Tenor Elijah Garrett, native of Paducah, KY and studies vocal performance under the pedagogy of Dr. Angelique Clay. He is a 2020 AllTech voice competition scholar. Elijah serves as a choral scholar and cantor at Faith Lutheran Church - ELCA. He was last seen as Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro. Other roles includ, Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd at Red River Lyric Opera and Elder Gleaton/ Sam Polk(Cover) in Susannah. He is currently touring with SOOP and ComposeArts for a new children’s opera, The Royal Red Bird.