Derek Greten-Harrison

Derek Greten-Harrison has performed as both a baritone and a countertenor for the past two decades, and has been a featured soloist in opera and choral works from the Baroque era to the 21st century. He founded and directed the critically acclaimed Etherea Vocal Ensemble, whose two albums for Delos Records both appeared on Billboard’s Classical chart. His first love, however, has always been the Great American Songbook, and it is this repertoire that he most enjoys performing, drawing upon his extensive background in classical voice to recreate the period vocal stylings of the Golden Age of Hollywood and Broadway: “Greten-Harrison’s honeyed vocals seem from a bygone age…just perfect” (BBC Music Magazine).

Also a musicologist and writer, Derek spends much of his time meticulously restoring classic film music for orchestras to play today, including the complete scores to State Fair (1945), Meet Me in St. Louis, and Gone With the Wind, as well as many other works from the 20th Century-Fox, Disney, M-G-M, and Warner Bros. catalogs. His work has been performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Pasdeloup, Philly POPS, and PKF-Prague Philharmonia, and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra.