Randolph Lacy
Tenor
Tenor Randolph Lacy is noted for the lyrical beauty of his voice and his ability to interpret musical texts with intelligence and sensitivity. His repertoire is large and diverse, ranging from the seventeenth century to the present. In 2008, Randolph was featured as the tenor soloist in two Bach cantatas on a commercial recording made by the Bach Society in Houston. He also sang with Austin-based Conspirare on their Grammy-nominated CD of music by the living British composer Tarik O’Regan entitled Threshold of Night, released in 2008 by Harmonia Mundi.
Randolph holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston, and Master and Bachelor Degrees in Music from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. His education included Fellowships to the Tanglewood Music Center and the Aspen Music Festival; an apprenticeship with the Glimmerglass Opera, and Italian language study at the Università per Stranieri in Siena, Italy.
Dr. Lacy teaches currently as a Lecturer at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, where he has taught Vocal Pedagogy, Song History & Literature, Singing Diction, and private voice lessons. He has also taught at California State University, Fresno as a Professor of Voice and the Director of its opera program.