Truman Grant, tenor
Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, Truman Grant, tenor, is currently singing in his second year at William Jewell College in the Artists Diploma program. He graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia where he was involved in both university and local musical ventures. Whilst in his undergrad he sang Fenton in Verdi’s Falstaff, Frederick in Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance with the Show-Me Opera Company, and El Remendado in Bizet’s Carmen with the Missouri Symphony. This summer at Opera in the Ozarks, he sang the roles of Orphée in Jacques Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers and Mr. Splinters in Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land. Truman is currently studying with Joanna Ruszala and is set to perform the role of Oronte in Handel’s Alcina produced by William Jewell College in association with the Artists Diploma program this fall.
Get to know Truman!
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My favorite poet is Wilfred Owen!
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This is probably a tie between Ivor Gurney and Gabriel Fauré.
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I love working with other artists. Collaboration between vocalists and pianists is what makes performing song so special. Both musicians bring their own perspectives on the music and poetry and the finding how those artistic ideas intermingle can create truly special performances and moving interpretations.
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If I am talking about KC, I have to say something about the BBQ, to which my answer would be Joe’s KC, but otherwise I’d say Lidia’s.
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I love a wide range of artists outside of classical music. Recently, I have been listening to a lot of Hozier, I also enjoy Greta Van Fleet, Her’s, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers quite a bit. Sort of depends on the mood I am in!