Will Prapestis

Lauded for his “resonant clarity and vibrant expressiveness" and “subtle and refined” singing (Boston Musical Intelligencer), as well as his “robust… majestic expression” (Artsfuse) baritone Will Prapestis appears frequently as a soloist and ensemble member in the U.S. and Europe. He has has been a soloist and chorister with Emmanuel Music, Renaissance Men — of which he is a founding member — Carmel Bach Festival, West Virginia Symphony, Odyssey Opera, Monadnock Music Festival, Boston Baroque, Arpeggione, Musicians of the Old Post Road, Cappella Clausura, Exsultemus, Labyrinth Choir, and many more. He was a Virginia Best Adams Fellow at the 2019 Carmel Bach Festival and was also the 2019-2020 Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Fellow. Will is also a very busy bass player, thoroughly and a highly-sought session artist. A native of Elmira, NY, he earned his Bachelor of Music in Performance at SUNY Fredonia and attended graduate school at Boston University.