Bass-baritone T.J. Callahan (he/him/his) uses historically informed performance practice as a lens to cast new light on vocal music from all eras. Currently based in Baltimore, Maryland, he has recently been active both in England and the United States. While in England he was actively engaged as an ensemble singer, appearing with the Lacock Scholars in the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music, and in the UK premiere of the original 1737 version of Rameau’s Castor et Pollux at the Sheldonian Theatre and Stour Music. T.J. appears nationwide with premier vocal ensembles including VAE Cincinnati, The Thirteen, and the Byrd Ensemble, and has performed with members of the Tallis Scholars. He is an avid solo ensemble performer, appearing regularly with Anchorites, a professional quartet based in Baltimore, and was honored to be selected as a VOCES8 US Scholar in 2025–26. He currently sings with the fully professional choir of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore and frequently sings in service and concert contexts with the choirs of Washington National Cathedral and the Baltimore Basilica. Previously, he served as a Deputy Vicar Choral in the York Minster Choir and for five years he was a soloist at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Seattle. In 2019, he helped found Radiance, a professional ensemble specializing in early and contemporary American repertoire, alongside Artistic Director Markdavin Obenza. He sang with Radiance on the Library of Congress’s Homegrown Concert Series performing Shaker music in 2020. 

An early music specialist, he has participated in performance practice intensives with Tafelmusik and Chorworks at Duke Chapel. His recent roles include Bombarda in Scarlatti’s Il Trionfo dell’Onore (Amherst Early Music Festival) and Adonis in Blow’s Venus and Adonis (Peabody Opera Theatre). He performs as a soloist on masterworks with Bach in Baltimore, and will debut with Mountainside Baroque in 2026. In 2024, he was selected for fellowships with the Charlotte Bach Festival and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival at Yale University. 

T.J. is lucky to enjoy frequent engagements as a studio artist with vocal ensembles. He can be heard on the world premiere recording of Nico Muhly’s Small Raine with the Tudor Choir, and has done studio work for Vox16, the Byrd Ensemble, and electronic music duo ODESZA. In 2024, he recorded vocals for Oxide Games’s Ara: History Untold.

In addition to his performing career, T.J. is passionate about arts access and worked for Seattle Opera for four years, supporting community engagement projects including school touring operas, youth programs, and collaborative partnerships. He also wrote and edited enrichment content for mainstage performances including Charlie Parker’s Yardbird. He holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and completed his Master’s in Solo Voice Ensemble singing with distinction in 2022, studying under Robert Hollingworth at the University of York. He completed his Master’s in Historical Performance Voice at Peabody Conservatory in 2024, where he was the recipient of the Lillian Howard Mann Memorial Voice Award and featured regularly as a soloist and chamber vocal performer in NEXT Ensemble and the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble.

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