GERROD PAGENKOPF, countertenor and Assistant Music Director, returns for his ninth season with Chanticleer. A native of rural Northeast Wisconsin, Gerrod received his Bachelors of music education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and also holds a Master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Houston where he was a graduate fellow under Katherine Ciesinski. A long-time lover of ensemble singing, Gerrod has performed with many ensembles throughout Boston and Houston including Ars Lyrica Houston, the Houston Chamber Choir, the Handel and Haydn Society, Blue Heron Renaissance Choir, and the prestigious Church of the Advent in Boston’s Beacon Hill. In his spare time, Gerrod enjoys exploring San Francisco with a cold brew coffee in hand, maintaining his 2500+ daily streak on Duolingo (Spanish and French), and doing the daily New York Times crossword puzzle–in pen!
Gerrod Pagenkopf holds The Ning G. Mercer Chair for the Preservation of the Chanticleer Legacy, given by Ning and Stephen Mercer.