


Bach Cantatas – Philippe Herreweghe
Britten–Pears Young Artist ProgrammeSnape Maltings Concert Hall – Snape, UK
Residency August 23 – 31 (concert August 30) 2019
Le Poème Harmonique – Le Concours Corneille
Baroque Singing Competition – Rouen FR
September 10 – 16 2019
BWV 100 + 112
Bach Plus – Bart NaessensAalst / Aardenburg BE
September 22 2019
Jubileum Concert Ton Koopman 75
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & ChoirMuziekgebouw aan ’t Ij – Amsterdam NL
October 4 2019
Cantus Firmus / Mea Culpa
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Brabants / Cherkaoui
B’Rock Orchestra – Bart Naessens
October 13 – November 13 2019
Tour: Messiah - G.F. Handel
Dutch Baroque - Gerard de WitVlissingen / Geertruidenberg
Voorthuizen / Zwijndrecht NL
November 22 – 30 2019
Tour: Weihnachtsoratorium – J.S. Bach
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & ChoirLinz AT / Vienna AT / Brussels BE
Amsterdam NL / Laren NL / Genoa IT
Milan IT / Modena IT / Burgos ES
December 9 – 21 2019
Tour: Matthäus Passion – J.S. Bach
De Nederlandse Bachvereniging Leonardo García Alarcón
Tour throughout the Netherlands
March 28 – April 11 2020
Lamentations 2020
De Nederlandse BachverenigingNaarden NL
April 10 – 11 2020
Tour: Bach & Sandström
De Nederlandse BachverenigingGrete Pedersen
Amsterdam / Utrecht / Naarden
Kampen / Alkmaar NL
May 10 – 16 2020
Tour: Bach Cantatas
De Nederlandse BachverenigingAmsterdam / Naarden / Stuttgart / Leipzig
June 14 – 22 2020



Born in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, Canada), Jonathon Adams is a Two-Spirit, nêhiyaw michif (Cree-Métis) baritone. In concert, they have appeared as a soloist with Philippe Herreweghe, Sigiswald Kuijken, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Helmut Rilling, Václav Luks, Ensemble BachPlus, Vox Luminis, il Gardellino, and B’Rock Orchestra at Opera-Ballet Flanders.
Future solo engagements include a recording with il Gardellino, concerts with Les Voix Humaines, Pro Coro Canada, Studio de Musique Ancient de Montréal, L’Harmonie des Saisons, and a world premiere of Adams’ performance piece nipahimiw / the plaint with Susie Napper and Catalina Vicens at the Art Gallery of Ontario (June 2021). Jonathon is a featured soloist in the film “MESSIAH / COMPLEX” produced by Against the Grain Theatre and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
During 2020 and 2021 Jonathon holds a fellowship with the Netherlands Bach Society and will appear in concert with them throughout the Netherlands and at the Leipzig Bach Festival. They are a core member of Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, appearing regularly with this ensemble around the world. Recent career highlights include a solo début at the Bruges Concertgebouw in Purcell’s Ode to St. Cecilia, Bach cantatas at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, and concerts with Amsterdam Baroque in China, Japan, and at the Château de Versailles.
Jonathon is based in Canada and The Netherlands. They have attended The Royal Academy of Music (London), the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and The Victoria Conservatory of Music where they studied with Nancy Argenta. They also studied privately with Dame Emma Kirkby, and Edith Wiens. At the Dutch National Opera Academy Jonathon studied with Rosemary Joshua and Olivier Lallouette. As a student, Jonathon sang the role of Aeneas in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas under Richard Egarr. Jonathon currently studies with Acadian soprano Suzie LeBlanc.
Jonathon is a Britten-Pears Young Artist, participating in creative dialogues and mentorship schemes with world leaders in the arts at Snape Maltings, UK. They have attended the American Bach Soloists Academy (San Francisco), singing various cantatas of Bach and the Hohe Messe under Jeffrey Thomas.
Future solo engagements include a recording with il Gardellino, concerts with Les Voix Humaines, Pro Coro Canada, Studio de Musique Ancient de Montréal, L’Harmonie des Saisons, and a world premiere of Adams’ performance piece nipahimiw / the plaint with Susie Napper and Catalina Vicens at the Art Gallery of Ontario (June 2021). Jonathon is a featured soloist in the film “MESSIAH / COMPLEX” produced by Against the Grain Theatre and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
During 2020 and 2021 Jonathon holds a fellowship with the Netherlands Bach Society and will appear in concert with them throughout the Netherlands and at the Leipzig Bach Festival. They are a core member of Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, appearing regularly with this ensemble around the world. Recent career highlights include a solo début at the Bruges Concertgebouw in Purcell’s Ode to St. Cecilia, Bach cantatas at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, and concerts with Amsterdam Baroque in China, Japan, and at the Château de Versailles.
Jonathon is based in Canada and The Netherlands. They have attended The Royal Academy of Music (London), the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and The Victoria Conservatory of Music where they studied with Nancy Argenta. They also studied privately with Dame Emma Kirkby, and Edith Wiens. At the Dutch National Opera Academy Jonathon studied with Rosemary Joshua and Olivier Lallouette. As a student, Jonathon sang the role of Aeneas in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas under Richard Egarr. Jonathon currently studies with Acadian soprano Suzie LeBlanc.
Jonathon is a Britten-Pears Young Artist, participating in creative dialogues and mentorship schemes with world leaders in the arts at Snape Maltings, UK. They have attended the American Bach Soloists Academy (San Francisco), singing various cantatas of Bach and the Hohe Messe under Jeffrey Thomas.

Jonathon Adams - Baritone
jwilladams@gmail.com
