Music Director Michael Denham

Michael Denham has been widely acclaimed for his lyrical artistry and interpretation in opera, oratorio, concert and recital. His operatic and musical credits include The Barber of Seville, The Magic Flute, The Abduction from the Seraglio, Gianni Schicchi, Madame Butterfly, Carmen, Susannah, The Student Prince, Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, and Brigadoon. "Musically and dramatically impressive," wrote Opera Canada, describing his portrayal of the central role of Prince Edmund in Stewart Copeland's Holy Blood and Crescent Moon.

Mr. Denham has appeared as soloist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, the Symphony of Southeast Texas, the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra in Monterrey, Mexico, with The Washington Bach Consort, and with The Cathedral Choral Society in Washington National Cathedral. He has premiered a number of works written for him, including Marc Satterwhite's Painting for the Blind, a cycle of songs for tenor and orchestra nominated for a Prix de Rome.

A graduate of Wheaton College, Mr. Denham earned advanced degrees in both music and theology. He has taught at The University of North Texas, The University of Texas at Arlington, and Lamar University. An ordained minister, he has served as Director of Music Ministries at The National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC since 1997.

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