Hakeem Henderson is a performer whose repertoire ranges from Classical to Contemporary works.
Hakeem Henderson performed the roles of 'Don Curzio' (Le Nozze Di Figaro), 'Fortunato'
(The Cask of Amontillado), 'Beppe' (I Pagliacci, Act I), 'Spoletta' (Tosca, Act II),
'Street Chorus' (MASS), 'Rapunzel's Prince' (Into the Woods) and 'Big Deal' in the 2019 Edinburgh International Festival’s Production of West Side Story.
Henderson has performed concert works such as Elgar Coronation Ode, Mozart Coronation Mass, Dvorak Stabat Mater, Bach Cantata BWV 124, Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio, and Lokumbe Healing Tones.
Mr. Henderson won the 3rd Place Winner and the Audience Favorite Award of the Boulder Bach Festival’s 2020 World Bach Competition, the 2016 CAAPA Scholarship recipient, a Finalist in the 2022 Joyce and Michael Kennedy Award for the Singing of Strauss Competition, and a Finalist in the 2nd Annual Williams Howard Competition.
Henderson received his bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance at Morgan State University under Dr. Lester Green. He also received Master's in Performance at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester, where he was awarded a scholarship from Waverley Fund Scholarships. He studied under baritone, Michael Harper and tenor, Thomas Schulze.
Henderson is a freelance performer in the DC Metropolitan Area. In May 2024, he will participate as a Young Artist in the Gerdine Young Artist Program at Opera Theatre St. Louis.
Large Works
Hannibal Lokumbe’s Healing Tones
Oratorios/Sacred Works
Bach Cantata, BWV 124, J.S. Bach
Stabat Mater, Antonin Dvorak
Coronation Ode, Edward Elgar
Coronation Mass, W.A. Mozart
Messiah, G.F. Handel
Camille Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio
L’elisir d’amore, Gaetano Donizetti
MASS, Leonard Bernstein
Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical, Charlie Smalls
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