Ovation! Management David Troiano Biography

"Tenor David Troiano seemed born to the part. His clear, warm voice was especially suited to the lyric writing. His aria IF WITH ALL YOUR HEARTS was truly inspiring. " - LONDON ONT. FREE PRESS

David Troiano, Tenor Soloist, Organist and Choral Director, continues to appear in diverse in both diverse and fascinating musical endeavors. His lyric tenor has been heard in a substantial amount of roles in Opera and Oratorio including Zarzuelas with the Opera Factory of Chicago; numerous Orchestral Concerts; and over 80 recitals of American Art Song recitals with great acclaim throughout the United States, Canada, Bahamas, Poland, Portugal and in Mexico with pianist Joseph Gurt. In 2007 he participated in the Festival of Spanish and Latin American Art Song held in Barcelona. With the Comic Opera Guild he has made many premiere recordings of the operettas by Victor Herbert and musicals by Jerome Kern. Mr. Troiano can also be heard as the Narrator on the World Premiere recording of the Christmas Oratorio by Paul Paray sung entirely in French. He completed the M.M. Degree in Voice at Wayne State University in Detroit and received several awards including the Frederich Schorr International Voice Competition.

As an organist, Mr. Troiano has given concerts in the US, Italy, Portugal, Canada, and in some of the great Cathedrals and churches in Mexico-Puebla, Morelia, Texmelucan, and La Basilica de Guadelupe in Mexico City. In 2008 he will perform a series of concerts with the Finnish violinist Tapani Yrjiola in Michigan and Finland. He currently is the Music Director at St. Clare ofMontefalco Church in Grosse Pointe Park, MI. Mr. Troiano earned the Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan where he studied with the legendary teacher and organist, Marilyn Mason.

Conducting responsibilities have included all types of church ensembles, small orchestral ensembles, and musical direction for several community and professional theaters. From 1999-2003 he served as the conductor of musicals for Wayne State University's Bonstelle Theater where he reinstated live orchestral ensembles for the productions. Currently he is the Choral Director for the International Symphony Singers in Samia, Ontario, a position he has held there since 1997; Choral Director for the Filarets Chorus, a Polish-language ensemble in the Detroit area and which placed Second in the Singers Alliance Competition held in 2007; and, he is an adjunct instructor of Music at St. Clair Community College in Port Huron, MI, teaching Class Piano sections and Music Appreciation classes.

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