John
Wesley Wright

Tenor John
Wesley Wright joined the Salisbury University voice faculty in
fall of 2006. Holding degrees from Maryville College and the
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, John is
known for his artistic and soulful interpretations of music from
Baroque to Broadway. He has performed a nationally televised
concert for the Belgian Royal Family and toured as a soloist and
in professional ensembles throughout the United States, Europe,
and Japan.
With a host of opera and oratorio roles, art songs, spirituals,
and cabaret music in his repertoire, Wright is a member of the
acclaimed American Spiritual Ensemble and is highlighted in the
recent PBS documentary “The Spirituals: Featuring the American
Spiritual Ensemble”, released nationally in 2007. In addition to
recording and touring with the American Spiritual Ensemble,
Wright’s 2007-2008 season includes appearances with the Dayton
Philharmonic (OH) and the Spiritual Renaissance Singers of
Greensboro (NC). John also ventures to Osaka and Tokyo, Japan to
perform as soloist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Handel’s
Messiah – benefit concerts that support the amnesty efforts of
the Japan International Volunteer Center.
John Wright is gold medalist and top prizewinner of the Savannah
Music Festival American Traditions Vocal Competition 2000 and
has claimed top prizes from the National Federation of Music
Clubs, Metropolitan Opera National Council, Bel Canto Regional
Artists, Ohio’s Vocal Resource Network Art Song Competition, and
the International Schubert Competition in Vienna, Austria.
A native of Rome, Georgia, John is a member of the National
Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and is an active vocal
consultant, clinician, and leader of workshops on "Singing in
the African American Tradition" in schools, churches, and
colleges. John also served as Artist-in-Residence at the
University of Dayton for eight years and has spent summers as a
guest artist, teacher and stage director at the North Carolina
School of the Arts, the Kentucky Governor’s School and most
recently, the Maryland Summer Center for the Arts held at
Salisbury University. Students of John Wesley Wright can be
found on Broadway tours or the professional operatic stage and
have garnered numerous state and national awards and
scholarships.
FH 240
phone: 410-5436214
Email:
jwwright@salisbury.edu
website:
www.johnwesleywright.com
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