Blake Applegate, tenor, is the Assistant Conductor of Cantores in Ecclesia. In addition to singing with Cantores and training its choristers, he also directs the adults and children both at home and abroad. Performances under his direction include Poulenc's Mass in G in Paris, Victoria's sacred music in Spain, and most recently, Duruflé's Missa Cum Jubilo with Westminster Abbey's organist and choirmaster James O'Donnell in Portland.
A member of Holy Rosary's Schola Cantorum, Blake is also a regularly featured soloist with the Trinity Consort and other early music ensembles. He has performed with Cappella Romana, the Portland Baroque Orchestra, and has appeared at the Oregon Bach Festival. He and his wife, Anna Song, parents of Grace and James, are deeply committed to the musical education and training of children.
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