JAMES WEAVER (baritone) enjoys an active international career. Since finishing his studies with Max van Egmond at Amsterdam's Sweelinck Conservatory, Mr. Weaver has been a frequent performer with many of the finest orchestras and chamber ensembles in North America and Europe. He has sung with such diverse groups as Collegium Vocale Ghent, The Academy of the Begynhof, the Dutch experimental theater group GRIF, Ensemble Courant, the Orpheus Band, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Dryden Ensemble, Santa Fe Pro Musica, the Seattle and Portland Baroque Orchestras the Baltimore Consort, Newberry Consort, Columbus Consort, and the Ricercar Consort. An acclaimed Bach specialist, he has worked with Jeffrey Thomas and the American Bach Soloists, Joshua Rifkin and The Bach Ensemble, Kenneth Slowik and the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Washington Bach Consort, the San Francisco Bach Choir, Bethlehem Bach Choir. Recent engagements include performances with the Washington Bach Consort, Portland Baroque Orchestra, and the Richmond Chorale Society.

A sought-after interpreter of Lieder, Mr. Weaver has collaborated with pianists Dalton Baldwin and Kenneth Slowik. He is a founding member of the baroque chamber group Capriole, an ensemble based in the Virginia Tidewater area, which specializes in the performance of 17th-century chamber music. Mr. Weaver is on the faculty of a number of music workshops, including the San Francisco Early Music Baroque Workshop, Longy International Baroque Institute, and Rutgers University Athenaeum. He has made numerous recordings with the American Bach Soloists on Koch International and can also be heard on the Dorian, Smithsonian, Channel Classics, Ricercar, and Newport Classics labels.

A native of Detroit, Mr. Weaver is currently a member of the vocal faculty at the University of Richmond, and resides in Williamsburg, Virginia.