Vita

The American countertenor Reginald Mobley was born in Gainesville, Florida, and initially planned a career as a visual artist before he undertook vocal training. He launched his career as a singer in 2005 with the vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire, of which he is still a member. Since then he has performed at the Oregon Bach Festival, the Boston Early Music Festival, and the Handel & Haydn Society; he has also collaborated with Les Voix Baroques, the Portland Baroque Orchestra, and the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. Mobley’s repertoire ranges from Bach, Handel, Purcell, and Charpentier through Haydn and Mozart to Orff’s Carmina Burana and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. As an opera performer he has undertaken the title role in John Eccles’ The Judgment of Paris. He is additionally a successful performer in musicals and jazz singer. Mobley has recorded two CDs with the ensemble Agave Baroque.

February 2016