Noted for his “lovely and pure tone and a great stage countenance,” tenor James Pike is emerging as a singer of diverse repertoire. During the 2020-2021 season Mr. Pike will return to the Opera Reading Project as Remendado in Bizet's Carmen and make his debut with the Rochester Symphony Orchestra (MN) in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Past seasons include debuts with the Minnesota Opera, St. John’s Oratorio Chorus, East Metro Symphony Orchestra, Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra, Saint Catherine's Choral Society, the Minnesota Mormon Chorale, the Saint Peter Choral Society, the Sonomento Choir, the Minnesota Center Chorale, and the Exultate Chamber Choir. An in-demand Oratorio singer, Mr. Pike has recently sung Uriel in Haydn’s Creation, Pilate in Rob Gardner's Lamb of God, Tenor Soloist in Handel’s Messiah and Chandos Anthem No. 4, Serenade to Music and Hodie by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast by Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Bach’s Magnificat, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. An advocate for new works, Mr. Pike collaborated with Tapestry Opera as a part of the company’s annual “Tapestry Songbook” workshop, exploring roles in Andrew Ager’s Frankenstein and Elisabeth Mehl Greene’s Merk’s Dream. Mr. Pike has been a participant in the master classes of esteemed and legendary singers Sherrill Milnes and the late Nico Castel. In addition, Mr. Pike has trained at the Savannah VOICE Festival in Savannah, GA as a Sherrill Milnes VOICE Studio Artist. Mr. Pike is a graduate of Roberts Wesleyan College. Additional training includes Metro Opera Workshop of Detroit.