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Bio |
Jonathan Pilkington’s recent solo engagements include Verdi’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Haydn's Creation, Handel's Israel in Egypt, Mozart's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, and Orff's Carmina Burana. He sang the tenor solo in New York premiere of Mendelson's Humboldt Cantata and was the tenor soloist for Elliott Carter’s The Defense of Corinth with the National Chorale at Avery Fisher Hall. He was a guest soloist at the 2014 Bassi Brugnatelli International Conducting and Singing Symposium in Robbiate, Italy. Additional performances include concerts with Lyric Intermezzo in Augusta, GA, a recital appearance at Reinhardt University, and solo recitals at Piedmont College and Winthrop University. In early 2017, he completed a tour of concerts with Karen Sigers, piano, featuring the songs of Samuel Barber, including a performance at Spivey Hall in Atlanta. In October 2018, he toured California to promote an album of songs with classical guitar, including transcriptions of Schubert’s Winterreise. Pilkington has performed many major choral works with the New York Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and others, and has been guest lecturer in vocal pedagogy for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, the Sautee Chorale, and St. Bartholomew's Church in Atlanta. With degrees from Shorter College (B.M.), Westminster Choir College (M.M.), and the University of Georgia (D.MA.), Pilkington, currently teaches at Emory University and United Music Studios, in addition to his own private voice studio. As a dedicated voice teacher, he has participated in the highly selective NATS Intern Program and competed further training at the LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™ at Baldwin Wallace University, as well as One Body/One Voice at Penn State University. He also serves as a staff singer at Trinity Presbyterian in Atlanta. Additionally, with a passion for travel that equals his love of singing, he is a Professional Travel Advisor and owns Pilkington Travels, LLC.
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Singing Engagements |
Coming up:
2024 March 24: Soloist: Handel's Messiah, Lanier Chamber Singers, Gainesville, GA April 27: Recital Participant with Taylor Festival Choir, Charleston, SC April 28: Chichester Psalms with Taylor Festival Choir, Charleston, SC May 10: Soloist: Highlights from the Opera, Gainesville, GA October: Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with LaGrange Symphony Orchestra December 22: Soloist: Bach's Magnificat, Fayetteville, GA 2025 February 2: Recital with Nicolas Deuson, Gainesville, GA Past: 2023 February 8: Recital with Kirk Rich (piano) at All Saints' Episcopal, Atlanta February 16-19: Residency at Village Presbyterian, Kansas City March 14: Mozart Requiem, Griffin, GA March 31: Recital with Nicolas Deuson (Guitar) at Oglethorpe University April 14: Recital with Nicolas Deuson (guitar) in Tucson, AZ July 22-30: Soloist & Section Leader: Horto Choral Course, Horto, Greece August 20: Bach Magnificat & Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio, Marietta November 12: Tenor Soloist: Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, Stellarum December 10: Tenor Soloist: Handel's Messiah, Fayetteville, GA 2022 August 28: Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor, Cobb Summer Singers September 10: Tenor Solo with Meridian Chorale, Atlanta Symphony Hall 2021 August 22: Handel: "Judas Maccabaeus" with Cobb Summer Singers September 29: Recital at University of WI--Stevens Point 2019 November 2: Atlanta Music Festival, Meridian Chorale November 11: Haydn: "The Creation," Trinity Presbyterian, Atlanta December 7/8: Folk Advent with Meridian Chorale December 8: Saint-Saëns: "Christmas Oratorio," John's Creek, GA December 10: Beethoven: "Choral Fantasy," LaGrange, GA December 15: Handel: "Judas Maccabaeus," Sandy Springs, GA December 20: Bless This House Recital, Sautee-Nacoochee, GA 2020 January 9: 12pm Recital at Village Presbyterian Church, Kansas City |
Recent:
2016 December 12: Distler "Weihnachtsgeschichte" with ATL Schola Cantorum December 13: "Messiah" at 1st Presbyterian, Gainesville December 17: "Messiah" Sing-along at St. Benedict's, Smyrna December 18: Benefit Recital at Nacoochee Presbyterian December 20: Readings & Carols at Christ the King, ATL December 4 & 5: Piedmont College Lessons & Carols December 6: "Messiah" with Athens Master Chorale December 24: Christmas Eve at Loyd Presbyterian, LaGrange December 24: Christmas Eve at Christ the King, ATL December 25: Christmas Day Mass 10:30 & 12:00 CTK, ATL January 29: Solo Recital, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, AL March 12: Bach "B Minor Mass" with Lynn Swanson Festival Singers, Atlanta, GA August 7: "Elijah" with Cobb Summer Singers, Vinings, GA Sunday, October 2: Recital at Sautee-Nacoochee Community Association, Sautee-Nacoochee, GA Thursday, October 20: "Carmina Burana" at Milton High School, Atlanta Friday, December 23: Bless This House recital at Nacoochcee Presbyterian Church 2017 Tuesday, January 17: Recital with Nicolas Deuson, guitar, at Piedmont College Monday, February 2: Samuel Barber Concert at Young Harris College Monday, February 6: Samuel Barber concert at University of North GA Tuesday, February 14: Samuel Barber concert at Spivey Hall Friday, March 3: Samuel Barber concert in Atlanta Thursday, March 16: Haydn's "Paukenmesse" in Griffin, GA Tuesday, March 28: Janáček's "Otčenáš" at Piedmont College Saturday, April 22: Great Composers Concert at Piedmont College Friday, April 28: Verdi Requiem with GAMAC, Anderson, SC Sunday, May 7: Haydn's "Creation" at USC Aiken Saturday, May 20: Mendelssohn's Elijah with Athens Master Chorale Sunday, July 23: Bach Cantatas with Baroque Summer Institute, Atlanta, GA Sunday, August 13: Carmina Burana with Summer Singers of Atlanta September 26: Faculty Recital at Piedmont College September 28: Guest Recital & Masterclass at Winthrop University October 7 & 8: Concerts with Lyric Intermezzo, August, GA October 14: Porchfest Performance with Nicolas Deuson, Oakhurst, GA October 22: Recital with Nicolas Deuson at Reinhardt University October 28: Protestant Reformation 500th Anniversary Concert, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA November 12: Mozart Requiem at Trinity Presbyterian Church (Norman MacKenzie, conductor), Atlanta, GA December 9 & 10: Handel's Messiah, Canton, GA 2018 October 9, 2018: Recital with Karen Sigers, Piano; Piedmont College October 18-24, 2018: California concert tour with Nic Deuson, guitar 2019 January 27: Concert with Taylor Festival Choir, Charleston, SC February 17: Haydn "Paukenmesse" at FPC Atlanta February 24: Recital at Northridge Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX April 12: Bach "B Minor Mass" with Taylor Festival Choir, Charleston April 15: "If With All Your Hearts" at FPC, Atlanta May 18: Mozart Requiem & Forrest "Lux" with Athens Master Chorale September 8: 3pm Recital at Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA |