Mark Bonney, tenor
Based in London, tenor Mark Bonney enjoys a diverse career performing oratorio, opera, and choral ensemble repertoire.
Recent appearances include the Evangelist in Theile’s St. Matthew Passion (American Bach Soloists), Jonathan in Handel’s Saul (Dartington International Festival), the Evangelist in Bach’s St. John Passion (Westerkerk, Amsterdam), Lukas in Haydn’s The Seasons (Orchesterverein Interlaken, Switzerland), Jephtha in Handel’s Jephtha (Iford Arts), Tamino in Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Berlin Opernfest), Parpignol in Puccini’s La bohème, Count Barigoule in Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon (Wexford Opera Festival, Ireland), and Paolino in Cimarosa’s The Secret Marriage (Pop-up Opera).
Mark has also performed as an ensemble member with the Monteverdi Choir (dir. Sir John Eliot Gardiner), the Gabrieli Consort, Britten Sinfonia, and Le Concert d’Astrée, and as a member of the chorus at Grange Park Opera, Opera Holland Park, Bury Court Opera, and Wexford Festival Opera.
Mark holds a Masters in Opera from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, a Masters in Music and a Graduate Certificate in Historical Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Stanford University. He is also a graduate of the Franz Schubert Institute, the Berlin Opera Academy, and the American Institute of Musical Studies.
Prior to becoming a classical singer, Mark worked in socio-economic development in Egypt, before, during and after the Arab Spring. In his spare time, Mark enjoys hiking, tennis, and playing for and managing a baseball team he co-founded in south London.
Scott Graff, bass/baritone
Praised for his purity of tone and expressive musicianship, bass/baritone Scott Graff has appeared as a soloist with the California Bach Society, the Carmel Bach Festival, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Musica Angelica, Catacoustic Consort, and Synchromy.
Now in his 22nd season with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Scott is part of their touring company presenting Orlando di Lasso’s monumental Lagrime di San Pietro (directed by Peter Sellars); over 30 performances have taken place from Berkeley to Auckland.
In addition to live performance, Scott has participated in soundtrack recordings for more than 60 feature films (Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Jumanji, Frozen, Minions, Smallfoot, and Sing, to name a few) and television projects (The Book of Boba Fett, Outlander, various Mickey Mouse short cartoons, House of Cards, and Family Guy).
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. She is currently part of a small team putting together a large-scale benefit concert for Ukraine, to take place on Monday May 9th (www.concertofcompassion.com). Born to a mountaineer father, Victoria loves to ski, rock climb, mountain bike, hike, SCUBA dive, and row.
Corey Head, tenor
Early music specialist Corey Head has a particular affinity to J.S. Bach, with solo concert performances including The Evangelist in the St. John Passion and tenor soloist in Bach’s Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio, B Minor Mass, and many of his cantatas. Corey’s oratorio roles include Uriel in Haydn’s Creation, “The Evening” in Telemann’s Die Tageszeiten, and tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah. Other major solo performances include Mozart’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, William Boyce’s Solomon: A Serenata, Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Bach’s B Minor Mass, and Mozart’s C Minor Mass. Operatic performances include the roles of Ferrando in Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte, Damon in Handel’s Acis and Galatea, and Mordocai in Cristiano Lidarti’s Hebrew setting of Esther.
Corey has performed as soloist with many San Francisco Bay Area groups including Albany Consort, Bay Choral Guild, Chora Nova, Marin Baroque, Marin Oratorio, Marin Symphony, San Francisco Choral Society, San Francisco Renaissance Voices, San Francisco Symphony, Stanford Choirs and Orchestras, and Viva La Musica. He performs regularly with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale.
Roco Córdova, bass/baritone
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, baritone Roco Córdova is a vocalist, composer, producer, and improviser, with a B.Mus. in Composition from the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and an M.A. in Composition from Mills College. They study voice with CBS director and countertenor Paul Flight, and have participated in vocal advancement workshops with Meredith Monk.
Voice is at the core of Roco’s compositions, which incorporate techniques like throat singing, overtone singing, falsetto, yodeling, and vocal clicks and pops into live performances. Their music has been described as "slow-boiling, apparently timeless" with "an odd momentum of its own" (The Washington Post).
As a touring vocalist and improviser with the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Roco has performed in venues including the Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago; SESC Pompéia in São Paulo, and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.. They have also toured internationally and published recordings with the improvising bands Monopiece and Temoleh.
Jefferson Packer, bass/baritone
Jefferson Packer is the bass/baritone Soloist at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, a soloist at Marin Baroque and the choir of First Presbyterian, San Anselmo, and a member of Jeffrey Thomas's American Bach Choir. As a member of San Francisco Renaissance Voices, he performed the role of Haman in the Western Hemisphere modern-day premiere of the Purimspiel Esther, commissioned by the Jewish community of Amsterdam in the 18th century and composed by Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti to a Hebrew-language libretto.
Jefferson also performed as soloist with the Lesbian Gay Chorus of San Francisco in “I am in Love with the World,” an oratorio that derived its text from portions of Maurice Sendak's final interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air. Jefferson has sung with the Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and many other church and synagogue music programs. He is also an active vocal accompanist and coach, holding a Masters Degree in Piano Performance from San Francisco State University. Jefferson lives in San Francisco with his husband Marcel, a violist, and their Corgi mix, Figaro.