In Concert
Mr. Adams enjoys a varied repertoire on the concert stage, including the Bach St. Matthew and St. John Passions, Handel Messiah, Requiems of Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Verdi, Dvorak, Faure, and Durufle; Haydn oratorios The Creation and The Seasons, as well as Lord Nelson Mass; Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and Mass in C; Bruckner Mass in D minor; Mahler Das klagende Lied; Amy Beach Mass in E-flat Major; Delius Sea Drift; Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem, Five Mystical Songs and Fantasia on Christmas Carols; and the Brecht/Weill Mahagonny Songspiel.
His warm resonant tone, extensive range, and vocal agility are particularly well-suited to Baroque literature, for which he has received special recognition. In addition to numerous works of Bach and Handel, his Early Music repertoire includes performances Monteverdi, Schütz, Charpentier, Purcell, Carissimi, Blow, Buxtehude, Bruhns, and Telemann. He has been a member of Maine's professional Early Music ensemble St. Mary Schola, and a returning guest artist at the Blue Hill Bach, White Mountain Bach, and Portland Early Music festivals.
His work with Maine’s Longfellow Chorus during the poet’s bicentennial featured performances and recordings of historic and contemporary settings of Longfellow’s works written specifically for bass voice.
In addition to being a featured soloist, he has also appeared as concert narrator for works such as Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, and orchestral arrangements of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and a perennial audience favorite, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
His warm resonant tone, extensive range, and vocal agility are particularly well-suited to Baroque literature, for which he has received special recognition. In addition to numerous works of Bach and Handel, his Early Music repertoire includes performances Monteverdi, Schütz, Charpentier, Purcell, Carissimi, Blow, Buxtehude, Bruhns, and Telemann. He has been a member of Maine's professional Early Music ensemble St. Mary Schola, and a returning guest artist at the Blue Hill Bach, White Mountain Bach, and Portland Early Music festivals.
His work with Maine’s Longfellow Chorus during the poet’s bicentennial featured performances and recordings of historic and contemporary settings of Longfellow’s works written specifically for bass voice.
In addition to being a featured soloist, he has also appeared as concert narrator for works such as Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, and orchestral arrangements of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and a perennial audience favorite, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.