Jonas Budris – Blue Heron

Tenor Jonas Budris is a concert soloist, stage performer, and ensemble musician, engaging new works, early music, and everything in between with equal passion. As a concert soloist, Mr. Budris performs frequently with Boston Baroque and the Handel & Haydn Society, and he often sings in their choruses as well. He sings in the weekly Bach Cantata Series at Emmanuel Music, where he was named a Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Fellow. He is also a core member of the Skylark Vocal Ensemble. On the opera stage, he has performed principal and supporting roles with numerous musical organizations, including Guerilla Opera and Opera Boston. Recent roles include Henrik in A Little Night Music (Emmanuel Music), Garcin in No Exit (Guerilla Opera), Anfinomo in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (Boston Baroque), Agenore in Il re pastore (Grand Harmonie), and Acis in Acis and Galatea (Blue Hill Bach Festival).

Blue Heron is engaged in the exploration of Renaissance and medieval vocal music, putting the study of original sources in the service of vivid live performance. Widely regarded as the finest ensemble of its type in North America, Blue Heron presents a subscription series in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a catalog of exceptional recordings is available on the Blue Heron label. The ensemble’s accolades include the 2018 Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music, making Blue Heron the first group from outside Europe to receive the award; the Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society; and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Touring engagements have taken the group across the United States, Canada, England, and Europe.

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