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Joan McFarland (Soprano)

Born: USA

The American soprano, Joan McFarland, has been active as a soloist and professional chorister in myriad ensembles in the Washington area for almost two decades. She is currently enjoying her 19th year of singing with the Washington Bach Consort and serves as the director of the Maryland Boy Choir, a treble-voice chamber choir in residence at the University of Maryland in College Park. A frequent performer of early music, recent solo appearances of music of J.S. Bach, Purcell, Hildegard Von Bingen, Rameau, and Gluck have been with Opera Lafayette, the Alexandria Symphony, Fairfax Choral Society, Washington Bach Consort, and Folger Consort.

Joan McFarland's operatic experience has been with the Washington Opera, Opera Americana, and Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia. Her professional church and temple choir positions have included the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, St. John's Church (Lafayette Square), St. Alban’s Church, and Washington Hebrew Congregation. Sje was the featured soprano soloist on St. John’s Choir’s 1991 compact disc recording entitled "Anthems and Motets". She received a GRAMMY award in 2000 for her conducting work with the Maryland Boy Choir on a concert CD of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem with the Washington Chorus.

Joan McFarland is a member of the voice faculty at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and the Academy of Music in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Source: St Mary's College of Maryland Website
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (April 2010)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

J. Reilly Lewis

Soprano

BWV 186
Conductor
Gisèle Becker: BWV 185

Links to other Sites

Joan McFarland - Voice Instructor (St Mary's College of Maryland: Music Department)

Joan McFarland on Facebook


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