Brian von Rueden

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)

18 May 2018

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Mozart - Abendempfindung - VOX 3 Collective

13 Mar 2013

5:34

VOX 3 Collective: New Song: Songs & Cycles from Chicago

14 Feb 2013

Reda: Iconic Waltzes Play

Rueden: There Must Be Names Play

Gustafson: Morning Commute Play

Moore: The Lake Play

Wahl: Dickinson Songs Play

Malmquist: Chicago Songs Play

Lawton: Sonnet Study Play

Gillespie: Circle Dance Music Play

Silberstein: Love's Philosophy Play

VOX 3 Collective: Spirit Within: Songs of Faith & Contemplation

14 Feb 2013

Ferko: Songs (5) on Poems of Thomas Merton Play

Morehead: A Cherokee Blessing Play

Rueden: Nameless Play

Ritch: Zen Koans Play

West: Judith Play

Gustafson: Rumi Cycle Play

Boustead: Songs of Love and Transience Play

Gillespie: Judith Play

Silberstein: Psalm XIII Play

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.

Reda - Iconic Waltzes VI: Ho Assassinato - Brian von Rueden

13 Feb 2013

3:16

"Who is Silvia?" - Gerald Finzi - VOX 3

4 Jun 2007

1:50

Strindberg/Rudolph: Sprawling City (Third Night)

12 Oct 2012

6:17

Strindberg/Rudolph: Thirsting Spirit (Third Night)

12 Oct 2012

5:21

Wausau native makes classical music waves in Chicago

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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