the Washington Bach Consort. This past fall in New York City he was singing with the choirs of St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, and the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. He is also the founder of a gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender outreach program of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Houston.