Renaissance Men is a professional vocal ensemble based in Boston created to replicate the multi-talented performers of the Renaissance. Their specific focus is on the wealth of repertoire written throughout the centuries for tenor, baritone and bass voices. The ensemble is comprised of Boston and New York’s most active chamber musicians, educators and music aficionados.

The ensemble, which also refer to itself as RenMen, entertains its audiences with diverse musical choices and multi-talented performances. Concerts programs often include the U.S. and world premieres by internationally celebrated composers. The ensemble has several album releases. They have created an important place in New England’s cultural landscape.

Renaissance Men was the recipient of the 2022 Boston Foundation Live Arts Boston grant for the ensemble’s curation of Renmen, a composition by Sydney Guillaume which explores Haitian music for tenor and bass voices.  The composition was created in collaboration with the Boston Children's Chorus.

Recordings

Renard: (Stravinsky’s burlesque opera for piano and voices).  A recording of the opera featuring the Sound Icon Sinfonietta orchestra conducted by Eric Christopher Perry,  performed by KAIROS Dance Theatre and including tenors Eduardo Antonio Ramos Suarez and Fausto Miro, baritone Brian Church and bass Anthony Burkes Garza, is available for promotion.

RenMentality: highlights the intersection of vocal music and mental health. The recording features music for low voices by composers historically known to experience mental health conditions.

• Included are songs by Brian Wilson and Nirvana, along with traditional choral music of Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Beethoven and Monteverdi.

• Also featured is the world premiere recording of Jay Mobley’s “When I Look Back”, a work co-commissioned by Renaissance Men and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Massachusetts.

Website: www.renmenmusic.com