Bass-baritone Edmund Brown is a second-year master’s student under the tutelage of Brian Horne. Brown earned his bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from the Lionel Hampton School of Music (LHSoM) at the University of Idaho, where he appeared on the stage in such roles as Escamillo in Carmen and Simone in Gianni Schicchi. He has also performed the roles of Sarastro (The Magic Flute) for the Aquilon Music Festival and Aaron Blunder (The Toy Shop) for the Inland Northwest Opera, and as a young artist for Respiro Opera in New York. In concert, he has performed as bass soloist in Durufle’s Requiem with the Palouse Choral Society and was featured in the 2018 LHSoM Bach Festival faculty concert. Most recently, he made his debut with IU Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater as Ariodate in the spring 2021 production of Xerxes.