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"Ruschman's golden falsetto is matched only by his lovely phrasing..."
--San Francisco Examiner
"Ruschman
proves not only to be a fine tenor but quite a wonderful comic dancer as well."
--San Jose Mercury News
--San Francisco Examiner
"Ruschman
proves not only to be a fine tenor but quite a wonderful comic dancer as well."
--San Jose Mercury News
Performances
| Concert solo | ||
| Bach |
Saint Matthew Passion (tenor arias) Magnificat B Minor Mass Cantatas 4, 9, 80, 131, 140 |
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| Beethoven |
Mass in C Op. 86 |
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| Britten |
Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings Canticle III for Tenor, Horn, and Piano/ The Heart of the Matter |
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| Bruckner |
Requiem in D Minor |
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| Carissimi |
Dixit Dominus |
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| Charpentier |
Miserere |
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| Debussy |
Invocation |
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| Einhorn |
Voices of Light |
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| Handel |
Messiah Judas Maccabaeus Esther Worship the Lord (from Chandos Anthems) |
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| Haydn |
The Creation Lord Nelson Mass Nicolai Mass Mass in the Time of War |
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| Monteverdi |
Christmas Vespers (selections of Selva morale e spirituale) Glory of San Marco (selections of Selva morale e spirituale) |
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| Mozart |
Requiem Freimauerer Kantate (Freemason Cantata) Missa Brevis in F (Credo Mass) Coronation Mass |
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| Muhly |
Luminous Body (World Premiere) |
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| Norby |
The Red Shoes (American premiere) |
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| Saint-Saens |
Oratorio de Noel |
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| Rossini |
Stabat Mater |
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| Orff |
Carmina Burana |
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| Schubert |
Mass in G Auf dem Strom |
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| Vaughan Williams |
Serenade to Music |
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| Various |
Boston Pops 2007 Holiday Tour |
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| Opera roles | ||
| Armienta |
Los Coyotes y las Conejas (premiere) |
Scrawny |
| Berlioz |
Beatrice & Benedict |
Benedict |
| Britten |
Albert Herring |
Mr. Upfold (cover) |
| Conte |
Gift of the Magi (premiere) |
First Mage |
| Donizetti |
Elixir of Love (condensed) |
Nemorino |
| Daughter of the Regiment (condensed) |
Tonio |
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| Gilbert & Sullivan |
The Mikado |
Nanki-Poo |
| The Gondoliers |
Marco Palmieri |
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| Iolanthe |
Strephon |
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| Hagen/Freeh |
Test Pilot |
Witness |
| Handel |
Alcina |
Oronte |
| Ariodante |
Lurcanio |
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| Atalanta |
Aminta |
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| Acis and Galatea |
Acis |
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| Humperdink |
Hansel and Gretel (condensed) |
The Witch |
| LeCoq |
Daughter of the Cabinet |
Lloyd St. Pierre |
| Lucero |
Wuornos (premiere) |
Policeman 1 |
| Monteverdi |
Il ritorno D'Ulisse in patria |
Giove/Pisandro |
| Mozart |
Cosi fan tutte |
Ferrando |
| Die Zauberflote |
Tamino |
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| Offenbach |
Orpheus in the Underworld |
Mercury |
| Pasquini |
Il Tirinto |
Lisa la Vecchia |
| Puccini |
Tosca |
Spoletta |
| La fanciulla del west |
Joe |
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| Rossini |
Italian Girl in Algiers |
Lindoro |
| Count Ory |
title role |
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| The Barber of Seville (condensed) |
Count Almaviva |
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| Cinderella (condensed) |
Don Ramiro |
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| Shostakovich |
The Nose |
title role |
| Smetana |
The Two Widows |
Tonik |
| Strauss, Jr. |
The Bat (Die Fledermaus) |
Alfred |
| Wagner |
Legend of the Ring (condensed-American premiere) |
Loge/Mime |
| Ward |
The Crucible |
Reverend Parris |
| Music Theatre | ||
| Theater Latte-Da (Minneapolis, MN) |
All is Calm (Rothstein) |
Victor Granier/ensemble |
| Cinnabar Theatre (Petaluma, CA) |
American OpStar! (Lichtenstein/Telles) |
Ira Schtenner |
| San Francisco Cast |
Peer Gynt (Winslow/Prestininzi) |
Thin Man/ensemble |
| Jazz/Pop | ||
| Minnesota Pops with Doc Severinsen |
Minnespolis, MN |
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| Cantus and Bobby McFerrin |
Minnespolis, MN |
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| Birdland |
New York City |
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| Dakota Jazz Club |
Minneapolis, MN |
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| The Beach Chalet |
San Francisco, CA |
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| The Plush Room |
San Francisco, CA |
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| Paradise Lounge |
San Francisco, CA |
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| The Blue Wisp |
Cincinnati, OH |
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| Andy Williams |
backup vocals |
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| Marcel Khalife |
backup vocals |
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| Awards/Competitions | ||
