Possessing a rich, warm voice with "rock-solid vocalism and powerful projection" (The Capital), bass Jeffrey Tarr is equally in demand for opera and concert work.  Among the opera companies with which he has performed are the Washington National Opera, Baltimore Concert Opera, and Oper Gut Immling.  Mr. Tarr’s operatic credits include Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Bartolo and Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia. On the concert stage, Mr. Tarr has performed in Handel’s Messiah, Hadyn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and Mozart’s Requiem with the Handel Choir of Baltimore, Abilene Philharmonic, and the Frederick Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. His performance of Messiah with the New Dominion Chorale was lauded by The Washington Post as "outstanding…a large, resonant voice, filled with both power and clarity." As a recitalist, he has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Mr. Tarr earned his DMA in Vocal Performance with an emphasis in pedagogy from the University of North Texas and serves as the Coordinator of Vocal Studies at Texas Woman’s University.