BIO

David Thomas Mather is sought-after as a Bach interpreter and early music practitioner, while maintaining firm foundations in chamber music, Lieder, and musical theater cabaret. Praised for his “strikingly subtle" and "eloquently versatile voice" (Boston Music Intelligencer), he brings a blend of these styles to each performance.

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Pursuing a very active solo career, he was most recently featured as Aeneas in Dido's Ghost by Errollyn Wallen with Emmanuel Music, and originated the role of Octavian in The Onion by Eric Sawyer, a new sci-fi opera exploring memory and technology. In the spring, he is excited to sing the role of Jesus in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion for the first time with Emmanuel Music. Other noteworthy soloist appearances include BWV 123, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, Haydn's Paukenmesse, the St. John Passion, Handel's Messiah, BWV 106 Actus Tragicus, BWV 140, and John Eccles' Macbeth. Mr. Mather enjoys performing regularly with Emmanuel Music, Capella Clausura, the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, and various church and choral ensembles in the Boston area.

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He has sung under the baton of Ryan Turner, Scott Allen Jarrett, David Chin, Federico Cortese, David Angus, and Sir Donald Runnicles. He has been pleased to workshop collaboratively with modern composers including Christopher Theofanidis, Gabriela Lena Frank, Mark Adamo, and John Harbison, and has premiered pieces by GRAMMY-winner Jennifer Higdon, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, and Jonathan David.

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Mr. Mather holds a BM in Vocal Performance with a Minor in Theatre from DePauw University, a Master of Music degree in Historical Performance, Voice and a Graduate Performance Diploma in Chamber Music from the Longy School of Music of Bard College. When he isn't singing, you can find David doing graphic and web design, playing Dungeons and Dragons, and mixing cocktails for friends at home.