A specialist in music of the
Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque
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“Countertenor Jay Carter was simply marvelous. With a voice of sweet, boyish purity, he ardently sang texts by Rumi that snaked up and down an Asian-tinged scale.”
Tom Huizenga, Washington Post
“When charged with voicing angels, kings and gods, call countertenor Jay Carter.”
Libby Hanssen, KC Studio
American countertenor Jay Carter has gained recognition as one of the nation’s finest. A frequent collaborator with period and modern ensembles, Carter is recognized as a leading interpreter of late Baroque repertoire and has been lauded for his luminous tone, stylish interpretations, and clarion delivery.
2021-2022 Season - Finalizing soon!
2019-2020 Season
November 1, 2019
Westminster Kantorei, Jay Carter, conductor
An Evening of Choral Evensong
Westminster Choir College, Bristol Chapel, Princeton, NJ
November 8, 2019
Passaggio, Hannah Carr, conductor
Music of Bach's family members
Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, Kirkpatrick Chapel, New Brunswick, NJ
November 16–18, 2019
Chatham Baroque Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Camerata, Mark Anderson, conductor
Welcome to All the Pleasures: Purcell's Odes to St. Cecilia
November 16: PB&J - The Airy Violin, The Music of Henry Purcell (for young audiences), Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, PA
November 16: Synod Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
November 17: Campbell Memorial Chapel, Chatham University, Shadyside, PA
December 10, 2019
Kansas City Chamber Orchestra and Musica Vocale, Bruce Sorrell and Arnold Epley, conductors
Bach: Magnificat in D
Sarah Tannehill Anderson and Kayleigh Aytes, soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Kyle Stegall, tenor
Warren Huffman, baritone
Old Mission United Methodist Church, Fairway, KS
December 20–22, 2019
Bach Collegium San Diego, Ruben Valenzuela, conductor
Handel: Messiah
Molly Quinn and Véronique Filloux, soprano
Angela Young Smucker, mezzo-Soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
David Kurtenbach and James Onstad, tenor
David Tinervia, Bass
December 20: First United Methodist Church of San Diego, Mission Valley, CA
December 21: Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Cardiff, CA
December 22: Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad, La Jolla, CA
January 26, 2020
Alchymy Viols, Dana Marsh, guest conductor
Charpentier: Petit Motets and Missa Assumpta est Maria, H. 11
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, IN
March 1, 2019
Westminster Kantorei, Jay Carter, conductor
Einen neuen gewissen Geist: Psalms and motets by Schütz, Hammerschmidt, Schein, and the Bach Family
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle, PA
March 3, 2020
Recital with Keith Weber, piano
Southwestern University, Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center, Georgetown, TX
March 22, 2020
The Bach Society of Saint Louis, Dennis Sparger, conductor
Bach: St. John Passion
Josefein Stoppelenburg, soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Kyle Stegall, tenor
Elijah Blaisdell, bass
Steven Soph, Evangelist
Alexander Dobson, Jesus
Webster Groves Presbyterian Church, Saint Louis, MO
May 3, 2019
Westminster Kantorei, Jay Carter, conductor
Music of the Chapels Royal: works by Charpentier and Purcell
Westminster Choir College, Bristol Chapel, Princeton, NJ
May 15–16, 2020
Bach Collegium San Diego, Ruben Valenzuela, conductor
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Clara Rottsolk and Margot Rood, soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Virginia Warnken, mezzo-soprano
Mischa Bouvier, bass
Aaron Sheehan, evangelist
Paul Max Tipton, Christus
May 15: First United Methodist Church of San Diego, Mission Valley, CA
May 16: Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Cardiff, CA
May 31, 2020
Musica Vocale and the Kansas City Baroque Consortium, Arnold Epley, conductor
"Bad decisions"
Bach: Herkules auf dem Scheidewegge, BWV 213
Works by Giacomo Carissimi and Melissa Dunphy
Sacred Heart Guadalupe Catholic Church, Kansas City, MO
June 14–21, 2020
Bach Virtuosi Festival, Lewis Kaplan, artistic director
Portland, ME
Schedule of events TBA