{"product_id":"john-coons","title":"John Coons","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a vocalist, John Coons is at home performing in a wide variety of styles and settings. With a background in the worlds of classical, musical theater, jazz, and popular music, he is incredibly versatile as a performer and collaborator. Coons holds a Master's degree in Classical Voice Performance from the University of Southern Maine where roles included Rinuccio (\u003ci\u003eGianni Schicchi\u003c\/i\u003e), Kaspar (\u003ci\u003eAmahl and the Night Visitors\u003c\/i\u003e), Eisenstein (\u003ci\u003eDie Fledermaus\u003c\/i\u003e), and Monostatos (\u003ci\u003eThe Magic Flute\u003c\/i\u003e). He was an Emerging Artist with PORTOpera for three seasons and has performed roles with the Boston Opera Collaborative, MetroWest Opera, Lakes Region Opera and Opera New Hampshire's Outreach program. As a classical soloist, he has performed with the Portland Symphony POPS, North Shore Philharmonic, Masterworks Chorale of Boston, Portland Choral Art Society, Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra, and Granite State Choral Society. Also as a soloist, he has performed the National Anthem for the Red Sox at a sold-out Fenway Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 2009, Coons was selected by vocal jazz arranger\/singer Kerry Marsh to perform a series of concerts with popular recording artist Ben Folds, the Boston Symphony Pops and the Rhode Island Philharmonic. Additionally, John went on to collaborate with Ben Folds as as soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony POPS in 2010. Since recently relocating to the Pacific Northwest, roles have included Beppe (\u003ci\u003ePagliacci\u003c\/i\u003e) with the Skagit Opera, Jesus (\u003ci\u003eJesus Christ Superstar\u003c\/i\u003e), Hitler-as-Lover (\u003ci\u003eMagda G, world premiere\u003c\/i\u003e) with the Fisher Ensemble, and the tenor soloist in Bellevue Ballet's production of Handel's \u003ci\u003eMessiah.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2012-13, Coons was chosen to create all of the tenor roles in the world premiere of Seattle Opera's commissioned three-opera cycle \u003ci\u003eOur Earth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoons is also an active singer-songwriter, performing in venues from Mobile, Alabama to Skagway, Alaska. In addition to singing backup to \u003ci\u003eThe Dresden Dolls\u003c\/i\u003e' Amanda Palmer and \u003ci\u003eForeigner\u003c\/i\u003e, he appears on the award-winning Australian cabaret act \u003ci\u003eThe Jane Austen Argument\u003c\/i\u003e's album, \u003ci\u003e\u0026ldquo;Somewhere Under the Rainbow.\u0026rdquo; \u003c\/i\u003eIn 2012, Coons created an original one-man show, \u003ci\u003eSix Months for Six Weeks\u003c\/i\u003e, which he has performed in Seattle, Boston, the PortFringe 2012 festival (Portland, Maine), and at New York City's \u0026ldquo;\u003ci\u003eDon't Tell Mama\u003c\/i\u003e.\u0026rdquo;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoto: Tess Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BPA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":819486523,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/5033\/products\/johncoonsPress.jpeg?v=1409778711","url":"https:\/\/bpa-dev.myshopify.com\/products\/john-coons","provider":"Bainbridge Performing Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}