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Brian von Rueden, baritone
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American baritone
Brian von Rueden
is known for his informed musicianship and deeply characterful performances. His career encompasses multiple
areas of classical music, including
staging and performing in
operas and musicals; singing in oratorios, presenting art song recitals; and premiering new works. Equally at home in Chicago, Illinois (USA) and Dresden, Germany, Von Rueden
advocates passionately for new and
unknown repertoire
.
Von Rueden served as Artistic Director for
VOX 3 Collective
from
2006-2016. In this role
, he programmed and appeared on over 60 recitals, each with a different cultural or thematic focus. As a singer, Von Rueden has appeared in various operas, including Mozart's
Le nozze di Figaro
,
Britten's
Rape of Lucretia
, Krasa’s
Brundibar
, and Prokofiev's
The Love for Three Oranges
.
He
has also often appeared in concert repertoire, having sung the title role in Mendelssohn’s
Elijah
, bass solos in Handel’s
Messiah
, Orff's
Carmina Burana
, Saint-Saëns'
Christmas Oratorio
, and numerous cantatas and masses of J.S. Bach, most notably with Ars Musica Chicago and the Chicago Bach Ensemble. Von Rueden can be heard on VOX 3 Collective’s recordings “New Song” and “Spirit Within,” singing Eric Reda’s
Iconic Waltzes
and Frank Ferko’s
Merton Songs
.
Von Rueden is a graduate of National Louis University, Roosevelt University, and Valparaiso University. See the
Bio
page for more detailed information.
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Orff: Omnia Sol Temperat (Carmina Burana)
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Mozart - Abendempfindung - VOX 3 Collective
13 Mar 2013
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VOX 3 Collective: New Song: Songs & Cycles from Chicago
14 Feb 2013
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Reda: Iconic Waltzes
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Rueden: There Must Be Names
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Gustafson: Morning Commute
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Moore: The Lake
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Wahl: Dickinson Songs
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Malmquist: Chicago Songs
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Lawton: Sonnet Study
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Gillespie: Circle Dance Music
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Silberstein: Love's Philosophy
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VOX 3 Collective: Spirit Within: Songs of Faith & Contemplation
14 Feb 2013
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Ferko: Songs (5) on Poems of Thomas Merton
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Morehead: A Cherokee Blessing
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Rueden: Nameless
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Ritch: Zen Koans
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West: Judith
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Gustafson: Rumi Cycle
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Boustead: Songs of Love and Transience
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Gillespie: Judith
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Silberstein: Psalm XIII
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In the Second City, First-Rate Indie Prospects
13 Feb 2013
VOX 3 Collective is featured as one of the small, independent classical music companies keeping the Chicago arts scene vibrant in this article by Olivia Giovetti.
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Reda - Iconic Waltzes VI: Ho Assassinato - Brian von Rueden
13 Feb 2013
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"Who is Silvia?" - Gerald Finzi - VOX 3
4 Jun 2007
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Strindberg/Rudolph: Sprawling City (Third Night)
12 Oct 2012
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Strindberg/Rudolph: Thirsting Spirit (Third Night)
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12 Feb 2013
An opera singer who took his first steps into classical music in Wausau has found a creative niche in Chicago helping create and build a unique performing group, VOX 3 Collective.
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Rueden: There Must Be Names
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