Victoria Fraser, soprano

Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, soprano Victoria Fraser holds degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of Notre Dame, and University of Limerick in Ireland. Victoria has performed as a soloist and chorister in Europe and North America, notably with Il Coro del Duomo in Florence, Italy; the Vocalensemble Frankfurt Dom, in Frankfurt, Germany; Vox Humana in Texas; True Concord in Arizona; the Berwick Chamber Chorus at the Oregon Bach Festival; and the Bachkantaten-Akademie in Thuringia, Germany.

She has sung under the direction of Masaaki Suzuki, Helmut Rilling, Matthew Halls, John Nelson, and Jeffrey Thomas. Passionate about interdisciplinary performance, Victoria produces and performs concerts which re-contextualize classical music through visual art, dance, and technology. Also a composer, Victoria’s compositions were featured at last year’s Hot Air Music Festival, at the San Francisco Conservatory. Born to a mountaineer father, Victoria loves to ski, rock climb, mountain bike, hike, SCUBA dive, and row.

Gabriela Estephanie Solis, mezzo-soprano

Noted for her "rich tone" and "seemingly effortless melismatic lines" (San Francisco Classical Voice), mezzo-soprano and San Francisco Bay Area native Gabriela Estephanie Solís enjoys a varied career throughout the U.S. She performed as a young artist at the Boston Early Music Festival in performances of Handel’s Orlando (role of Medoro) and in scenes from Cavalli’s L’Erismena (Orineo) at the Amherst Early Music Festival.

As a passionate concert soloist, some of her notable repertoire includes Bach’s B Minor Mass (American Bach Soloists Festival and Academy), Handel’s Messiah (Eureka Symphony), Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, and Vivaldi’s Gloria (First Church Berkeley). Ensemble collaboration includes performances with the American Bach Soloists, Gaude SF, Cappella SF, JSB Ensemble Stuttgart, and the Weimar Bach Cantata Academy. She also sings regularly with the California Bach Society for works such as Monteverdi’s Vespers, Rachmaninoff’s All-night Vigil, and various masses and cantatas by J.S Bach.

Border CrosSing, a Minnesota-based choral group, also regularly engages her in performances of Spanish-langage repertoire; with them, she sang as a choir member and soloist in performances of Golijov’s rarely performed La Pasión según San Marcos.

Past accomplishments include winning the Bethlehem Bach Aria Competition and receiving first place in various divisions at NATS Indiana, San Francisco Bay Area chapter competitions. Most recently, she won second place in the NATS Mid-Atlantic regionals and was a finalist for the Kentucky Bach competition. Gabriela is a graduate of the Sacred Music Program at the University of Notre Dame, where she co-wrote winning grants for the Institute of Liberal Arts and received the program’s vocal performance award.

Mark Bonney

Mark Bonney, tenor

British-American tenor Mark Bonney performs internationally. He is in Glasgow this 2020-2021 season, where he is completing the Advanced Opera Course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Recent roles have included Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (Berlin Opera Academy), Count Barigoule in Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon (Wexford Opera Festival), Jonathan in Handel’s Saul with Laurence Cummings (Dartington International Festival), the Evangelist in Bach’s St. John Passion (Amsterdam), the title role in Handel’s Jephtha (Iford Arts & Bath Choral Society) and Paolino in Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto (Pop-up Opera).

In addition to his work as a soloist, Mark has performed in the chorus at Opera Holland Park, Wexford Festival Opera, Bury Court Opera, Iford Arts, with the Monteverdi Choir, and with Barbara Hannigan at the Aldeburgh Festival. He is often invited to perform with leading ensembles including the Gabrieli Consort, Britten Sinfonia and Le Concert d’Astrée.

Mark grew up in San Francisco. Before embarking on his career as a classical singer, Mark worked in socio-economic development in Egypt—before, during, and after the Arab Spring. In addition to a masters in music from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, he holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Stanford University. He also studied at the Berlin Opera Academy, the Franz Schubert Institute and the American Institute of Musical Studies.

Scott Graff, bass

Praised for his purity of tone and expressive musicianship, bas-baritone Scott Graff has appeared as a soloist with numerous ensembles including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Musica Angelica, Catacoustic Consort, the Carmel Bach Festival, and Synchromy. With California Bach Society, he sang the role of Christ in our performances of Bach’s St. John Passion in 2010. Scott has been featured as a soloist in the City of Beverly Hills’ Music in the Mansion Series and has performed solo recitals for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Auxiliary.

Scott is also an active ensemble singer. Now, in his 21st season with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, he is part of their touring company presenting the staged and memorized production of Orlando di Lasso’s monumental Lagrime di San Pietro, directed by Peter Sellars. Tour performances have included Melbourne, Auckland, Chicago, Mexico City, Guanajuato, London, and Paris; in 2019, the production was the opening program for the Salzburg Festival. He also completed a tour of Europe with the Los Angeles Philharmonic performing John Adams’ new oratorio The Gospel According to the Other Mary. Scott was also part of the Los Angeles Chamber Singers recording Padilla: Sun of Justice, which was awarded the 2007 Grammy® for Best Small Ensemble recording.

In addition to live performance, Scott has participated in soundtrack recordings for more than 60 feature films (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Frozen, Minions, Venom, and Sing, among others) and television projects (Outlander, House of Cards, Family Guy, and various Mickey Mouse cartoons).

He is an instructor of voice on the music faculty of Pomona College in Claremont, California.

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