SINGING
Lyric Tenor
EDWARD GOATER, tenor, first took a degree in Environmental Science, before turning to music. He is a Fellow of the Royal Schools of Music and also a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts. His solo work has seen him perform in all major venues across the UK and Europe, in addition to much radio and TV work. He is also an established teacher and conductor, and for many years was a member of the acclaimed BBC Singers.
As a soloist, Edward has performed with Bryn Terfel at The Last Night of the Proms, and is regularly heard on BBC broadcast concerts; he has recorded to critical acclaim for many labels including Signum, Naxos and Deutsche Grammophon, and is a soloist on the Grammy-winning disc The Excursions of Mr Broucek. The composer David Briggs wrote the song-cycle Dreamworld for Edward, which is recorded for Chestnut Records, and Paul Drayton also has written the cycle One Night for Edward.
His oratorio repertoire is highly extensive. Such highlights include Bach’s Mass in B minor, Britten’s St. Nicholas, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Elgar’s The Kingdom, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Puccini’s Missa di Gloria and many more! Edward has worked with some of the world's leading musicians including Pierre Boulez, Sir Simon Rattle, Dame Judith Weir, Bob Chilcott and Daniel Barenboim.
Equally at home on stage as the concert platform, Edward’s opera work includes Rodolpho (La Boheme), Tallon (The Wreckers), Spoletta (Tosca), The Middle Son (The Vanishing Bridegroom), Marco (Zaza), Basnik (The Excursions of Mr Broucek), Beppe (I Pagliacci), Frederick (Pirates of Penzance), Antonio (The Duenna), Acis and Damon (Acis and Galatea).
A consummate recitalist, Edward has performed all over the country, and is a keen exponent of Ivor Gurney's music.
In academia, Edward is a teacher in Wells Cathedral School, as well as a conductor of many choirs and choral societies. His expertise in music, performing arts and musicianship make him a popular adjudicator for competitions, and he’s written articles for Choir & Organ and the BBC.
Some Repertoire Examples
Opera/Stage
Rodolfo ~ La Boheme (Somerset Opera)
Middle Son ~ The Vanishing Bridegroom, Judith Weir (The Barbican concert hall, London, NMC Records)
Tallon ~ The Wreckers, Ethel Smyth (Centenary performance by Duchy Opera)
Spoletta ~ Tosca: Last Night Of The Proms 2008 (Norrington, Bryn Terfel); Duchy Opera
Basnik ~ The Excursions of Mr Broucek, Janacek (The Barbican concert hall/Deutsche Grammophon)
Balder ~ The Death of Balder, Hughes (Signum Disc)
Tenor ~ Die Gluckliche Hand, Schöneberg (London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez)
Marco ~ Zaza, Leoncavallo (Opera Rara)
Pierre ~ The Wandering Scholar, Holst
Acis, Damon ~ Acis & Galatea, Handel
Grimoaldo ~ Rodelinda, Handel
Jupiter ~ Semele, Handel
Frederic ~ Pirates of Penzance
Concert/Oratorio
Bach ~ St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion (Evangelist, arias ENG/GER), Magnificat in D major, Christmas Oratorio (ENG/GER), Mass in G minor, Mass in B minor, numerous cantatas.
Beethoven ~ Choral Fantasia, Ninth Symphony, Mass in C
Brahms ~ Liebeslieder Walzer (I &II)
Britten ~ St Nicholas, Serenade for Tenor and Horn,
Bizet ~ Te Deum
Coleridge-Taylor ~ Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast
Dvořak ~ Mass in D, Stabat Mater
Elgar ~ The Apostles, The Kingdom
Finzi ~ Intimations of Immortality, Dies Natalis
Gounod ~ Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cécile, Ave Maria
Grainger ~ Brigg Fair
Handel ~ Messiah, Theodora, Israel In Egypt, Dixit Dominus, Jephtha, Judas Maccabaeus
Haydn ~ Imperial Mass, Missa Brevis St. Joannis de Deo, Nelson Mass, Creation
Jackson ~ The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ
Janáček ~ Otčenaš
Leighton ~ Crucifixus Pro Nobis
Mendelssohn ~ Elijah, Psalm 42
Monteverdi ~ Vespers
Mozart ~ Requiem, Mass in C
Orff ~ Carmina Burana
Pizzetti ~ Oh World Oh Life
Puccini ~ Messa Di Gloria
Rachmaninov ~ All-Night Vigil
Ramìrez ~ Misa Criolla
Rossini ~ Petite Messe Solennelle, Stabat Mater
Stainer ~ Crucifixion
Strauss ~ Deutsche Motette
Tippett ~ Child of Our Time
Other Notable Works
Briggs, David ~ Dreamworld. A piano/voice song cycle written for Edward (Chestnut Records).
Drayton, Paul ~ One Night. A piano/voice song cycle written for Edward.