The Singer

The voice of York Reynolds has often been described as one of those rare, truly beautiful voices. He sings with one of the great and beautiful voices marked by a free naturalness and unique personality, with impressive radiance and carrying power rooted in a baritonal foundation, complemented by substantial vocal technique. Reynolds possesses the ability, thanks to his profound musicality, to immerse himself completely in various genres, performing with the finest sensitivity and, when necessary, unbridled dramatic expression. As an artist and a person, he lives by the belief: “When you really can sing something, not to sing it is like unlived life.” As a native German speaker, he performs the German art song (Lied) and opera, and as a native American English speaker, he sings the English art song, opera, standard songs, and popular songs.

For Event Planners and Agencies

I have an extensive repertoire that includes a wide range of composers, eras, and styles. We can create a tailored program for your event. I frequently collaborate with high-caliber pianists in the field of classical music.

You can reach him at:

0039-376 218 5140

info@yorkreynolds.com

Song Entertainment Concerts

York Reynolds sings Bing Crosby – Be Careful It´s My Heart

York Reynolds sings Frank Sinatra – The Best Of Everything

Song Recitals

Recitals and orchestral song performances in various arrangements:

A Song Recital: The Vagabond - Life and Love
Ein Liederabend: Leben und Liebe eines fahrenden Gesellen
A Song Recital: The Vagabond – Life and Love

If you are planning a concert or event and wish to book me for one of these programs, please feel free to contact me at 0039-376 218 5140

For Concert and Opera Houses

York Reynolds has performed in his popular "Thatched Roof House Concerts" in Schleswig-Holstein, as well as in the Catharinen-Konzerte by KS Prof. Hermann Prey. He has given song recitals and Schubertiades, and has performed in various countries, including England, Italy, Switzerland, and the USA, where he also hosted song shows. In opera, he has sung at venues such as the Opera Stabile of the Hamburg State Opera, where he performed in "Die Humanisten, M1," a world premiere, and at the Stadttheater Minden, where he played Friedrich in the world premiere of "Friedrich und Katte." He has performed orchestral songs and the baritone solo in Carmina burana and, in the realm of Oratorio, the tenor solo of the Messa da Requiem with the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra at the Laeisz-Halle.

Repertoire

Extensive repertoire of songs and orchestral songs by the following composers:

Johann Sebastian Bach, Vincenzo Bellini, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Luigi Denza, John Dowland, Gabriel Fauré, Edvard Grieg, Charles Gounod, Paul Hindemith, John Ireland, Armin Knab, Franz Liszt, Gustav Mahler, Carl Orff, Gaetano Pennino, Roger Quilter, Maurice Ravel, Max Reger, Ottorino Respighi, Othmar Schoeck, Thomas Selle, Jean Sibelius, Richard Strauss, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Francesco Tosti, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Hugo Wolf

Notable works included, among others:

Johannes Brahms:

Lieder Gesamtwerk

Ein Deutsches Requiem (Bariton-Solo)

Gustav Mahler:

Das Lied von der Erde (Bariton und Tenor)

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Kindertotenlieder

Rückert-Lieder

Vincenzo Bellini:

Composizioni da camera (Bariton und Tenor)

Hugo Wolf:

Gedichte von Eduard Mörike

Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo

Maurice Ravel:

Don Quichotte á Dulcinée

Deux mélodies hébraïques

Ralph Vaughan Williams:

Songs of Travel

Three Poems by Walt Whitman

Three Songs from Shakespeare

Franz Schubert:

Die schöne Müllerin

Die Winterreise

Schwanengesang

Franz Liszt:

Tre sonetti di Petrarca (S 270)

Robert Schumann:

Dichterliebe

Kerner-Lieder

Rückert-Lieder

Eichendorff-Lieder

Heine-Lieder

Giuseppe Verdi:

Messa da Requiem (Tenor-Solo)

Ludwig van Beethoven:

9. Sinfonie (Tenor-Solo)

Arnold Schönberg:

Gurre-Lieder (Waldemar)

A Survivor from Warsaw (Sprecher)

Benjamin Britten:

War Requiem

Folksong Arrangements

Roger Quilter:

Three Shakespeare Songs

Richard Wagner:

Wesendonck-Lieder (Tenor-Solo)

Carl Orff:

Carmina burana, Bariton-Solo

Johann Sebastian Bach:

Markus-Passion (Jesus Christus)

Weihnachtsoratorium

Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen

Ich habe genug

Opera Repertoire

Richard Wagner:

Froh, Götterdämmerung

Erik, Der fliegende Holländer

Parsifal, Parsifal

Siegmund, Die Walküre

Ruggero Leoncavallo:

Canio, Pagliacci

Richard Strauss:

Bacchus, Ariadne auf Naxos

Wolfgang Erich Korngold:

Paul, Die tote Stadt

Benjamin Britten:

Peter Grimes, Peter Grimes

Previous repertoire baritone:

Gioachino Rossini:

Barbiere, Il barbiere de Siviglia

Charles Gounod:

Valentin, Faust

Ruggero Leoncavallo:

Silvio, Pagliacci

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

Graf Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro

Figaro, Le nozze di Figaro

Papageno, Die Zauberflöte

Wolfgang Knuth:

Friedrich, Friedrich und Katte (Uraufführung Stadttheater Minden)

Erhan Sanri:

M1, Die Humanisten (Uraufführung Opera stabile, Hamburgische Staatsoper)

Philip Glass:

Orphée, Orphée (Europäische Erstaufführung Schloß Weikersheim)

Jacques Ibert:

Charlot, Angélique

Darius Milhaud:

Freund des Matrosen, Der Arme Matrose

Emilio de´ Cavalieri:

Mondo, Rappresentatione di Anima, et di corpo