| ASCAP Plus Award |
ASCAP |
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| Second Place |
National Call-for-Scores Competition |
The Dream Songs Project/MN State Arts Board |
| First Place |
Opera and Oratorio Divisions |
Bay Area NATS, CA |
| First Place |
Henry and Maria Holt Competition |
Palo Alto, CA |
| Winner |
East Bay Opera League Competition |
Oakland, CA |
| Fellowship Grant |
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation |
Oakland, CA |
| Fellowship Grants |
Leni Fe Bland Foundation |
Santa Barbara, CA |
| Finalist
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Merola Auditions |
San Francisco Opera |
| Regional Semi-Finalist |
MacAllister Competition |
Indianapolis, IN |
| Semi-Finalist |
Eleanor Lieber Competiton |
Portland, OR |
| Semi-Finalist |
Ellen Faull Gordon Competition |
Portland, OR |
| Winner |
Concerto Competition |
SF Conservatory |
| Finalist |
Schubert Competition |
SF Conservatory |
| Discography | ||
| A Harvest Home (2014) |
Cantus |
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| Songs of Fields and Prairies: Art Songs of Jocelyn Hagen (2014) |
MN MRAC |
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| Song of a Czech: Dvorak and Janacek for Men's Voices (2013) |
Cantus |
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| On the Shoulders of Giants (2012) |
Cantus |
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| Christmas with Cantus (2011) |
Cantus |
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| Minnesota Beatle Project V.3 (2011) |
vocals and bass guitar with Cantus |
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| That Eternal Day (2010) |
Cantus |
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| Outside the Box (2009) |
bass, guitar, and vocals with Cantus |
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| All is Calm: Original Cast Recording (2008) |
Cantus |
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| While You Are Alive (2008) |
Cantus |
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| Cantus (2007) |
Cantus |
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| LIVE: Volume 2 (2006) |
Cantus |
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| There Lies the Home (2006) |
Cantus |
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| Messiah (2005) |
American Bach Soloists |
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| Comfort & Joy vol. 2 (2005) |
Cantus |
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| Judas Maccabaeus (2004) |
California Chamber Symphony |
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| While I Was Walking... (2003) |
Miya Masaoka |
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| Anxotica (2003) |
Zikzak |
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| Carmina Burana (2003) |
San Francisco City Chorus |
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| Songings (2002) |
Bruce Rockwell (with Gyan Riley, guitar)
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| Peer Gynt San Francisco Cast Recording (1999) |
(Winslow/Prestininzi) |
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| Mendelssohn's Elijah (2001) |
California Chamber Symphony |
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| Haydn's Creation (2000) |
California Chamber Symphony |
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| Studio/broadcast | ||
| A Prairie Home Companion |
Multiple appearances |
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| Tiny Desk Concerts |
National Public Radio |
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| Echo Boys Productions |
Commercial vocals, Minneapolis MN |
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| Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass |
UC Davis Orchestra/UCTV national telecasts |
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| Mike Yokohama, ep. 11 Mike Hama Must Die |
Pray for Rain/Yomuri Television, Japan |
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| European market karaoke tracks |
freelance |
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| Yearbook Reflections |
Scott Deturk Productions |
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| Let Your Hair Down |
Scott Deturk Productions |
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| Training/Apprentice | ||
| Master of Music |
San Francisco Conservatory of Music |
Honors in Voice and Opera |
| Bachelor of Music |
Northern Kentucky University |
Outstanding Graduate in Music |
| Rogers Fellow |
Portland Opera |
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| Voice | Coaches |
Masterclass |
| Lawrence Weller |
Larry Marietta |
Thomas Hampson |
| John DeHaan |
Mark Morash |
Rockwell Blake |
| Jennifer Lane |
Rodney Menn |
Richard Zeller |
| Pamela Fry |
Baker Peeples |
Dick Jones |
| Karen Clark |
Toni Scheffer |
Patricia Craig |
| Directors | Conductors |
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| Peter Rothstein |
Joana Carneiro |
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| Kristine McIntyre |
Keith Lockhart |
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| Mark Streshinsky |
John Storgards |
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| Lotfi Mansouri |
Jeffrey Thomas |
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| Ken Tigar |
Michael Morgan |
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| Josemaria Condemi |
Mary Chun |
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| Sandra Bernhard |
Johnathan Khuner |
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| Yefim Maizel |
Warren Stewart |
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| Kenn Watt |
George Thomson |
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| Joseph Graves |
William Lacey |
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