A native of Richmond, Virginia, tenor William Ferguson holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from The Juilliard School. A passionate concert and recital performer, Ferguson has appeared with the symphony orchestras of the BBC, Boston, City of Birmingham, Handel & Haydn Society, Houston, Milwaukee, Mostly Mozart Festival, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, as well as Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the National Symphony ,the American Symphony ,Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, and Radio Filharmonisch Orkest(Netherlands)among others; all in repertoire including Handel’s Messiah, more than 50 Bach Cantatas as well as Christmas Oratorio, B-Minor Mass, St. Matthew and St. John Passions ;Britten’s War Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9,Mozart’sRequiem,andOrff’sCarmina Burana. Additional concerts include Bard Music Festival, Marilyn Horne Foundation, Marlboro Music, New York Festival of Song, and Young Concert Artists. Awards include the Alice Tully Debut Recital Award and First Place in the Oratorio Society of New York Competition.