The Hartt School Appoints New Vocal Faculty
After two national searches that began during the fall of 2019, The Hartt School is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Trecek-King to the position of Associate Professor of Choral Music and Director of Choral Activities, and Thomas Cannon, baritone, to the position of Assistant Professor of Voice.
About Anthony Trecek-King
Over the past 20 years, Anthony Trecek-King has cultivated an international reputation as a choral conductor, scholar, pedagogue, and media personality. He is passionate about cultivating artistically excellent ensembles that explore socially relevant issues through emotionally immersive programs, challenging both artists and audiences to feel and think. Ensembles under his direction were integral to projects that have won a Pulitzer Prize (Madam White Snake, Zhou Long), received a Grammy (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Boston Modern Orchestra Project), and earned the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from Presidential Committee on the Arts (Boston Children’s Chorus).
Trecek-King has worked with a variety of artists and ensembles including Leslie Odom Jr., Melinda Doolittle, Seraphic Fire, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Gil Rose, Simon Halsey, Yo Yo Ma, and Roomful of Teeth. He has led performances in world-renowned venues including Boston Symphony Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Carnegie Hall in New York City, Royal Albert Hall in London, and the Sydney Opera House. In addition to his conducting work, he can be seen on-air and online on the Emmy nominated WGBH television series Sing That Thing, and two TEDx Boston talks.
He holds a BM in Cello Performance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, an MM in Orchestral Conducting from the Florida State University, and a DMA in Choral Conducting from Boston University. He currently lives in the Boston area with his partner Melanie and his cat.
Learn more about Anthony Trecek-King.
About Thomas Cannon
Thomas Cannon has been acclaimed for his “sensitive artistry,” “keen dramatic sense,” and “passionate intensity”. A “vocal powerhouse” skilled across diverse genres, he has performed works of Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Brahms, Corigliano, Craig Bohmler and George Gershwin.
He was Figaro in The Ghost of Versailles and Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor during the 2018-19 season. He was Porgy in Porgy and Bess at Fort Worth Opera, Scarpia at Opera Roanoke, and played the roles of Senator Potter, General Arlie, and the “flamboyant” bartender in George Spears’ Fellow Travelers with Arizona Opera. He will reprise the role of Porgy with Greensboro Opera and will make a recital debut with The Lied Society of Minneapolis during the 2020-21 season.
Cannon regularly appears on the concert stage. In 2019 he performed Haydn’s Harmoniemesse at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna and Mozart’s Requiem at the Esterhazy Palace in Eisenstadt, Austria. Was soloist with the Haydn Festival Eisenstadt in Die Schöpfung (The Creation) and sang Eine Messe des Lebens by Frederick Delius with the American Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leon Botstein. Further concert repertoire includes; Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Bach’s B Minor Mass, and St. Matthew’s Passion. He recently performed Handel’s Messiah at The Civic Music Hall in Oklahoma City.
In addition, Cannon has been honored for his work by The Dallas Opera Guild, Chautauqua Opera, The Anna Sosenko Foundation, West Palm Beach Opera, Opera Birmingham, and The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
He holds a Bachelor of Music from Baylor University, a Master’s in Vocal Performance from the prestigious The Juilliard School, and is completing a Doctor of Musical Arts from The University of Oklahoma. Notable teachers including Nico Castel, Mignon Dunn, Marlena Malas, Dr. John Van Cura, Kim Josephson and Marilyn Horne of The Metropolitan Opera.
Learn more about Thomas Cannon.