American baritone David Newman enjoys an active and varied concert career throughout North America. Hailed as “electrifying” by The Washington Post and noted by The Sacramento Bee for his “rather perfect oratorio voice,” he is in particular demand as a baroque specialist. He has performed Messiah with Tafelmusik, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, and with Masterwork Chorus in Carnegie Hall; St. John Passion with the American Bach Soloists, Carmel Bach Festival, Chorale Delaware, and the Bach Chamber Orchestra of Honolulu; and St. Matthew Passion with the Bach Society of St. Louis, Baroque Choral Guild, San Francisco Bach Choir, and a national tour with the combined forces of Santa Fe Pro Musica and the Smithsonian Chamber Players. In his debut with the Washington Bach Consort, Mr. Newman was noted by The Baltimore Sun for his “exquisitely phrased, velvet-toned ‘Mache dich, mein Herz.’” Other notable appearances include Bach’s B Minor Mass and Christmas Oratorio with The Bethlehem Bach Choir; Coffee Cantata, Easter Oratorio, and Christmas Oratorio with the Santa Fe Bach Festival; and Haydn’s Creation with The Honolulu Symphony. He was also a featured soloist in the Sorbonne’s 2003 Festival Berlioz in Paris with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Newman has appeared regularly as a guest artist with the Four Nations Ensemble, including performances in Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall, and has also performed with the Spoleto Festival, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Metropolitan Opera Guild, Opera Birmingham, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Russian National Orchestra. His recording of Alexander’s Feast with The Bach Sinfonia was recently released on the Dorian label, and he can be heard in the role of Montauciel in Opera Lafayette’s recording of Monsigny’s Le Déserteur. Mr. Newman teaches voice at James Madison University.